Completed Event: Men's Tennis versus Dartmouth Invite #1 on September 12, 2025 ,
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Men's Tennis
vs Dartmouth Invite #1
Friday, February 17
Hanover, N.H.
6:00 PM
Dartmouth College
1
vs
4
Columbia
Alex Knox-Jones ’25
Photo by: Doug Austin
Dartmouth Falls to Columbia on Opening Day of ECAC Championship
2/17/2023 10:22:00 PM | Men's Tennis
The Big Green will battle Yale on Saturday after the opening-round 4-1 loss
HANOVER, N.H. — Alex Knox-Jones picked up the Big Green's lone victory at the No. 6 singles position on Friday at Alexis Boss Tennis Center as Dartmouth suffered a 4-1 loss to No. 19 Columbia in the opening round of the ECAC Championship.
"I love this team - these guys play so hard from start to finish," said Xander Centenari, Dartmouth's John Kenfield and Chuck Kinyon Head Coach. "We were down 3-0 today and it looked like for a while we could actually get the job done. We won at No. 6 singles, we were up a set on Court 4 and forced a third on Courts 2 and 3. We couldn't quite make it happen today, but I love the way this team plays for each other."
Columbia clinched the doubles point with a win on Court 2 before sealing the victory in singles when Roko Horvat outlasted Miles Groom at the No. 2 position. Alex Knox-Jones's triumph at Court 6 over Theo Winegar represented Dartmouth's lone win, despite several close battles. Waleed Qadir (No. 3) and Henry Ren (No. 4) were both in the midst of three-set matches when the 4-1 decision was finalized. Hikaru Takeda suffered just his first singles loss of the season, now standing at 6-1.
"The energy was electric on our home courts," Centenari added. "Thanks to all the fans for making the environment fantastic. It wasn't the result we wanted tonight, but this team is knocking on the door."
Following the hard-fought match, Dartmouth takes the court at noon on Saturday to face Yale, who fell to Penn in Friday's action. The Big Green will take on either Brown or Princeton on Sunday.
Max Westphal/Michael Zheng (Columbia) led Waleed Qadir/Miles Groom (Dartmouth), 5-3
Theo Winegar/Nicolas Kotzen (Columbia) def. Alex Knox-Jones/Logan Chang (Dartmouth), 6-2
Alex Kotzen/Roko Horvat (Columba) def. Carlos Guerrero Alvarez/Hikaru Takeda (Dartmouth) 6-1
Michael Zheng (Columbia) def. Carlos Guerrero Alvarez (Dartmouth), 6-2, 6-1
Roko Horvat (Columbia) def. Miles Groom (Dartmouth), 6-3, 5-7, 6-2
Hugo Hashimoto (Columbia) led Waleed Qadir (Dartmouth), 6-1, 5-7, 4-3 unfinished
Max Westphal (Columbia) led Henry Ren (Dartmouth), 5-7, 6-3, 3-1 unfinished
Henry Ruger (Columbia) def. Hikaru Takeda (Dartmouth), 6-4, 6-2
Alex Knox-Jones (Dartmouth) def. Theo Winegar (Columbia), 6-4, 6-4
"I love this team - these guys play so hard from start to finish," said Xander Centenari, Dartmouth's John Kenfield and Chuck Kinyon Head Coach. "We were down 3-0 today and it looked like for a while we could actually get the job done. We won at No. 6 singles, we were up a set on Court 4 and forced a third on Courts 2 and 3. We couldn't quite make it happen today, but I love the way this team plays for each other."
Columbia clinched the doubles point with a win on Court 2 before sealing the victory in singles when Roko Horvat outlasted Miles Groom at the No. 2 position. Alex Knox-Jones's triumph at Court 6 over Theo Winegar represented Dartmouth's lone win, despite several close battles. Waleed Qadir (No. 3) and Henry Ren (No. 4) were both in the midst of three-set matches when the 4-1 decision was finalized. Hikaru Takeda suffered just his first singles loss of the season, now standing at 6-1.
"The energy was electric on our home courts," Centenari added. "Thanks to all the fans for making the environment fantastic. It wasn't the result we wanted tonight, but this team is knocking on the door."
Following the hard-fought match, Dartmouth takes the court at noon on Saturday to face Yale, who fell to Penn in Friday's action. The Big Green will take on either Brown or Princeton on Sunday.
Max Westphal/Michael Zheng (Columbia) led Waleed Qadir/Miles Groom (Dartmouth), 5-3
Theo Winegar/Nicolas Kotzen (Columbia) def. Alex Knox-Jones/Logan Chang (Dartmouth), 6-2
Alex Kotzen/Roko Horvat (Columba) def. Carlos Guerrero Alvarez/Hikaru Takeda (Dartmouth) 6-1
Michael Zheng (Columbia) def. Carlos Guerrero Alvarez (Dartmouth), 6-2, 6-1
Roko Horvat (Columbia) def. Miles Groom (Dartmouth), 6-3, 5-7, 6-2
Hugo Hashimoto (Columbia) led Waleed Qadir (Dartmouth), 6-1, 5-7, 4-3 unfinished
Max Westphal (Columbia) led Henry Ren (Dartmouth), 5-7, 6-3, 3-1 unfinished
Henry Ruger (Columbia) def. Hikaru Takeda (Dartmouth), 6-4, 6-2
Alex Knox-Jones (Dartmouth) def. Theo Winegar (Columbia), 6-4, 6-4
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2
#1 Singles Match
12
Michael Zheng / 0 [COLUMBIA]
66
21
#2 Singles Match
123
Roko Horvat / 0 [COLUMBIA]
656
372
#3 Singles Match
1234
Hugo Hashimoto / 0 [COLUMBIA]
654UF
1730
#4 Singles Match
1234
Max Westphal / 0 [COLUMBIA]
563UF
7310
#5 Singles Match
12
Henry Ruger / 0 [COLUMBIA]
66
42
#6 Singles Match
12
Theo Winegar / 0 [COLUMBIA]
44
66
Order of Finish:
1,5,6,2
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