Career Accolades:
- Two-time Pac-12 Champion (2021, 2024)
- CSC Academic All-America third team (2024)
- All-Pac-12 second team (2024)
- ITA Northwest Most Improved Player (2024)
- ITA Northwest Region Rookie of the Year (2020)
- CSC Academic All-District (2024)
- ITA Scholar Athlete (2020, 2021, 2023)
- Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (2021, 2023, 2024)
Neel Rajesh
- CSC Academic All-America third team
- All-Pac-12 second team
- ITA Northwest Most Improved Player
- CSC Academic All-District
- Pac-12 Regular Season Champions, first team title since 2021
- Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
- Ended the season ranked No. 113 in singles. Was ranked as high as No. 53 on the season
- Posted a 16-4 record in singles with a 14-2 mark in dual play
- Went 8-0 in singles against Pac-12 foes
- Won 12 consecutive matches from Feb. 2-May 4
- Added a 5-5 record in doubles play
As a Junior (2022-23):
- Team Captain
- ITA Scholar Athlete
- Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
- Posted a 17-11 record in singles and 12-8 mark in dual play. Had the third most dual wins on the team
- Had three wins over Pac-12 opponents and one over a ranked player (vs. Arizona)
- Finished 11-15 in doubles
- Had a team-high four clinching points in singles, won a trio of three-set matches
- Went 8-2 in singles from Jan. 22-March 30, including a stretch of four straight wins from Feb. 11-25.
As a Sophomore (2020-21)
- Pac-12 Champion
- ITA Scholar-Athlete
- Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
- Went 6-3 in singles play and 6-4 in doubles on the season
As a Freshman (2019-20):
- ITA Northwest Region Rookie of the Year
- ITA Scholar Athlete
- Finished year ranked No. 14 in doubles nationally alongside Axel Geller.
- Ranked as high as No. 98 in singles play.
- Went 14-9 in singles play, including a 6-4 dual mark at No. 4 and 5. His 14 singles wins ranked second on the team.
- Posted a 16-8 doubles record, including an 8-5 mark alongside Geller.
- Led the team with four clinching points (vs. Tulane, California, NC State and Ohio State).
- Had two ranked wins, over No. 37 Stefan Dostanic (USC, Jan. 31) and No. 78 James Trotter (Ohio State, March 4).
- Helped lead team to a No. 8 national ranking, and an 8-5 record before the cancellation of the season due to the COVID-19 global outbreak.
High School/Club
- 2018 National Clay Court champion
- Played in 2018 Junior US Open
- Placed third in New York state as a ninth grader
Personal
- Son of Usha Rajesh and Raj Sundaram
- Has an older brother, Nikhil
- Born in Santa Barbara, California
Career Singles Record
| Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Overall | Dual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | - | - | - | 3-3 | 3-1 | - | 14-9 | 6-4 |
| 2020-21 | - | - | - | 1-0 | 0-1 | 5-2 | 6-3 | 6-3 |
| 2022-23 | - | - | - | 5-2 | 2-4 | 5-2 | 17-11 | 12-8 |
| 2023-24 | - | - | - | 3-0 | 7-2 | 4-0 | 16-4 | 14-2 |
| TOTALS | - | - | - | 12-5 | 12-8 | 14-4 | 53-27 | 38-17 |
Career Doubles Record
| Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | Overall | Dual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | 6-4 | - | 1-0 | 16-8 | 7-4 |
| 2020-21 | 2-3 | 2-0 | 2-1 | 6-4 | 6-4 |
| 2022-23 | 2-1 | 1-3 | 5-5 | 12-14 | 8-9 |
| 2023-24 | 1-0 | 2-2 | 5-5 | 3-2 | |
| TOTALS | 11-8 | 3-3 | 10-8 | 39-31 | 24-19 |