St. John's University Athletics
2019-20 Men's Tennis Roster
Aditya Vashistha
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Bikaner, India
- High School:
- Delhi Public School Society
- Prev School:
- Utah State
As A Junior (2019-20): Finished 16-4 in singles play (7-1 in spring) … Was a dominant force on the No. 1 court where he went 7-1 … Defeated two ranked opponents (No. 32 Gui Osorio of San Diego and No. 36 Filip Malbasic of Arizona) … Became the second Johnnie in program history to reach the Main Draw of the ITA All-American Championships … Reached the second round of the Oracle ITA Masters … Became the highest ranked player in program history when he was tabbed No. 40 in the ITA Rankings (Feb. 5) … Finished 10-4 in doubles play this season (7-1 with Udayan Bhakar as his partner).
As A Sophomore (2018-19): 2019 All-BIG EAST Second Team selection … Finished 13-3 in singles play during the spring season … Was a dominant force on the No. 3 court where he went 9-0 … Went 10-straight singles matches without a loss … Completed the spring season with a doubles record of 6-9 ... St. John's gained its first point of the BIG EAST Championship match when he defeated Luis Heredia Gomez in straight-sets, 7-5, 6-2.
Honors: Academic All-Mountain West (2018); Mountain West Scholar-Athlete (2018); ITA Scholar-Athlete (2018); USU Whitesides Scholar-Athlete (2018).
Freshman Year at Utah State: Recorded an overall 22-8 mark in singles, including 10-2 in dual match play at the Nos. 4 through 6 spots ... Went undefeated in Mountain West singles play with a 3-0 mark ... Closed the season with an eight-match winning streak ... Recorded the Aggies' only point in the first round of the NCAA Tournament against No. 8 TCU after defeating Eduardo Roldan at the No. 5 spot (5/12/18) ... Provided the match-clinching point against Idaho State (1/13/18) ... Posted a 13-10 record in doubles, including 7-6 in dual match play ... Competed with freshman Felipe Acosta (13-8), freshman Valdemar Holm (0-1) and junior Austin Bass (0-1) ... Earned academic all-Mountain West honors and was named a Mountain West Scholar-Athlete, ITA Scholar-Athlete and a Joe E. and Elma Whitesides Scholar-Athlete.
High School: Had an International Tennis Federation junior ranking of No. 245... Had a Universal Tennis Ranking of 13.34… Was ranked in the top five among U-18's in India... Won the school nationals tournament U-18 in December 2016... Advanced to five semifinals of ITF events… Won the 2016 ITF doubles title… Finished high school with a 4.0 GPA and was third in his class of 50... Was the 2017 Student of the Year and sports captain.
Personal: Son of Yogendera Kumar and Gayatri Sheuma ... Has one brother ... Transferred to St. John's because of its location in New York City and its prestigious business program ... Last name is pronounced Vuh-sheesh-the.