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Yamalapalli earns ITA honor
6/17/2021 3:00:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Sam Houston senior Sahaja Yamalapalli was recently honored with another award for her outstanding 2021 season.
Yamalapalli was named the ITA Texas Region's Most Improved Senior of the Year. The two-time Southland Conference Player and Student-Athlete of the Year went 18-0 in dual match play, not dropping a single set at No. 1 single in leading the Bearkats to their first Division I conference championship.Â
"This is another well-earned award for Sahaja," head coach Rob Hubbard said. "Day in and day out she has always brought her best, and she did it for four years. Sahaja leaves here as probably the most decorated player in Sam Houston tennis history. I could not be prouder."
Yamalapalli finished the season ranked No. 18 in the ITA Texas Region. She also became the first Bearkat to ever crack the ITA/NCAA national rankings. She finished the season ranked No. 127 but reached as high as No. 109 during the spring.
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Yamalapalli was named the ITA Texas Region's Most Improved Senior of the Year. The two-time Southland Conference Player and Student-Athlete of the Year went 18-0 in dual match play, not dropping a single set at No. 1 single in leading the Bearkats to their first Division I conference championship.Â
"This is another well-earned award for Sahaja," head coach Rob Hubbard said. "Day in and day out she has always brought her best, and she did it for four years. Sahaja leaves here as probably the most decorated player in Sam Houston tennis history. I could not be prouder."
Yamalapalli finished the season ranked No. 18 in the ITA Texas Region. She also became the first Bearkat to ever crack the ITA/NCAA national rankings. She finished the season ranked No. 127 but reached as high as No. 109 during the spring.
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