Neel Rajesh Season 2019-20

Career Accolades:

• Pac-12 Champion (2021)
• ITA Northwest Region Rookie of the Year (2020)
• ITA Scholar Athlete (2020, 2021, 2023)
• Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (2021, 2023)

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

Career Doubles Record