Texas
May 27, 2012
Texas

  Sudanwa Sitaram

Sudanwa Sitaram

Player Profile

Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Tamil Nadu, India

High School:
National Institute of Open Schooling

Height:
5-9

Experience:
1L

  • 2012 Academic All-Big 12

Records
Career (through March 26, 2012)
Singles: 40-18
Doubles: 20-9
Dual-Match Singles: 20-9

2011-12
Singles: 24-9
Doubles: 13-6
Dual-Match Singles: 12-3

2010-11
Singles: 16-9
Doubles: 7-3
Dual-Match Singles: 8-6

AS A SOPHOMORE (2011-12)
• Outlasted North Carolina's Esben Hess-Olesen (twin brother of UT's Soren Hess-Olesen) by a 6-4, 0-6, 7-6 (2) count at No. 3 singles in Texas' 5-2 win over the Tar Heels on their indoor home courts
• Forced top-ranked Mitchell Frank of Virginia to a third set at No. 3 singles before falling 6-2, 3-6, 1-0 (10-3)
• Posted a 6-2, 6-2 win over Texas Tech's Rafael Garcia at No. 3 singles in UT's 4-0 win over the Red Raiders in the second round of the ITA Kick-Off Weekend event
• Dealt Rice's Sam Garforth-Bles a 7-6 (5), 6-0 defeat at No. 3 singles in UT's 5-2 road win over the Owls
• Held on for a 6-0, 3-6, 6-3 win over SMU's Tobias Flood at No. 3 singles in Texas' 5-2 road win over the Mustangs
• Won all three of his matches at the Key Biscayne Quad, as he defeated Virginia's Steven Rooda (6-4, 6-0), Michigan's Michael Zhu (6-0, 6-3) and LSU's Stefan Szacinski (6-0, 6-2)
• Won his singles flight at the Southwest Shootout, where he defeated teammate Alex Hilliard in the finals, 6-4, 6-2; also defeated TCU's Paul Chappell (4-6, 6-4, 6-4) and Rice's Michael Nusslein (7-5, 6-2) at the Southwest Shootout
• Won consolation-round matches against Baylor's Kike Grangeiro (6-1, 6-3), Lamar's Gabriel Aboitiz (retired) and UT Arlington's Soren Goritzka (6-3, 4-6, 1-0) at the ITA Texas Regional Championships
• Defeated Southern Illinois' Stan Rodier (6-0, 6-2) in the pre-qualifying draw's round of 128 at the ITA All-American Championships
• Posted wins over Notre Dame's Blas Moros (6-4, 6-2) and Illinois' Tim Kopinski (4-6, 6-2, 6-4) at the Olympia Fields Fighting Illini Invitational

BEFORE TEXAS
• ranked as high as No. 2 among junior players in India and No. 46 in the ITF world junior rankings
• winner of multiple national junior tournaments in India
• claimed the singles title at the ITF G2 event in New Delhi, India
• singles semifinalist at the ITF G1 event in Roehampton, England
• reached the second round of the boys' singles draw at The Championships, Wimbledon

PERSONAL
Son of P.S. and Sowmya Sitaram ... born Aug. 23, 1991 in Chennai, India ... has one sister, Poojitha (23) ... major is undeclared.

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