| Vishnu Rajam |
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Smarr Says
"Vishnu redshirted his freshman year which helped him adjust to Rice better. He has a great serve and big ground strokes. Improving his footwork is a priority. Before this year is over, I expect to see him make a move into the line up."
2008-09 (Sophomore)
Competed in the ULL Fall Invite ... Defeated LSU's David Roberts,
6-4, 6-3, before falling in the quarterfinals.
2007-08 Season (Freshman)
Won only singles appearance, a 6-1, 6-1 decision against Prairie View A&M's Jose Garcia, at the No. 5 position (April 9) ... tallied a 2-0 doubles record with Bruno Rosa over three matches at the No. 3 spot ... notched a hard-fought 9-8 (13-11) victory against Trevor Dobson and Douglas Taylor of No. 53 UC Irvine (March 8) and an 8-3 triumph over Chris Cloer and Brad Mixon of No. 17 Florida State (March 11) ... competed at the Rice Invitational (Sept. 14-16) and the Midland Racquet Club Invitational (Oct. 12-14) ... three of his five losses came in three sets ... picked up a 6-4, 6-3 consolation victory over teammate Jon Greenberg at the Rice Invitational (Sept. 14-16) ... paired with Greenberg and made championship match of B Doubles flight at Rice Invitational.
2006-07 Season
Rajam redshirted the 2006-07 season.
High School
2005 graduate of American International School in Chennai, India ... held a national ranking of 21 ... doubles winner and singles runner-up at Navallur ... national U18 and ITF Srilanka runners-up in doubles ... selected for the MBTA elite program at Bangalore ... also played basketball ... named Raptors' most valuable player after winning the most improved and best defensive player awards ... also named the basketball team's Iron Man.
Personal
Son of Srinath and Gayathre Rajam ... born on April 24, 1988 in Chennai, India ... has one brother and one sister ... majoring in economics ... member of Hanszen College.
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