Tearing up that turf water

Despite the sudden, unwarranted cool-down this past week, the forecast for the weekend looks to be more friendly for those who love sitting on the Steps. Take advantage of the fact that the weather is finally warming up to the season and go watch the many Columbia teams in action this weekend. Catch a preview of the games below. 

The 19th-ranked men’s tennis team is in pursuit of the Ivy League title, hoping to lock it up this weekend for the first time since 2010 (the women’s team won the league last year). While the men travel to Penn today, they come home on Sunday to serve up Princeton to end the regular season. Catch them on the court at Dick Savitt Tennis Center.

The men’s lightweight crew team, ranked second in the nation, is hosting several top-ten teams at Overpeck Park, which, according to Google Maps, is in New Jersey. The Lions look to make waves against No. 1 Cornell and No. 7 MIT on Saturday for the Geiger Cup, and on Sunday against No. 9 Dartmouth for the Subin Cup.

The women’s lacrosse team is home against Harvard on Saturday for a 1 pm game to finish the home Ivy League slate. While the team won’t be making the postseason or winning the Ivy League (3-8, 0-5 Ivy), they deserve your support as they finish off their season.

Baseball and Softball both play a four-game weekend set at Cornell. The baseball team (17-15, 9-3 Ivy League) is coming off nine straight wins, most recently an 11-4 rout of St. John’s, while the softball team (18-18, 5-7 Ivy League) has a two-game winning streak going into their matchup against Big Red. Look forward to the men returning home to face Fordham on April 23rd, and the women returning to face Penn on April 26th in a season-finale doubleheader.

In the zone via Columbia University Athletics/Gene Boyars