Michigan
Columbia
Michigan Clipped by No. 12 Columbia in Home Opener
2/7/2026 3:47:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Site: Ann Arbor, Mich. (Varsity Tennis Center)
Score: #12 Columbia 4, Michigan 3
Records: U-M (1-4), Columbia (3-3)
Next U-M Event: Sunday, Feb. 8 -- vs. Tennessee (Varsity Tennis Center), Noon
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The University of Michigan men's tennis team fell, 4-3, to No. 12-ranked Columbia on Saturday (Feb. 7) at the Varsity Tennis Center in the Wolverines' home opener.
No. 8-ranked freshman Max Dahlin recorded a win in singles, defeating No. 3-ranked Michael Zheng 6-4, 3-6, 6-3. It's the highest-ranked opponent that the Swede has defeated as he improves to 13-3 on the season.
Michigan grabbed a 1-0 lead, winning the doubles point, but Columbia took three quick singles wins to gain the lead.
Dahlin and Pierce Shaya improved to 2-0 as a pair with a 6-4 win at No. 1 doubles as they defeated Nicolas Kotzen and Zheng, 6-4. After the Lions won 6-4 at No. 3, the point came down to No. 2 doubles. Bjorn Swenson delivered a shot down the line to seal a 6-4 victory for himself and patner Mert Oral.
Oral went on to earn a win at No. 4 singles over Thanaphat Boosarawongse in straight sets. 7-5, 6-1, marking his 10th singles win of the season.
It's a quick turnaround for the Wolverines, as they will host Tennessee at the Varsity Tennis Center tomorrow (Feb. 8) at noon.
Following are match-by-match results
Singles
No. 1 – No. 8 Max Dahlin (U-M) d. No. 3 Michael Zheng (CU) 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
No. 2 – No. 25 Nicolas Kotzen (CU) d. No 71 Bjorn Swenson (U-M) 6-4, 7-5
No. 3 – No. 37 Sachin Palta (CU) d. Nicholas Steiglehner (U-M) 6-2 6-1
No. 4 – Mert Oral (U-M) d. Thanaphat Boosarawongse (CU) 7-5, 6-2
No. 5 – Abhishek Thorat (CU) d. Arnav Bhandari (U-M) 7-5, 6-1
No. 6 – Aditya Govila (CU) d. Pierce Shaya (U-M) 6-3, 6-3
Doubles
No. 1 – Max Dahlin/Pierce Shaya (U-M) d. Nicolas Kotzen/Michael Zheng (CU) 6-4
No. 2 –Bjorn Swenson/Mert Oral (U-M) d. Jordan Chang/Sachin Palta (CU) 6-4
No. 3 -Thanaphat Boosarawongse/Aditya Govila (CU) d. Nicholas Steiglehner/Arnav Bhandari (U-M) 6-4
Order of Completion:Â Doubles 1-3-2; Singles 3-5-6-4-2-1
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