Kumar_recap

2017-18 (Junior)

  • Team Captain
  • Ranked No. 107 in the Oracle/ITA poll
  • ITA Scholar-Athlete
  • Owned a 19-13 overall record and an 11-6 dual mark
  • Played all his dual matches at either No. 1, No. 2 or No. 3 singles
  • 23-10 overall record in doubles, playing with Michael Genender, Eric Fomba, Timothy Sah and Nikita Demir
  • Ranked No. 63 in the  Oracle/ITA poll in doubles with Michael Genender
  • Competed in every match during the regular season as Stanford’s top doubles team
  • Defeated four nationally-ranked singles players
  • Responsible for two clinching points, sealing wins over No. 6 UCLA (current No. 2 team) in the Dick Gould Stanford/SoCal Challenge and New Mexico State in the first round of the NCAA Championships
  • Reached the semifinals of the Sherwood Cup, falling to teammate Tom Fawcett
  • Advanced to the Round of 16 at the ITA Northwest Regionals and earned a berth in the ITA National Fall Championships

 

2016-17 (Sophomore)

  • Went 17-13 overall and 12-9 in duals
  • Teamed up with Michael Genender in doubles for a 14-10 overall record and 12-8 in duals - finished with a No. 75 ranking
  • Claimed the USTA/ITA Northwest Regional Doubles title with teammate Yale Goldberg
  • Claimed career-first clinching point in the NCAA Second Round against Michigan
  • Pac-12 All-Academic Team
  • ITA All-Academic Team
  • All-Pac 12 Honorable Mention

2015-16 (Freshman)

  • Went 17-15 overall and 11-9 in duals
  • Reached the round of 16 at the Jack Kramer Tournament and the Sherwood Collegiate Cup
  • Went 3-5 against ranked opponents - defeated 41st-ranked Nick Crystal of USC at the Sherwood Collegiate Cup
  • Went 16-11 in doubles play and 12-7 in dual action


Prior to Stanford

• 2015 graduate of Laurel Springs High School

• Helped lead his team to state championship titles his freshman and sophomore year (Carmel High School)

• First-Team All-State in 2012 and 2013

Personal

 Parents are Anil and Manjusha

• Has two brothers, Mihir and Uday. Mihir currently plays tennis at Northwestern
 

Career Singles Record
Year123456OverallDual
2015-16--1-23-64-03-117-1511-9
2016-173-08-71-2---17-1312-9
2017-181-01-011-10---19-1311-6
TOTALS4-09-711-103-64-03-153-4134-24

 

Career Doubles Record
Year123OverallDual
2015-16-5-27-516-1112-7
2016-171-113-8-23-1314-9
2017-1811-52-0-23-1011-5
TOTALS12-620-107-562-3437-21
VGCUEKNDPPIDCXS
2015-16
5-10 / 150 lbs
Sameer_Kumar_SP_12092016_019
2016-17
5-10 / 150 lbs
Sameer_Kumar_10092018_CV_116
2018-19
5-10 / 150 lbs