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2023-24 Men's Tennis Roster

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Alex Kotzen

  • Height
    6-0
  • Class
    Senior
  • Hometown
    New York, N.Y.
  • Previous School
    Newark Academy
  • College
    Columbia College

Biography

2022-23 (SENIOR)
Finished with an 18-11 overall record in singles … Went 16-5 in doubles play … Posted an 11-5 record in dual singles, playing in the No. 2, 3, 4 and 5 singles … Went 5-1 in Ivy League singles … Secured a 6-1, 6-0 win over Saint Francis College’s Lucas Deliano in the first round of the 2023 NCAA Tournament … Garnered Second Team All-Ivy status in singles … Achieved a ranking as high as No. 49 in the ITA singles rankings … Finished the season ranked No. 10 in the ITA Northeast Region rankings.
 
2021-22 (JUNIOR)
Posted a 26-11 overall mark in singles play as he played the No. 1 singles all spring for the Lions … Finished 4-1 in Ivy League singles … Earned a spot in the singles bracket of the 2022 NCAA Championships … Recognized as First Team All-Ivy in singles.
 
2020-21 (SOPHOMORE)
Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
 
2019-20 (FIRST-YEAR)
Immediately made an impact in his first season on Morningside Heights, stepping into the lineup splitting time between No. 4 and No. 5 singles ... Picked up wins in both the Lions’ ITA Kickoff Weekend matchups over No. 14 Oklahoma State and No. 16 Tennessee to help send Columbia back to the National Indoor Championships ... Started off the dual match season with five-straight singles wins ... Went 10-11 in doubles, including a 4-6 mark in dual matches.

PRIOR TO COLUMBIA
Four-year varsity letterwinner for the Minutemen under coach Lou Scerra ... 2019 NJ.com Player of the Year ... Won the 2019 NJSIAA State Singles Tournament championship in dominant fashion, losing just nine games in seven matches ... Played No. 1 singles his final three years of high school ... Helped Newark Academy to the 2016 Tournament of Champions title, as well as finals appearances in 2017 and 2019 ... 2015 All-Flight First Team ... 2015 All-State Second Team ... Notable wins over former junior No. 5 and No. 20 players ... Also participated in competitive ski racing, ranking No. 10 in the state in 2013 ... Career-high ITF singles ranking of No. 2,357.

PERSONAL
Son of Danielle Voogt and Jeffrey Kotzen ... Has two younger brothers, Nicolas and Andrew ... Father, Jeffrey, was a four-year member of the men's tennis team at Haverford ... Plans to study sustainable development ... Enrolled in Columbia College.
 
CAREER RECORDS
2022-23: 18-11 Overall, 11-5 Dual (Singles), 16-5 Overall (Doubles)
2021-22: 26-11 Overall, 13-3 Dual (Singles), 11-15 Overall (Doubles)
2020-21: Season Canceled
2019-20: 17-6 Overall, 7-2 Dual (Singles), 10-11 Overall (Doubles)
Overall: 61-28 Overall, 31-10 Dual (Singles), 37-31 Overall (Doubles)
 

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Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20First Year

    6'0"
  • 2020-21Sophomore

    6'0"
  • 2021-22Sophomore

    6'0"
  • 2022-23Junior

    6'0"
  • 2023-24Senior

    6'0"