WACO, Texas – No. 11 Stanford men’s tennis opened the ITA Indoor National Championships on a winning note, defeating No. 6 Columbia, 4-1, at Hawkins Indoor Tennis Center on Baylor’s campus. The Cardinal improves to 6-1 this season, including three ranked wins, and advances to the quarterfinals of the tournament.
Stanford struck first in doubles, taking a 1-0 lead after picking up victories on courts one and three. Nico Godsick and Henry von der Schulenburg started the afternoon with a 6-3 win in the third position, while Max Basing and Kyle Kang clinched the early lead with a 6-3 win on court one.
Columbia battled back to tie the match, 1-1, but Samir Banerjee restored the Cardinal advantage with a 6-3, 7-6 (5) victory over the nation’s No. 1 ranked player. The win was the first for Stanford over a No. 1 ranked singles player since Arthur Fery downed Georgia’s Ethan Quinn in 2023.
Alex Razeghi extended the Stanford led to 3-1 with a 6-2, 7-5 win on court three, while Max Basing clinched the match on court two, with a 7-6 (5), 7-5 victory – his fourth this season over a ranked opponent.
Stanford improves to 2-1 all-time against Columbia, and advances to face No. 21 UCF on Saturday, Feb. 15 at 10 a.m. PT.
No. 11 Stanford 4, No. 6 Columbia 1
DOUBLES
1. Basing/Kang (STAN) d. No. 45 Kotzen/Zheng (COL), 6-3
2. Banerjee/Razeghi (STAN) led Palta/Westphal (COL), 5-4 uf
3. Godsick/von der Schulenburg (STAN) d. No. 62 Hashimoto/Templeman (COL), 6-3
Order of Finish: 3, 1
SINGLES
1. No. 31 Samir Banerjee (STAN) d. No. 1 Michael Zheng (COL), 6-3, 7-6 (5)
2. No. 114 Max Basing (STAN) d. No. 40 Nicolas Kotzen (COL), 7-6 (5), 7-5
3. Max Westphal (COL) d. No. 119 Henry von der Schulenburg (STAN), 6-2, 6-3
4. No. 41 Hugo Hashimoto (COL) led Hudson Rivera (STAN), 6-4, 3-6, 3-2 uf
5. Nico Godsick (STAN) led Sachin Palta (COL), 2-6, 6-2, 5-3 uf
6. Alex Razeghi (STAN) d. Thanaphat Boosarawongse (COL), 6-2, 7-5
Order of Finish: 3, 1, 6, 4