Collegiate Career
- Graduate transfer in Fall 2022 from Columbia with two years of eligibility remaining
- Earned bachelor's degree in economics from Columbia in the spring of 2022
- Received master’s degree in applied economics in Spring 2023 and specialized master’s in finance in Spring 2024
- Three-time ITA Scholar-Athlete (2021 and 2022 at Columbia, 2023 at Ohio State)
- Reached as high as No. 65 in ITA singles rankings
- Two-time Ohio State Scholar-Athlete selection
- 12-5 overall in singles, with 5-1 dual mark, including 4-1 B1G ledger
- Posted 9-5 doubles mark, going 4-2 in dual matches (3-0 in B1G play)
- Clinched team win vs. Toledo in NCAA Tournament match
- Named an Ohio State Scholar-Athlete
2022-23 (Graduate Season)
- 5-4 in doubles overall, including 3-3 mark in dual matches
- Notched first singles win as a Buckeye vs. Wisconsin March 17; had an unfinished match at Rutgers April 22
- Won doubles matches with Irina Cantos Siemers against Old Dominion, Tennessee and Oklahoma State
- Started year ranked No. 87 in singles
- Made Ohio State debut in a doubles win with Shelly Bereznyak at Buckeye Invite in October
- Partnered with Bereznyak at ITA Midwest Regionals; duo posted a win in a tiebreaker in Round of 32 before falling 8-6 to No. 8-ranked team from Notre Dame in Round of 16
- Earned Ohio State and ITA Scholar-Athlete accolades
At Columbia
- Three-time Second Team All-Ivy
- Team captain in 2021-22
- Advanced to main draw of ITA All-American Championships in Fall 2019; first player from Columbia to reach main draw
- 2019 ITA Northeast Region Player to Watch
- Has been ranked as high as No. 65 in ITA singles rankings and ended 2022 ranked No. 115
- 49-31 career singles record and 43-38 doubles record
- Yearly singles records overall/dual: 20-6/11-4 (2019), 17-4/4-4 (2020), 12-17/7-12 (2022)
- Yearly doubles records overall: 18-9 (2019), 15-8 (2020), 10-20 (2022)
- Earned ITA Scholar-Athlete honors in 2021 and ’22 and a Three-time Dean’s List honoree at Columbia
- 2018 Junior Australian Open main draw qualifier
- Reached as high as No. 110 in ITF junior rankings and ranked No. 1 in India in Girls U18 in 2018
- Won All-India hard court and clay court singles championships in 2016 and ‘17
- Parents both attended college in Srinagar, India; Father Ajay played cricket and mother was on the track and field and cross country team
- Older sister Divya played junior tennis at national and international levels and completed her master’s in political communication from Cardiff University in the U.K.
- Plans to play tennis professionally after college
- Enjoys traveling, photography and baking
- On why she chose to be a Buckeye: “Ohio State has one of the best tennis programs in the country and offers a strong academic experience in my interested field of study. A full scholarship to such a strong Big Ten institution will help me enhance my capabilities on the tennis court and in the classroom.”
Singles | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Dual | Tourn | B1G |
2018-19 | 20-6 | 11-4 | 9-2 | |||||||
2019-20 | 17-4 | 4-4 | 13-0 | |||||||
2020-21 | Did not compete | |||||||||
2021-22 | 12-17 | 7-12 | 5-5 | |||||||
2022-23 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | |||||
2023-24 | 12-5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5-1 | 5-1 | 7-4 | 4-1 |
Totals | 62-32 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6-1 | 28-21 | 34-11 | 5-1 |
Doubles | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | Dual | Tourn | B1G | |||
2018-19 | 18-9 | |||||||||
2019-20 | 15-8 | |||||||||
2020-21 | Did not compete | |||||||||
2021-22 | 10-20 | |||||||||
2022-23 | 5-4 | -- | 3-2 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 2-1 | 0-0 | |||
2023-24 | 9-5 | -- | 2-1 | 2-1 | 4-2 | 5-3 | 3-0 | |||
Totals | 49-47 | -- | 5-3 | 2-2 | 7-5 | 7-4 | 3-0 |