2025-26 Men's Tennis Roster
DK Suresh Ekambaram
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Chennai, India
Bio
2024-25 (Junior): ACC Scholar Athlete of the Year and All-ACC Academic Team… ITA All-American in singles and doubles… First Team All-ACC in Singles and Doubles…CSC Academic All-American… ACC All-Academic… CSC Academic All-District… Made the semifinals of the NCAA Singles Championships in the fall… Served as the No. 2 during NCAA and ITA national championship runs… Ranked second on the team notching 20 wins in the spring with a team-high 11 of them coming against ranked opponents…. His highest-ranked win came on March 2 against Cal as he defeated No. 5 Carl Emil Overbeck in straight-sets (6-3, 6-4)... Ranked No. 6 nationally in the final ITA Poll… Was ranked inside the top 10 all season and has reached as high as fifth… Led the team with a 28-5 doubles record this season playing alongside seven different partners…. Finished the season nationally ranked in five different pairs, as high as No. 8 with Charlie Robertson
2024 (Sophomore): Named to the 2024 All-ACC Doubles First Team with partner Holden Koons... The pair exploded for a standout year, ranking as the No. 2 doubles team within the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) by the spring's conclusion... Also played as the No. 1 tandem in the country from March 8 to April 14... Suresh Ekambaram/Koons captured victories in 14 of 18 matchups against ranked doubles teams, five of which happened over top-15 foes, and finished with an overall 25-5 record... Through conference play, the two went 9-1 in completed showings... In singles, Suresh Ekambaram went 17-11 for the spring... Acted as the No. 2 solo player within the Deacons' lineup... Was especially impressive in going head-to-head against nationally-ranked opponents, tallying a team-best 11-9 record... Finished 6-4 in singles during ACC play.
2023 (Georgia Gwinnett): 2023 first NAIA All-America team selection … 2023 ITA Singles and Doubles All-America … Top-ranked doubles player in the final Intercollegiate Tennis Association rankings among NAIA players … Stood as the No. 2 ranked singles player to conclude the 2023 season by the ITA … Won all 21 singles matches during the 2023 campaign … Played all 21 singles matches on the No. 2 court in 2023 … Posted a 21-0 doubles record on the No. 1 court in 2023 … Helped the 2023 team win the NAIA national championship … Two-time AD Honor Roll selection.
2024 (Sophomore): Named to the 2024 All-ACC Doubles First Team with partner Holden Koons... The pair exploded for a standout year, ranking as the No. 2 doubles team within the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) by the spring's conclusion... Also played as the No. 1 tandem in the country from March 8 to April 14... Suresh Ekambaram/Koons captured victories in 14 of 18 matchups against ranked doubles teams, five of which happened over top-15 foes, and finished with an overall 25-5 record... Through conference play, the two went 9-1 in completed showings... In singles, Suresh Ekambaram went 17-11 for the spring... Acted as the No. 2 solo player within the Deacons' lineup... Was especially impressive in going head-to-head against nationally-ranked opponents, tallying a team-best 11-9 record... Finished 6-4 in singles during ACC play.
2023 (Georgia Gwinnett): 2023 first NAIA All-America team selection … 2023 ITA Singles and Doubles All-America … Top-ranked doubles player in the final Intercollegiate Tennis Association rankings among NAIA players … Stood as the No. 2 ranked singles player to conclude the 2023 season by the ITA … Won all 21 singles matches during the 2023 campaign … Played all 21 singles matches on the No. 2 court in 2023 … Posted a 21-0 doubles record on the No. 1 court in 2023 … Helped the 2023 team win the NAIA national championship … Two-time AD Honor Roll selection.
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