Boren Zheng of the New York University men's tennis team has advanced to the semifinal round of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Northeast Regional Championships, which are being held Friday-Sunday, September 27-29, at Drew University in Madison, NJ.  

Zheng, a returning All-American for the Violets was victorious against both of his opponents on Saturday.

The NYU junior breezed through his Round of 16 and quarterfinal opponents, both from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI). First he defeated Nicolas Luis Vega 6-3, 6-3. and then dispatched of his teammate Tasmay Shah 6-2, 6-3.

"Boren played very well today and managed to conserve energy going into tomorrow's semifinal, which will be a tough test," said Head Coach Horace Choy. "He dominated his first match and really wasn't challenged in his second match."

Zheng will now face Aiden Drover-Mattinen, also from RPI, in Sunday's semifinal match.

"Boren's opponent tomorrow is the number one seed in the tournament, which should make for a very entertaining match-up," Choy added.

Also competing for NYU on Saturday was freshman Bryan Hui, who was nipped by Tsubasa Okada, another RPI participant, 3-6, 6-4, 13-11 in the Round of 16.

"Bryan showed a lot of positives this weekend and he competed very well today," Choy explained. "He unfortunately came up just a little short. This tournament was a good experience for him and will help during the spring season."

Zheng's semifinal match is set to begin at 9:00am Sunday morning.