Sudanwa Sitaram
| School: |
Univ. of Texas at Austin |
| Year: |
Senior |
| Home Town: |
Tamil Nadu |
| Home State: |
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| Home Country: |
India |
| High School: |
National Institute of Open Schooling |
| Height: |
5-9 |
| Weight: |
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| Birth Date: |
Friday, August 23, 1991 |
| Dominant Hand: |
Right |
| Major: |
Undergraduate Studies |
| Singles Record: |
14-14 |
| Doubles Record: |
8-3 |
Awards / Honors
• All-Big 12 Singles - 2012
• Academic All-Big 12 First Team - 2012, 2013
• Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll - Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011
2012-13 (JUNIOR)
• Posted a 20-17 overall singles record and 13-10 overall doubles record … played seven matches at No. 2 singles (4-3) and 10 matches at No. 4 singles (6-4) during the dual match season.
• Ranked as high as No. 96 in the ITA singles rankings (April 9) … ranked as high as No. 50 in the ITA doubles rankings (Feb. 12) with Daniel Whitehead.
• Featured two singles wins against nationally-ranked opponents … defeated Texas A&M’s 76th-ranked Shane Vinsant in straight sets (6-4, 6-4) in the second round of the NCAA Championship in College Station … upset No. 1 Virginia’s 12th-ranked Mac Styslinger in three sets (4-6, 6-4, 6-4) in Austin on March 15.
• Went on a seven-match singles winning streak during dual play … featured a 7-2 record in singles play in home matches.
• Held a 3-0 doubles record with Chris Camillone during Big 12 play.
• Reached the semifinals of the USTA/ITA Texas Regionals Championships in Fort Worth, Texas … lost to eventual champion and teammate Daniel Whitehead (6-3, 7-6).
AS A SOPHOMORE (2011-12)
• finished with a 28-12 overall singles record, including a 16-6 mark in dual matches
• totaled a 16-7 overall doubles record
• Big 12 Champion, No. 3 singles
• All-Big 12 singles
• defeated Texas A&M's Colin Hoover (6-0, 6-3) at No. 3 singles at the Big 12 Championship
• posted a 7-6 (1), 6-2 win over Texas Tech's Rafael Garcia at third singles in UT's road loss to the Red Raiders
• completed a weekend sweep of Oklahoma's Tsvetan Mihov (7-6[5], 1-6, 1-0 [10-8]) and Oklahoma State's Rifat Biktyakov (7-6[4], 6-1)
• defeated Florida State's Cristian Gonzalez Mendez (6-4, 6-3) at third singles in UT's 4-2 neutral-site win over the Seminoles
• helped Texas to victories over Texas A&M and Auburn at the ITA National Team Indoor Championship with wins at third singles over the Aggies' Junior Ore (6-4, 7-6) and the Tigers' Daniel Cochrane (6-2, 7-6)
• outlasted North Carolina's Esben Hess-Olesen (twin brother of UT's Soren Hess-Olesen) by a 6-4, 0-6, 7-6 (2) count at No. 3 singles in Texas' 5-2 win over the Tar Heels on their indoor home courts
• forced top-ranked Mitchell Frank of Virginia to a third set at No. 3 singles before falling 6-2, 3-6, 1-0 (10-3)
• posted a 6-2, 6-2 win over Texas Tech's Rafael Garcia at No. 3 singles in UT's 4-0 win over the Red Raiders in the second round of the ITA Kick-Off Weekend event
• dealt Rice's Sam Garforth-Bles a 7-6 (5), 6-0 defeat at No. 3 singles in UT's 5-2 road win over the Owls
• held on for a 6-0, 3-6, 6-3 win over SMU's Tobias Flood at No. 3 singles in Texas' 5-2 road win over the Mustangs
• won all three of his matches at the Key Biscayne Quad, as he defeated Virginia's Steven Rooda (6-4, 6-0), Michigan's Michael Zhu (6-0, 6-3) and LSU's Stefan Szacinski (6-0, 6-2)
• won his singles flight at the Southwest Shootout, where he defeated teammate Alex Hilliard in the finals, 6-4, 6-2; also defeated TCU's Paul Chappell (4-6, 6-4, 6-4) and Rice's Michael Nusslein (7-5, 6-2) at the Southwest Shootout
• won consolation-round matches against Baylor's Kike Grangeiro (6-1, 6-3), Lamar's Gabriel Aboitiz (retired) and UT Arlington's Soren Goritzka (6-3, 4-6, 1-0) at the ITA Texas Regional Championships
• defeated Southern Illinois' Stan Rodier (6-0, 6-2) in the pre-qualifying draw's round of 128 at the ITA All-American Championships
• posted wins over Notre Dame's Blas Moros (6-4, 6-2) and Illinois' Tim Kopinski (4-6, 6-2, 6-4) at the Olympia Fields Fighting Illini Invitational
AS A FRESHMAN (2010-11)
• posted a 16-9 overall singles record, including an 8-6 mark in dual matches
• totaled a 7-3 overall doubles record
• defeated UMKC's Cameron Schoenhofer in straight sets at fifth singles (7-5, 6-1) in Texas' 4-0 win over the Kangaroos at the NCAA Championship
• posted a 6-2, 6-3 win over Nebraska's Eric Sock at sixth singles in UT's 4-1 win over the Cornhuskers in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Championship
• notched a 6-3, 6-3 win over Texas Tech's Raphael Pfister at sixth singles in Texas' 5-2 home win over the Red Raiders
• helped Texas to a 6-1 win at Oklahoma State with a three-set win (6-4, 6-7[6], 1-0 [4]) over the Cowboys' Tomas Patino
• defeated Texas A&M-Corpus Christi's Gergo Weidinger 93-6, 6-3, 1-0 [7]) at sixth singles in Texas' 7-0 win over the Islanders
• posted a 6-4, 6-1 win over SMU's Adham el-Effendi at sixth singles to help Texas to a 6-1 win over the Mustangs
• helped Texas win its ITA Kick-Off Weekend matches against Hawaii and Rice with wins over the Warriors' Dmytro Kovalyov (6-0, 6-3) and the Owls' Christian Saravia (6-4, 6-3), both at No. 6 singles
• went 3-0 at the Key Biscayne Invitational with victories over LSU's Tom Knights (6-4, 6-2), Michigan's Barrett Franks (6-2, 6-4) and Denver's Yannick Weihs (6-2, 6-4)
• reached the main draw singles quarterfinals at the Texas Invitational with wins over Miami's Christian Blocker (6-4, 6-4) and Marquette's Dan Mamalat (6-2, 6-4)
• defeated Texas Tech's David Pace (7-6[8], 6-1) in the opening round of the ITA Texas Regional Championship
• posted wins over UT Arlington's Lucas Leppin (6-4, 6-1) and Mindaugas Celedinas (7-5, 5-7, 6-1) at the Rice Fall Invitational
BEFORE TEXAS
• ranked as high as No. 2 among junior players in India and No. 46 in the ITF world junior rankings
• winner of multiple national junior tournaments in India
• claimed the singles title at the ITF G2 event in New Delhi, India
• singles semifinalist at the ITF G1 event in Roehampton, England
• reached the second round of the boys' singles draw at The Championships, Wimbledon
PERSONAL
Son of P.S. and Sowmya Sitaram ... born Aug. 23, 1991 in Chennai, India ... has one sister, Poojitha (24) ... three-time member of the Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011)... major is physical culture and sport.
