2019-20 Men's Tennis Roster
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Nanda, Govind
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Govind Nanda
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Redlands, Calif.
- High School:
- Laurel Springs School
Bio
UCLA CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
• 2-time NCAA singles qualifier (2019, 2024)
• 3-time All-Pac-12 honoree (First Team - 2024, Second Team - 2019, 2021)
• ITA Southwest Regional Senior Player of the Year (2024)
• ITA Southwest Regional Player to Watch (2020)
• 3-time Pac-12 Player of the Week (last Feb. 6, 2024)
• 3-time ITA Scholar-Athlete (2019-2021)
• CSC Academic All-District Team member (2024)
• 2-time Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll member (2020, 2021)
• 7-time Athletic Director's Honor Roll member (last Spring 2024)
• Career-high ITA singles ranking: 10 (Feb. 5, 2020)
• Career-high ITA doubles ranking: 13 (Jan. 13, 2021 w/ Keegan Smith)
2023-24
Utilized additional year of eligibility granted by NCAA due to COVID-19 pandemic … 12-10 singles record (10-8 in dual matches) … 19-5 doubles mark (17-4 in dual matches) … logged team high in dual-match doubles wins … qualified for NCAA Championships singles tournament … finished No. 38 in ITA singles rankings (May 29) and reached season-high No. 22 (April 2) … named ITA Southwest Regional Senior Player of the Year … All-Pac-12 First Team selection … member of CSC Academic All-District Team ... singles decisions came exclusively on Court 1 … majority of completed doubles matches came on Court 3 (12-3); also finished on Court 2 (5-1) … earned Pac-12 Player of the Week award for role in 4-3 win at Oklahoma State (Jan. 30); knocked off No. 18 Tyler Zink 7-5, 6-1 after teaming with Hoogmartens to beat Leighton Allen/Erik Schiessl 6-2 and secure doubles point … with partner Alexander Hoogmartens, won final 11 doubles matches, including 6-4 result over Micah Braswell/Cleeve Harper of Texas in NCAA Championships second round (May 4) … with Hoogmartens, clinched team-high six doubles points, including 7-6(3) all-or-nothing decision over Peter Makk/Niroop Vallabhaneni of USC (April 16) … totaled five wins versus nationally-ranked singles opponents, including 6-4, 6-2 decision over No. 3 Murphy Cassone of Arizona State (March 22) … with partner Jeffrey Fradkin, beat Alex Padro Parra/Yassine Smiej of LMU 6-1 to clinch doubles point (Feb. 7) … defeated No. 28 Edward Winter of Pepperdine 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 (Feb. 18); match ended in 4-3 win … named to Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Fall 2023 and Spring 2024.
2020-21
8-4 singles record (all dual matches) … 5-5 doubles mark (all dual matches) … team did not compete during fall … reached season-high No. 22 in Oracle/ITA singles rankings (Jan. 13) … with partner Drew Baird, finished No. 46 in Oracle/ITA doubles rankings (June 2); with partner Keegan Smith, reached season-high No. 13 (Jan. 13) … Second-Team All-Pac-12 honoree … named ITA Scholar-Athlete … earned spot on Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll ... posted majority of singles decisions on Court 2 (6-1); also finished on Court 1 (2-3) … completed doubles matches came on Courts 1 (3-2) and 2 (2-3) … earned Pac-12 Player of the Week award (March 31) after turning in three singles wins, including 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 decision versus No. 3 Alexandre Rotsaert to clinch 4-3 win over Stanford … totaled three wins versus nationally-ranked singles opponents, including 6-2, 6-2 result over No. 91 Emmanuel Coste of No. 49 Oregon (April 2) … with Baird, went 2-0 versus nationally-ranked doubles opponents, including 6-3 win against No. 34 Simon Bratholm/Nick Brookes of Northwestern, 6-3, in first round at NCAA Championships (May 8) … with Baird, clinched two doubles points, including 7-6(6) decision over No. 5 Daniel Cukierman/Riley Smith of No. 15 USC (April 17) … named to Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Winter 2021.
2019-2020
13-4 singles record in shortened season (10-3 in dual matches) … 12-4 doubles mark (9-3 in dual matches) … logged team high in dual-match singles wins and (with Keegan Smith) dual-match doubles wins … reached season-high No. 10 in Oracle/ITA singles rankings (Feb. 5) … with partner Keegan Smith, reached season-high No. 24 in Oracle/ITA doubles rankings (Feb. 18) … named ITA Southwest Region Player to Watch ... named ITA Scholar-Athlete ... earned spot on Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll ... singles decisions came exclusively on Court 2 … completed doubles matches came exclusively on Court 1 … went 7-3 versus nationally-ranked singles opponents, including 6-1, 7-5 win versus No. 18 Alexandre Rotsaert of No. 11 Stanford (Feb. 1) … with Smith, went 2-1 versus nationally-ranked doubles opponents, including 6-2 win versus No. 11 Christian Sigsgaard/Siem Woldeab of No. 4 Texas at ITA National Team Indoor Championships (Feb. 14) … with Smith, clinched team-high five doubles points, including 6-4 result over No. 12 Tadas Babelis/Yannai Barkai of No. 10 NC State at ITA National Team Indoor Championships (Feb. 16) … topped No. 43 Jack Davis of Washington, 6-1, 7-5 (Feb. 28) … with Smith, edged Axel Geller/Neel Rajesh of No. 11 Stanford, 7-6(12), to clinch doubles point (Feb. 1) … knocked off No. 49 Jack Molloy of California, 6-3, 6-4 (Jan. 31) … defeated No. 29 Juan Pablo Grassi Mazzuchi of UCF, 6-3, 3-6, 6-2, in ITA Kick-Off Weekend championship match (Jan. 26); match ended in 4-3 score … with Smith, beat Mor Bulis/Ryder Jackson of USC, 6-3, to reach doubles final round at Sherwood Collegiate Cup (Jan. 19) … beat No. 9 Bulis of USC, 6-0, 6-3, to reach singles semifinal round at Sherwood Collegiate Cup (Jan. 18) ... named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Winter 2020, Spring 2020.
2018-19
20-7 singles record (17-5 in dual matches) … 12-12 doubles mark (9-12 in dual matches) … logged team high in dual-match singles wins … Bruins captured Pac-12 regular-season championship … qualified for NCAA Championships singles tournament as alternate … finished No. 100 in Oracle/ITA singles rankings (May 29) and reached season-high No. 35 (March 19) … with partner Maxime Cressy, reached season-high No. 69T in Oracle/ITA doubles rankings (May 1) … Second-Team All-Pac-12 honoree … named ITA Scholar-Athlete … posted majority of singles decisions on Court 3 (14-3); also finished on Courts 1 (1-0) and 2 (2-2) … majority of completed doubles matches came on Court 2 (8-12); also finished on Court 3 (1-0) ... earned Pac-12 Player of the Week nod (April 16) after posting unbeaten singles (2-0) and doubles (2-0) records while team went 3-0 … totaled four wins versus nationally-ranked singles opponents, including 6-2, 6-3 decision over No. 23 Laurens Verboven of No. 24 USC (Feb. 23) … posted two match-clinching points, including 6-3, 2-6, 6-4 decision over Jack Molloy of California (Feb. 8) … with partner Connor Rapp, clinched three doubles points, including 6-1 result over Valentin Lang/Jakub Novak of Grand Canyon in NCAA Championships first round (May 3); also secured one doubles point with partner Keegan Smith … knocked off No. 30 Zeke Clark of No. 14 Illinois, 6-4, 7-5 (Feb. 13) … won 11 of 12 singles decisions from Feb. 23-April 25 … with Cressy, defeated Axel Geller/Alexandre Rotsaert of Stanford, 6-2, to secure Sherwood Collegiate Cup doubles title (Jan. 20) … earned first-career singles victory with 6-3, 6-0 result over Kento Perera of Stanford to reach singles round of 16 at Sherwood Collegiate Cup (Jan. 18) … named to Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Winter 2019, Spring 2019.
PRIOR TO UCLA
Graduated from Laurel Springs School … also took classes through Connections Academy … Blue-Chip recruit according to TennisRecruiting.net; reached high of No. 2 in 2016 and 2017 … earned berths in 2018 French Open, Wimbledon and US Open junior tournaments … has earned number of Futures titles … captured his first ITF Grade 1 title on singles side of 2018 Pan American Championships in Charlotte, N.C. … won Boys’ 18 doubles title at 2018 Easter Bowl in Indian Wells, Calif. … reached doubles final at 2018 Boys’ 18 National Championships in Kalamazoo, Mich. … helped United States to runner-up showing at 2017 Junior Davis Cup in Budapest, Hungary … advanced to Boys’ 18 singles quarterfinal round at 2017 Orange Bowl International Tennis Championships in Plantation, Fla. … posted runner-up finish in doubles play at 2016 Eddie Herr International Championships in Bradenton, Fla. … won Boys’ 14 singles title at USTA National Winter Championships (Tucson, Ariz.) in 2015 … collected Boys’ 14 doubles championship at 2015 Easter Bowl in Indian Wells, Calif.
PERSONAL
Son of Rajesh and Meena … has one sister, Shyamlee … decided to attend UCLA because he thought it was the best fit for him … describes his greatest athletic thrills to date as notching clinching wins at 2017 Junior Davis Cup … admires Rafael Nadal and former basketball player Kobe Bryant … hobbies and interests include video games, Netflix, basketball and hanging with friends … one of number of cousins to attend UCLA ... political science major.
• 2-time NCAA singles qualifier (2019, 2024)
• 3-time All-Pac-12 honoree (First Team - 2024, Second Team - 2019, 2021)
• ITA Southwest Regional Senior Player of the Year (2024)
• ITA Southwest Regional Player to Watch (2020)
• 3-time Pac-12 Player of the Week (last Feb. 6, 2024)
• 3-time ITA Scholar-Athlete (2019-2021)
• CSC Academic All-District Team member (2024)
• 2-time Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll member (2020, 2021)
• 7-time Athletic Director's Honor Roll member (last Spring 2024)
• Career-high ITA singles ranking: 10 (Feb. 5, 2020)
• Career-high ITA doubles ranking: 13 (Jan. 13, 2021 w/ Keegan Smith)
2023-24
Utilized additional year of eligibility granted by NCAA due to COVID-19 pandemic … 12-10 singles record (10-8 in dual matches) … 19-5 doubles mark (17-4 in dual matches) … logged team high in dual-match doubles wins … qualified for NCAA Championships singles tournament … finished No. 38 in ITA singles rankings (May 29) and reached season-high No. 22 (April 2) … named ITA Southwest Regional Senior Player of the Year … All-Pac-12 First Team selection … member of CSC Academic All-District Team ... singles decisions came exclusively on Court 1 … majority of completed doubles matches came on Court 3 (12-3); also finished on Court 2 (5-1) … earned Pac-12 Player of the Week award for role in 4-3 win at Oklahoma State (Jan. 30); knocked off No. 18 Tyler Zink 7-5, 6-1 after teaming with Hoogmartens to beat Leighton Allen/Erik Schiessl 6-2 and secure doubles point … with partner Alexander Hoogmartens, won final 11 doubles matches, including 6-4 result over Micah Braswell/Cleeve Harper of Texas in NCAA Championships second round (May 4) … with Hoogmartens, clinched team-high six doubles points, including 7-6(3) all-or-nothing decision over Peter Makk/Niroop Vallabhaneni of USC (April 16) … totaled five wins versus nationally-ranked singles opponents, including 6-4, 6-2 decision over No. 3 Murphy Cassone of Arizona State (March 22) … with partner Jeffrey Fradkin, beat Alex Padro Parra/Yassine Smiej of LMU 6-1 to clinch doubles point (Feb. 7) … defeated No. 28 Edward Winter of Pepperdine 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 (Feb. 18); match ended in 4-3 win … named to Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Fall 2023 and Spring 2024.
2020-21
8-4 singles record (all dual matches) … 5-5 doubles mark (all dual matches) … team did not compete during fall … reached season-high No. 22 in Oracle/ITA singles rankings (Jan. 13) … with partner Drew Baird, finished No. 46 in Oracle/ITA doubles rankings (June 2); with partner Keegan Smith, reached season-high No. 13 (Jan. 13) … Second-Team All-Pac-12 honoree … named ITA Scholar-Athlete … earned spot on Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll ... posted majority of singles decisions on Court 2 (6-1); also finished on Court 1 (2-3) … completed doubles matches came on Courts 1 (3-2) and 2 (2-3) … earned Pac-12 Player of the Week award (March 31) after turning in three singles wins, including 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 decision versus No. 3 Alexandre Rotsaert to clinch 4-3 win over Stanford … totaled three wins versus nationally-ranked singles opponents, including 6-2, 6-2 result over No. 91 Emmanuel Coste of No. 49 Oregon (April 2) … with Baird, went 2-0 versus nationally-ranked doubles opponents, including 6-3 win against No. 34 Simon Bratholm/Nick Brookes of Northwestern, 6-3, in first round at NCAA Championships (May 8) … with Baird, clinched two doubles points, including 7-6(6) decision over No. 5 Daniel Cukierman/Riley Smith of No. 15 USC (April 17) … named to Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Winter 2021.
2019-2020
13-4 singles record in shortened season (10-3 in dual matches) … 12-4 doubles mark (9-3 in dual matches) … logged team high in dual-match singles wins and (with Keegan Smith) dual-match doubles wins … reached season-high No. 10 in Oracle/ITA singles rankings (Feb. 5) … with partner Keegan Smith, reached season-high No. 24 in Oracle/ITA doubles rankings (Feb. 18) … named ITA Southwest Region Player to Watch ... named ITA Scholar-Athlete ... earned spot on Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll ... singles decisions came exclusively on Court 2 … completed doubles matches came exclusively on Court 1 … went 7-3 versus nationally-ranked singles opponents, including 6-1, 7-5 win versus No. 18 Alexandre Rotsaert of No. 11 Stanford (Feb. 1) … with Smith, went 2-1 versus nationally-ranked doubles opponents, including 6-2 win versus No. 11 Christian Sigsgaard/Siem Woldeab of No. 4 Texas at ITA National Team Indoor Championships (Feb. 14) … with Smith, clinched team-high five doubles points, including 6-4 result over No. 12 Tadas Babelis/Yannai Barkai of No. 10 NC State at ITA National Team Indoor Championships (Feb. 16) … topped No. 43 Jack Davis of Washington, 6-1, 7-5 (Feb. 28) … with Smith, edged Axel Geller/Neel Rajesh of No. 11 Stanford, 7-6(12), to clinch doubles point (Feb. 1) … knocked off No. 49 Jack Molloy of California, 6-3, 6-4 (Jan. 31) … defeated No. 29 Juan Pablo Grassi Mazzuchi of UCF, 6-3, 3-6, 6-2, in ITA Kick-Off Weekend championship match (Jan. 26); match ended in 4-3 score … with Smith, beat Mor Bulis/Ryder Jackson of USC, 6-3, to reach doubles final round at Sherwood Collegiate Cup (Jan. 19) … beat No. 9 Bulis of USC, 6-0, 6-3, to reach singles semifinal round at Sherwood Collegiate Cup (Jan. 18) ... named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Winter 2020, Spring 2020.
2018-19
20-7 singles record (17-5 in dual matches) … 12-12 doubles mark (9-12 in dual matches) … logged team high in dual-match singles wins … Bruins captured Pac-12 regular-season championship … qualified for NCAA Championships singles tournament as alternate … finished No. 100 in Oracle/ITA singles rankings (May 29) and reached season-high No. 35 (March 19) … with partner Maxime Cressy, reached season-high No. 69T in Oracle/ITA doubles rankings (May 1) … Second-Team All-Pac-12 honoree … named ITA Scholar-Athlete … posted majority of singles decisions on Court 3 (14-3); also finished on Courts 1 (1-0) and 2 (2-2) … majority of completed doubles matches came on Court 2 (8-12); also finished on Court 3 (1-0) ... earned Pac-12 Player of the Week nod (April 16) after posting unbeaten singles (2-0) and doubles (2-0) records while team went 3-0 … totaled four wins versus nationally-ranked singles opponents, including 6-2, 6-3 decision over No. 23 Laurens Verboven of No. 24 USC (Feb. 23) … posted two match-clinching points, including 6-3, 2-6, 6-4 decision over Jack Molloy of California (Feb. 8) … with partner Connor Rapp, clinched three doubles points, including 6-1 result over Valentin Lang/Jakub Novak of Grand Canyon in NCAA Championships first round (May 3); also secured one doubles point with partner Keegan Smith … knocked off No. 30 Zeke Clark of No. 14 Illinois, 6-4, 7-5 (Feb. 13) … won 11 of 12 singles decisions from Feb. 23-April 25 … with Cressy, defeated Axel Geller/Alexandre Rotsaert of Stanford, 6-2, to secure Sherwood Collegiate Cup doubles title (Jan. 20) … earned first-career singles victory with 6-3, 6-0 result over Kento Perera of Stanford to reach singles round of 16 at Sherwood Collegiate Cup (Jan. 18) … named to Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Winter 2019, Spring 2019.
PRIOR TO UCLA
Graduated from Laurel Springs School … also took classes through Connections Academy … Blue-Chip recruit according to TennisRecruiting.net; reached high of No. 2 in 2016 and 2017 … earned berths in 2018 French Open, Wimbledon and US Open junior tournaments … has earned number of Futures titles … captured his first ITF Grade 1 title on singles side of 2018 Pan American Championships in Charlotte, N.C. … won Boys’ 18 doubles title at 2018 Easter Bowl in Indian Wells, Calif. … reached doubles final at 2018 Boys’ 18 National Championships in Kalamazoo, Mich. … helped United States to runner-up showing at 2017 Junior Davis Cup in Budapest, Hungary … advanced to Boys’ 18 singles quarterfinal round at 2017 Orange Bowl International Tennis Championships in Plantation, Fla. … posted runner-up finish in doubles play at 2016 Eddie Herr International Championships in Bradenton, Fla. … won Boys’ 14 singles title at USTA National Winter Championships (Tucson, Ariz.) in 2015 … collected Boys’ 14 doubles championship at 2015 Easter Bowl in Indian Wells, Calif.
PERSONAL
Son of Rajesh and Meena … has one sister, Shyamlee … decided to attend UCLA because he thought it was the best fit for him … describes his greatest athletic thrills to date as notching clinching wins at 2017 Junior Davis Cup … admires Rafael Nadal and former basketball player Kobe Bryant … hobbies and interests include video games, Netflix, basketball and hanging with friends … one of number of cousins to attend UCLA ... political science major.
| CAREER SINGLES RECORD | CAREER DOUBLES RECORD | |||||
| YEAR | DUAL | TOUR | OVERALL | DUAL | TOUR | OVERALL |
| 2018-19 | 17-5 | 3-2 | 20-7 | 9-12 | 3-0 | 12-12 |
| 2019-20 | 10-3 | 3-1 | 13-4 | 9-3 | 3-1 | 12-4 |
| 2020-21 | 8-4 | 0-0 | 8-4 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 5-5 |
| 2023-24 | 10-8 | 2-2 | 12-10 | 17-4 | 2-1 | 19-5 |
| TOTALS | 45-20 | 8-5 | 53-25 | 40-24 | 8-2 | 48-26 |
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