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UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER YELLOWJACKETS

2018-19 Men's Tennis Roster

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Timothy Farrell
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Sahaj Somani

Sahaj Somani

  • Height:
    6-3
  • Weight:
    176
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    New Delhi, India
  • Highschool:
    MM Public School

Summary

Biography

At UR 2019-20: Competed only in the fall during final season with UR...Was 8-1 in doubles play with Pasquale Procaccino, with only loss coming in the semifinals of the ITA Regional Championships to a regionally ranked team from Hobart...0-3 mark in singles play...Earned B Flight doubles crown at the SLU Fall Classic with Procaccino.

At UR 2018-19: Appeared in 19 matches as a junior...Had 10-7 record in singles and 9-10 mark in doubles...Primary #5 singles and #2 doubles player...Had three match-clinching points, coming against #26 RPI, San Diego Christian and Wheaton...Also, won in both singles and doubles in six matches, including against Ithaca, #35 Oberlin and St. Lawrence...Started year strong in singles, winning 7 of first 8 matches...Selected to UAA All-Academic team and was an ITA Scholar Athlete.

At UR 2017-18: Went 9-12 in singles and 8-12 in doubles for Rochester as a sophomore...Appeared in 19 of 21 dual matches...Led the Yellowjackets by being a double-winner six times...Match clinching wins twice on the year, including against NYU in the 7th place match at the UAA Championship, rallying from 4-1 down in the third set to win 7-5, 5-7, 7-5...Had 5-3 record in three-set singles matches...Had solid run from Mar. 15 to Apr. 20 in doubles, winning five of six matches...ITA Scholar athlete and was member of the UAA's All-Academic for the spring season.

At UR 2016-17: Finished first year with an 8-6 singles record and 12-7 doubles record...Was a double-winner on six occasions, the most on the team...Won nine doubles matches in a row from Feb. 11 to Mar. 15, coming with Tanmay Thakkar and Yifan Shen...Played in four different singles positions, from #3 through #6...Six wins in singles came in straight sets...Named an ITA Scholar Athlete following the season.

HS: Attended MM Public School in New Delhi, India...Played lawn tennis where he and his teammates reached the CBSE Nationals and earned a silver medal, while also earning mixed doubles gold in 2016.

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