2020-21 Men's Tennis Roster
Parikh, Yash
Yash Parikh
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 160
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Tucson, Ariz.
- High School:
- Salpointe Catholic
Bio
Major: Computer Science
2020-21: Appeared in 15 singles matches and 13 doubles matches... Collected singles wins against the Citadel and UNCG from No. 2 and 3, respectively... Earned a doubles victory on 2/6 against Campbell.
2019-20: Season cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic ... the Wildcats' top singles player as a junior, went 5-8 with a 1-2 mark in A-10 matches ... had a three-match win streak near the start of the season, scoring straight wins against Fordham, Sacred Heart and USC Upstate and gave up only seven combined games in seven sets ... earned an 8-4 doubles mark with teammate Matthew Rose at No. 1 and 2 position, going 4-0 at No. 2 ... also had a 3-0 record in A-10 matches against Fordham (6-1), Duquesne (6-2) and Saint Joseph's (6-2) ... ended the shortened season on a five-match doubles win streak, longest on the team ... four of the wins came at No. 2 and two of the wins were against league foes Duquesne and Saint Joseph's ... played in all four Fall events ... had a team-best 42 points, playing the three top positions in singles with a 3-0 record at the Davidson Invitational ... recorded a 6-2, 6-4 win vs. UNCG and then claimed a 6-3, 6-2 decision against his North Carolina A&T opponent at the UNCG Invite ... competed at the ITA Carolina Regional Championship and claimed a 6-3, 6-1 win over Elon opponent before then falling in his second-round match against ninth-seeded Tadas Babelis of N.C. State ... capped off Fall season with a singles win at the Wake Forest Invite and two doubles victories against teams from Clemson and UNC.
2018-19: Named to the A-10 All-Second Team as a sophomore ... named to A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll ... Wildcats' main No. 2 singles player, finishing second on the team with a 13-6 record and sported a 4-1 mark in A-10 matches ... got 12 of the wins at No. 2, while collecting a win at No. 1 in a victory over North Carolina A&T ... opened the season on a four-match win streak, winning all four matches in straight sets ... closed the season with a pair of wins at Appalachian State (3-6, 6-4, 6-0) and versus La Salle (6-0, 6-2), which was in the quarterfinals of the A-10 Championship ... also played 16 matches in doubles and went 7-9 on the year overall, including 4-0 at No. 3 with partner Alexander Loope ... collected first career weekly award by earning player of the week, March 19 ... in Fall play, reached the third round at the ITA Regionals before falling to the 15th seed from Wake Forest ... finished fifth in the B1 singles flight at the Wake Forest Invite.
2017-18: Awarded the team's Harry Fogelman Coach's Award ... named to the A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll ... saw action in seven singles matches during freshman season, while teaming with senior Jack Riazzi in doubles at No. 3 to go 10-7 ... finished with a 4-3 singles mark ... ended first year with four straight wins, including a 6-1, 6-2 triumph vs. Dayton at the A-10 Championship ... first collegiate singles match came against No. 20 South Carolina, playing to a super tie-breaker to determine the match (1-6, 6-3, 0-1) ... won five of last seven doubles matches, including running off a season-best four-match win streak ... played in all five Fall events for Davidson ... won the B1 doubles title at the Wake Forest Invite with Riazzi after wins over Wofford, Mercer and Radford.
Prep and personal: Played No. 1 position and earned four letters during prep career ... two-time individual state champion (sophomore and senior seasons) ... first player to win high school invitational all four years ... Salpointe Junior Athlete of the Year ... silver ball at Biz Winter nationals ... bronze ball at 2015 spring team nationals ... as senior won the state individual title and went undefeated ... named Arizona Athlete of the Year by AZ Central newspaper as a senior ... was also named team MVP and player of the year ... apart of the Salpointe Ambassador Leader program ... named to the Principals Honor Roll ... intern for John McCain during 2016 US Senate campaign.
2020-21: Appeared in 15 singles matches and 13 doubles matches... Collected singles wins against the Citadel and UNCG from No. 2 and 3, respectively... Earned a doubles victory on 2/6 against Campbell.
2019-20: Season cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic ... the Wildcats' top singles player as a junior, went 5-8 with a 1-2 mark in A-10 matches ... had a three-match win streak near the start of the season, scoring straight wins against Fordham, Sacred Heart and USC Upstate and gave up only seven combined games in seven sets ... earned an 8-4 doubles mark with teammate Matthew Rose at No. 1 and 2 position, going 4-0 at No. 2 ... also had a 3-0 record in A-10 matches against Fordham (6-1), Duquesne (6-2) and Saint Joseph's (6-2) ... ended the shortened season on a five-match doubles win streak, longest on the team ... four of the wins came at No. 2 and two of the wins were against league foes Duquesne and Saint Joseph's ... played in all four Fall events ... had a team-best 42 points, playing the three top positions in singles with a 3-0 record at the Davidson Invitational ... recorded a 6-2, 6-4 win vs. UNCG and then claimed a 6-3, 6-2 decision against his North Carolina A&T opponent at the UNCG Invite ... competed at the ITA Carolina Regional Championship and claimed a 6-3, 6-1 win over Elon opponent before then falling in his second-round match against ninth-seeded Tadas Babelis of N.C. State ... capped off Fall season with a singles win at the Wake Forest Invite and two doubles victories against teams from Clemson and UNC.
2018-19: Named to the A-10 All-Second Team as a sophomore ... named to A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll ... Wildcats' main No. 2 singles player, finishing second on the team with a 13-6 record and sported a 4-1 mark in A-10 matches ... got 12 of the wins at No. 2, while collecting a win at No. 1 in a victory over North Carolina A&T ... opened the season on a four-match win streak, winning all four matches in straight sets ... closed the season with a pair of wins at Appalachian State (3-6, 6-4, 6-0) and versus La Salle (6-0, 6-2), which was in the quarterfinals of the A-10 Championship ... also played 16 matches in doubles and went 7-9 on the year overall, including 4-0 at No. 3 with partner Alexander Loope ... collected first career weekly award by earning player of the week, March 19 ... in Fall play, reached the third round at the ITA Regionals before falling to the 15th seed from Wake Forest ... finished fifth in the B1 singles flight at the Wake Forest Invite.
2017-18: Awarded the team's Harry Fogelman Coach's Award ... named to the A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll ... saw action in seven singles matches during freshman season, while teaming with senior Jack Riazzi in doubles at No. 3 to go 10-7 ... finished with a 4-3 singles mark ... ended first year with four straight wins, including a 6-1, 6-2 triumph vs. Dayton at the A-10 Championship ... first collegiate singles match came against No. 20 South Carolina, playing to a super tie-breaker to determine the match (1-6, 6-3, 0-1) ... won five of last seven doubles matches, including running off a season-best four-match win streak ... played in all five Fall events for Davidson ... won the B1 doubles title at the Wake Forest Invite with Riazzi after wins over Wofford, Mercer and Radford.
Prep and personal: Played No. 1 position and earned four letters during prep career ... two-time individual state champion (sophomore and senior seasons) ... first player to win high school invitational all four years ... Salpointe Junior Athlete of the Year ... silver ball at Biz Winter nationals ... bronze ball at 2015 spring team nationals ... as senior won the state individual title and went undefeated ... named Arizona Athlete of the Year by AZ Central newspaper as a senior ... was also named team MVP and player of the year ... apart of the Salpointe Ambassador Leader program ... named to the Principals Honor Roll ... intern for John McCain during 2016 US Senate campaign.
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