2023-24 Men's Tennis Roster
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Nama, Heman
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Heman Nama
- Height:
- 5-8
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Bangalore, India
- Prev School:
- Kentucky
- High School:
- Seacrest Country Day School (Fla.)
Bio
Joined the Huskies as a grad transfer after spending four years at the University of Kentucky on a squad that reached the 2022 NCAA Championship match and the NCAA quarterfinals in 2023 … pursuing a Masters in Economics.
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SEASON-BY-SEASON HIGHLIGHTS |
2023-24 (Senior)
- Saw the most dual action of his career in his first and only year as a Dawg, working his way into the starting doubles lineup
- Was 5-5 on the year in dual doubles matches, going 1-0 at No. 2 and 4-5 at No. 3
- Played one dual singles match, beating Hayden Elliott of Portland State at No. 6 singles, 6-2, 6-3
- Was 1-0 in doubles with Cesar Bouchelaghem, 3-4 with Ivan Sodan, and 1-1 with Nedim Suko
- With Suko, had a 6-2 win at No. 3 against #22 Arizona State’s Koshis/Vergara Del Puerto
- With Sodan had Pac-12 doubles wins over USC’s Iakubenko/Vallabhaneni (7-6) and Utah’s Applegate/Rossi (6-3) and a 7-5 win over Pepperdine’s Stephens/Papa
- A 6-1 win at No. 2 doubles with Bouchelaghem over Portland State on Jan. 20
- In the fall, was 3-3 in singles play
- Earned ITA All-Academic distinction
2022-23 (Junior At Kentucky)
- Team Captain on a team that made the NCAA quarterfinals
- Won Scratch Award at CATSPY’s
- Fall singles record of 2-2 and 2-1 doubles mark in the fall
- SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
2021-22 (Sophomore At Kentucky)
- Appeared in one dual match against Northern Kentucky at the six spot, going unfinished
- Kentucky was the national runner-up in 2022
- Named to SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
2020-21 (Redshirt Freshman At Kentucky)
- Named to SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
- Recorded 1-4 singles record in fall and 2-3 doubles record in fall
- Defeated Eli Franks 6-3, 6-2 in No. 21 Kentucky’s 7-0 sweep of Bellarmine on Jan. 27.
2019-20 (Freshman At Kentucky)
- Named ITA Scholar-Athlete
- Did not appear in any matches and season was canceled in March due to Covid-19
Personal Notes
Born in Bangalore, India … parents are Umadevi and Krishnaiah Nama … has one younger sibling, Rithvik … attended high school in Naples, Florida at Seacrest … a top-20 junior in India prior to moving to the United States … competed in numerous junior events throughout the Caribbean and South America from 2015-18 … made the quarterfinals of the 2018 Barbados Cup in singles and won the doubles title … made the doubles final of the 2018 Jamaica Cup.|
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CAREER RECORD |
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