2020-21 Women's Tennis Roster
Roster
Sahaja Yamalapalli
- Class:
- Junior
- Experience:
- 3L
- Hometown:
- Hyderabad, India
- High School / Previous Schools:
- Siddhartha JC
Sam Houston
Career
Four-year letterwinner who helped Sam Houston capture its first Southland Conference regular-season championship in 2021 ... twice earned both Southland Player of the Year and Student-Athlete of the Year honors, sweeping the awards in 2019 and 2021 ... concluded her collegiate career with a 63-11 dual-match singles record and a 34-3 mark in Southland play ... finished her career holding program records for dual-match singles victories, dual-match singles winning percentage (.851) and Southland singles winning percentage (.919) ... became the first Bearkat to earn an ITA national singles ranking
2021 Season
Southland Conference Player of the Year and Student-Athlete of the Year ... first team All-Southland and first team Academic All-Southland selection ... went undefeated at No. 1 singles, finishing 18-0 without dropping a set ... posted an 11-0 record against Southland opponents while helping the Bearkats earn their first conference regular-season title ... named the ITA Texas Region’s Most Improved Senior ... reached a national singles ranking of No. 109 and finished the season ranked No. 127 nationally and No. 18 in the Texas Region ... earned ITA Scholar-Athlete recognition
2020 Season
Posted an 11-2 record at No. 1 singles and went 3-1 in Southland play before the season was shortened by the COVID-19 pandemic ... earned singles victories against Texas A&M, North Texas and Rice ... first team Academic All-Southland selection
2019 Season
Southland Conference Player of the Year and Student-Athlete of the Year ... first team All-Southland and Academic All-Southland selection ... finished 25-9 overall in singles, including an 18-5 dual-match record and a 10-1 mark in league play ... qualified for the 2019 Oracle ITA Masters ... recorded a 4.0 GPA while studying food science and nutrition
2018 Season
Finished her freshman season 22-4 overall in singles, including a 16-4 dual-match record and a 10-1 Southland mark ... went 7-3 at No. 3 singles before moving to No. 2, where she finished 9-1
Prior to Sam Houston
Ranked among India’s top 35 players in the under-18 division and top 100 in women’s open competition ... appeared in the ITF world junior rankings ... attended Siddhartha Junior College
Professional Career
Continued her career on the professional circuit after completing her final collegiate season in spring 2021 ... reached a career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 284 ... won her fourth ITF singles title at the Jack Kramer Club stop of the 2024 SoCal Pro Series, winning all five matches in straight sets ... defeated world No. 92 Kayla Day at the 2024 Mumbai WTA 125 tournament ... earned a victory in her WTA Tour main-draw debut at Chennai in 2025, defeating Priska Nugroho to advance to the second round
