For the second year in a row, the Columbia men’s tennis team will host the first and second rounds of the NCAA Division I Men’s Tennis Championships. The matches will be played at the Philip & Cheryl Milstein Family Tennis Center after Columbia earned the No. 8 overall seed, the NCAA announced Monday evening.
This is the fifth time in program history that Columbia will host a regional. They previously hosted at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in 2018, 2019, and 2022. Last year marked the first time they hosted at the Milstein Family Tennis Center.
Columbia is making its 18th appearance in the NCAA Tournament. The Lions will face Binghamton (13-11, 4-3 NEC) on Friday, May 2 at 1 p.m. ET. That match will follow the earlier game between Clemson (21-7, 8-5 ACC) and Quinnipiac (12-11, 8-0 MAAC), which starts at 10 a.m. The winners of Friday’s matches will meet on Saturday at 1 p.m.
The Lions come into the tournament after winning their 18th Ivy League title and 13th outright championship. They finished Ivy League play with a perfect 7-0 record and gave up just one point across all conference matches, sweeping six out of seven opponents. Columbia holds a 17-4 overall record this season, with 13 victories over teams ranked in the ITA rankings. Their only four losses came against teams ranked in the national top 25. At home in the Milstein Family Tennis Center, Columbia posted a 12-1 record, with the lone loss coming against No. 2 Wake Forest.
Last year, Columbia reached the NCAA quarterfinals for the first time in program history after beating Arizona in the Super Regionals. The Lions were eventually defeated by top-seeded Ohio State, 4-2, in Columbus.
Friday’s match will be the 12th all-time meeting between Columbia and Binghamton. Columbia has dominated the series, holding an 11-0 record. The teams first met on February 4, 2005, when the Lions claimed a 7-0 victory.
2025 NCAA Men’s Tennis Tournament First & Second Rounds – Philip & Cheryl Milstein Family Tennis Center (New York, NY)
Friday, May 2
- Match 1: Clemson vs. Quinnipiac, 10 a.m.
- Match 2: Binghamton vs. Columbia, 1 p.m.
Saturday, May 4
- Match 3: Match 1 Winner vs. Match 2 Winner, 1 p.m.
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