St. John's University Athletics
2021-22 Women's Tennis Roster
Devarakonda, Lalita
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Lalita Devarakonda
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- Long Beach State
- Hometown:
- Hyderabad, India
Bio
As a Graduate Student (2022-23): Posted a 11-7 singles record with all 11 wins in the first court... earned second team All-BIG EAST honors... two-time BIG EAST Singles Player of the Week selection and was named BIG EAST Doubles Team of the Week with Mouna Bouzgarrou twice... notched a pair of wins against No. 5 Georgetown in the first round of the BIG EAST Championships in singles and doubles play... tallied nine doubles wins split among three partners.
As a Graduate Student (2021-22): Registered a 12-8 singles record, mainly in the no. 2 slot... logged a 13-3 record in doubles play... notched a straight set win at no. 74 Florida Gulf Coast's Isabella Colmenares, 6-0, 6-3.
At Long Beach State: Team did not compete in 2021 due to concerns about COVID-19... named 2019 Second-Team All-Big West in doubles for the second consecutive season… posted a 20-9 singles mark, going 12-4 in dual match play across three different spots in the order in her sophomore season... contributed to 2019 Big West Championship… earned second-team All-Big West honors in doubles in 2018… unbeaten in the final four matches of the year in singles.… ITA Scholar-Athlete in 2018 & 2021... was named to the Big West All-Academic Team Spring 2020.
In High School: Made a pair of semifinal appearances at the U18 Nationals on clay in 2016 … earned a No. 9 ranking in the All-India junior rankings … All-India Women’s ranking reached as high as No. 35 … highest International Tennis Federation (ITF) junior ranking was No. 420.
Personal: Daughter of Padmavathi Devarakonda and D.G Krishna... pursuing her Master's degree in Sports Management.
As a Graduate Student (2021-22): Registered a 12-8 singles record, mainly in the no. 2 slot... logged a 13-3 record in doubles play... notched a straight set win at no. 74 Florida Gulf Coast's Isabella Colmenares, 6-0, 6-3.
At Long Beach State: Team did not compete in 2021 due to concerns about COVID-19... named 2019 Second-Team All-Big West in doubles for the second consecutive season… posted a 20-9 singles mark, going 12-4 in dual match play across three different spots in the order in her sophomore season... contributed to 2019 Big West Championship… earned second-team All-Big West honors in doubles in 2018… unbeaten in the final four matches of the year in singles.… ITA Scholar-Athlete in 2018 & 2021... was named to the Big West All-Academic Team Spring 2020.
In High School: Made a pair of semifinal appearances at the U18 Nationals on clay in 2016 … earned a No. 9 ranking in the All-India junior rankings … All-India Women’s ranking reached as high as No. 35 … highest International Tennis Federation (ITF) junior ranking was No. 420.
Personal: Daughter of Padmavathi Devarakonda and D.G Krishna... pursuing her Master's degree in Sports Management.