2020-21 Men's Tennis Roster
Kumar, Pranav
Pranav Kumar
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Plano, TX
- High School:
- Lakes Tennis Academy
Bio
AT TEXAS A&M
2019-20 (SOPHOMORE)
Went 9-6 in overall singles play, posting an 8-6 record during tournament action in the fall… Won his first singles dual match of the year against Franklin Brozovich of Valparaiso… Finished with a 6-6 overall doubles record, including a 3-2 record in dual match play… Earned his first collegiate ranked doubles win against No. 43 David Goulak and Ivan Thamma of UC Davis. Played all of his doubles dual matches alongside Hady Habib at the No. 3 line.
2019-20 TOURNAMENT RESULTS: Went 8-6 in singles during tournament play, featuring a four match win streak to start the season… Posted a 4-1 record at the Racquet Club Collegiate Invitational, falling in the final to fellow Aggie Pierce Rollins… Finished 3-4 in tournament doubles, winning a pair of matches with Hady Habib at the ITA All-American Championships.
2018-19 (FRESHMAN)
Posted a 3-5 mark in singles action with a 3-1 record in dual matches… Played two matches apiece at the No. 4 and No. 5 lines… Went 2-0 in the No. 4 slot… Longest win streak of the season was two matches… Went 9-3 in doubles, including a 5-1 mark in dual matches.
2018-19 TOURNAMENT RESULTS: Appeared in four tournament singles matches in the fall… Posted a 4-2 record in tournament doubles, featuring a 3-1 performance at the Sherwood Collegiate Cup alongside Juan Carlos Aguilar and Austin Abbrat.
PERSONAL - Pranav Kumar was born in Boston, Massachusettes … has a sister … majoring in engineering … as a junior claimed Texas Grand Slam title and played in Kalamazoo … in his free time he enjoys hanging out with teammates, playing PS4 and watching Netflix.
KUMAR UP CLOSE:
Favorites:
KUMAR’S RANKED WINS:
(as of March 10, 2020)
Doubles
(with Hady Habib)
#43 David Goulak/Ivan Thamma, UC Davis (October 5, 2019)
2019-20 (SOPHOMORE)
Went 9-6 in overall singles play, posting an 8-6 record during tournament action in the fall… Won his first singles dual match of the year against Franklin Brozovich of Valparaiso… Finished with a 6-6 overall doubles record, including a 3-2 record in dual match play… Earned his first collegiate ranked doubles win against No. 43 David Goulak and Ivan Thamma of UC Davis. Played all of his doubles dual matches alongside Hady Habib at the No. 3 line.
2019-20 TOURNAMENT RESULTS: Went 8-6 in singles during tournament play, featuring a four match win streak to start the season… Posted a 4-1 record at the Racquet Club Collegiate Invitational, falling in the final to fellow Aggie Pierce Rollins… Finished 3-4 in tournament doubles, winning a pair of matches with Hady Habib at the ITA All-American Championships.
2018-19 (FRESHMAN)
Posted a 3-5 mark in singles action with a 3-1 record in dual matches… Played two matches apiece at the No. 4 and No. 5 lines… Went 2-0 in the No. 4 slot… Longest win streak of the season was two matches… Went 9-3 in doubles, including a 5-1 mark in dual matches.
2018-19 TOURNAMENT RESULTS: Appeared in four tournament singles matches in the fall… Posted a 4-2 record in tournament doubles, featuring a 3-1 performance at the Sherwood Collegiate Cup alongside Juan Carlos Aguilar and Austin Abbrat.
PERSONAL - Pranav Kumar was born in Boston, Massachusettes … has a sister … majoring in engineering … as a junior claimed Texas Grand Slam title and played in Kalamazoo … in his free time he enjoys hanging out with teammates, playing PS4 and watching Netflix.
KUMAR UP CLOSE:
Favorites:
- Favorite tennis player: Roger Federer
- Favorite athlete (any sport): Usain Bolt
- Favorite professional sports team (any sport): Boston Celtics
- Favorite emoji: Shifty eyes
- Favorite type of music: Hip-hop
- Favorite food: Indian
- Favorite binge-watching TV show: Friends
- Favorite book: The Alchemist
- Favorite movie: Good Will Hunting
- Favorite sport to play other than tennis: Basketball
- My nickname is: PK
- The teammate who can always make me laugh: Guido Marson
- The person who has had the greatest impact on my athletic career: Tyler Tarnasky, Matt Cook, Clifton Black
- The accomplishment (athletic or non-athletic) that I am most proud of: Managing CS and Tennis
- The person I would most like to meet: Gandhi
- The most famous athlete I have met: Pete Sampras
- People have told me that I look like: Channing Tatum
- The song title that best describes me: “Stuck in a Dream”
- When I was little, I dreamed of being a: pro tennis player
- Something I've always wanted to do but haven't: Skydiving
- Few people know that I: like to code
- My most annoying habit: Eyebrows move when I eat
- My dream job is: Tennis Player
- Languages I speak fluently are: Tamil
KUMAR’S RANKED WINS:
(as of March 10, 2020)
Doubles
(with Hady Habib)
#43 David Goulak/Ivan Thamma, UC Davis (October 5, 2019)
Baylor Postgame: Steve Denton, Theo Papamalamis, Alan Magadan
Sunday, May 04
Rice Postgame: Togan Tokac
Saturday, May 03
NCAA Tournament Preview: Steve Denton, Raphael Perot
Tuesday, April 30
Spring Preview: Steve Denton
Monday, January 08
