2012-13 Men's Tennis Roster
Biography
2012-13 (SENIOR SEASON)
Named Southland Conference Player of the Week on Mar. 12 following singles’ wins in straight sets over Alabama State and Troy, both at the No. 5 court… Went 8-6 in singles’ play, reaching Big Easy Classic championship match of Flight 2 in fall by beating players from Xavier, Alcorn State and South Alabama… Sat out for periods of time in spring to recover from injuries, returning to win five straight matches (Alabama State, Troy, Alcorn State, West Florida and Jackson State) heading into Southland Conference tournament… In doubles’, posted 8-6 mark… Won 6 of 8 with Abdelrahman Zaki, including crucial 9-7 win at No. 2 court in Southland Conference championship against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi… Other wins included an 8-6 win against Nicholls in Southland Conference semifinal.
2011-12 (JUNIOR SEASON)
Went 9-4 on the season with all matches coming during spring season... Record included 5-2 mark at No. 3 and 3-0 mark at the No. 4 position... Key victories against nationally-ranked NAIA squad Auburn-Montgomery and singles' players from No. 5 Valdosta State and No. 6 Rollins... In doubles' play, teamed with Dominik Kardell for a 3-2 mark and David Malmgren for a 5-5 mark... Also went 0-1 with Rohit Chivikula to produce an overall doubles' record of 8-8... Doubles' victories included Division I wins against Jackson State and Texas-Pan American.
2010-11 (SOPHOMORE SEASON)
Returned from medical redshirt campaign of 2009-10... Went 7-5 in dual play (8-6 overall) with 2-2 mark at No. 1 and 5-3 at No. 2... In first match back, defeated unaffiliated Scott Baehr in straight sets at UWF Fall Fling... First dual match, rallied from a set down to defeat Denis Ermilov of Lamar... Other Division I wins came against Jackson State and Alcorn State, also at the No. 2 position... Posted three different two-match win streaks throughout year... Reached doubles' semifinals of UWF Fall Fling with Abdelrahman Zaki... Teamed with Zaki in the spring to post a 8-3 mark at the No. 2 position... Pairing defeated Division I foes from Lamar and Alcorn State... Prior to season-ending loss to West Florida, pairing had posted six straight wins... Also partnered with Rohit Chivukula for 0-1 mark at No. 2.
2009-10 (SOPHOMORE SEASON/MEDICAL REDSHIRT)
Injury riddled year for Kamineni who applied for a medical redshirt at season's close...Went 1-1 overall with a lone appearance, a loss against Tulane (Feb. 20) at No. 1 during the dual season, retiring after five games...In the fall season, defeated Ouachita Baptist's Till Heilshorn 9-8 at the rain-shortened ULL Ragin' Cajun Invite...Did not play doubles'.
2008-09 (FRESHMEN SEASON)
Posted a 14-6 mark in singles' play, tying with Jose Gaspar for the best winning percentage on the squad in singles...Played primarily at the No. 2 position posting a 13-6 record with a lone match at the No. 3 position, where he picked up a victory...Lone member of Privateer squad to go undefeated in SBC play, posting a 3-0 record...Made Privateer debut in a three-set victory over Romain Bocaert of No. 59 South Alabama (1/25)...The win strated a five-match winning streak to open collegiate career, with the next four coming in straight sets...Lost to David Costa of #46 SMU (2/8) 4-6, 6-7 (17-19) while playing ill...Had another five-match win streak later in the season that included rallying from a set down to defeat Mario Janjic of Lamar (3/11) and Felipse Villasenor of Southern Illinois (3/13)...Overall doubles' record of 7-11, teaming with Oliver Cuthill to go 3-4 (3-3 at No 3, 0-1 at No. 2) and a 4-7 record at No. 3 with Gaspar...Won first three doubles' match of intercollegiate career...Named SBC Player of the Week on Mar. 12 after posting a 3-0 record at No. 2 singles and a 3-0 mark at No. 3 doubles...Week included straight set victories over three foes, only dropping five games while in doubles, won two matches by 8-0 scores with another match by an 8-1 score.
PRE-NEW ORLEANS
Ranked number one in India in U14 (2004)...Top 10 in India in U18 (2008)....Top rank of #289 in ITF juniors (2008) while reaching finals of ITF Grade 5 tournament in Eygpt (Aug. 2008) and winning doubles in ITF Grade Three tournament in Malaysia (Oct. 2008).
PERSONAL
Born Aug. 25, 1990...Parents, Koteswar and Latitha Kamineni...Finance/Marketing double major.
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Historical Player Information
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2008Redshirt Freshman
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2010-11Redshirt Sophomore
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2011-12Redshirt Junior
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