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 Akash Muppidi
Akash Muppidi
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Trumbull, Conn.

High School:
Trumbull

Birthdate:
07/07/1990

02/13/2012

Men's Tennis Goes 2-1 on the Weekend

Eagles fall to Virginia Tech in first ACC competition of the season

01/22/2012

Men's Tennis Goes 1-1 on Opening Weekend

Muppidi and Grokenberger win two doubles matches

10/13/2011

Men's Tennis Puts in Strong Showing at Brown Invitational

Grokenberger and Puestow each win two matches

10/07/2011

Muppidi Falls in ITA All-American Championships

The senior goes 0-2 in the prestigious tournament

Two-time All-ACC ... BC's first All-ACC selection ... 2009 ITA Northeast Region Freshman of the Year.

AS A JUNIOR (2010-11)
Spring: All-ACC ... played all 22 singles matches at No. 1, compiling a 10-12 mark ... went 3-8 against ranked opponents, upsetting Jonathan Wolff (91), 7-5, 6-2, Maros Horny (106), 6-2, 6-5, and Jamie Pulgar (114), 6-2, 2-6, 7-6 ... played all 24 doubles matches with Billy Grokenberger, accumulating a 11-14 record at No. 1 doubles ... recipient of the Athletics Director's Award for Academic Achievement ... named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll and the All-ACC Academic Team.
Fall:The first Eagle to compete in the main draw of the prestigious D'Novo ITA Men's All-American Championship ... went 5-4 overall, with a 1-3 mark against ITA ranked opponents ... reached finals of the Crimson Tide Fall Championship (11-5/7).

AS A SOPHOMORE (2009-10)
Spring: First Eagle to be named to the All-ACC Team ... named the 2010 ITA Northeast Region Player to Watch for the 2011 season ... played in 24 singles matches, mostly in the No. 2 spot, finishing a team-best 19-5 overall with a 7-4 record in ACC play ... ranked in the top 100 in the nation for most of the season ... defeated four players with a national ranking of 75th or higher ... appeared in most doubles matches at the No. 3 spot with partner Adam Davison, going 8-7 ... recipient of the Athletics Director's Award for Academic Achievement ... named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll and the All-ACC Academic Team.
Fall:Went 2-1 in the singles A draw at the ITA/USTA Open, falling to the third seed ... took the championship with partner Jonathan Schroeder as the second-ranked team in the flight, defeating the top-ranked pair in the finals ... Compiled a 2-1 record in both singles and doubles action at the Brown Invitational.

AS A FRESHMAN (2008-09)
Spring: ITA Northeast Region Freshman of the Year .... played in 25 singles matches as a rookie, posting a team-best 15-10 record, mostly in the No. 2 spot (10-9) ... put together impressive singles wins against tough ACC opponents in NC State (3/20) and Clemson (4/3) ... appeared in 25 doubles matches, compiling a 15-10 record that with three different partners ... recipient of the Athletics Director's Award for Academic Achievement ... named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll and All-ACC Academic Team.
Fall:Went 1-1 at the ITA/USTA Nationals in doubles action with Brian Locklear ... earned a win and a loss as an individual in the same tournament ... compiled a 3-1 record, falling in the finals of the Seahawk Invitational in Wilmington, N.C.

BEFORE BC
Number one player on Trumbull High School team ... three-time all-conference selection ... earned all-state recognition as a senior in 2008 ... ranked 85th nationally for USTA Boys U-18 and in the top 10 for USTA New England ... named Connecticut Post All-Star MVP as a senior.

PERSONAL
Born on July 7, 1990 to Mohan and Ameeta Muppidi ... has one older sister, Sirisha ... enrolled in the Carroll School of Management as a finance major.

Year

Overall Match

Conf. Match

Overall Dual

Conf. Dual

Tournament

Vs. Ranked Opp

2008-09

10-12

4-8

11-14

3-8

5-3 (4-2 Singles; 1-1 Doubles)

3-8

2009-10

19-5

7-4

9-13

4-6

9-4 (4-2 Singles; 5-2 Doubles)

9-2

2010-11

15-10

4-7

15-10

3-8

6-3 (5-2 Singles; 1-1 Doubles)

1-0

Totals

44-27

15-19

35-37

10-22

20-10 (13-6 Singles; 7-4 Doubles)

13-10