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
Year123456OverallDual
2019-20---3-33-1-14-96-4
2020-21---1-00-15-26-36-3
2022-23---5-22-45-217-1112-8
TOTALS---9-55-610-437-2324-15

 

Career Doubles Record
Year123OverallDual
2019-206-4-1-016-87-4
2020-212-32-02-16-46-4
2022-232-11-35-512-148-9
TOTALS10-83-38-634-2621-17
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2019-20
5-11 / -
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2020-21
5-11 / -
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2023-24
6-0 / -