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2018-19 Men's Tennis Roster

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Craig Pessman / Illinois Athletics
Craig Pessman / Illinois Athletics

Caleb Chakravarthi

  • Ht./Wt. 6-1 /
  • Hometown Irvine, Calif.
  • High School Connections Academy

Biography

Career Statistics

Singles Doubles
Season Overall Big Ten Overall Big Ten
2017-18 18-14 4-3 25-14 6-4
2018-19 13-10 1-0 11-11 1-0
Total 31-24 5-3  36-25 7-4   

Rankings History

Career-High Singles Ranking: 116 (February 6, 2019)

Career-High Doubles Ranking: 25 (September 11, 2018 (Preseason); with Alex Brown) 

Sophomore - 2018-19 

  • Paired with first time partner, redshirt sophomore Gui Gomes, the duo defeated UCF's Manoel Alencar and Mikhail Sokolovskiy, 6-3.
  • With partner Alex Brown, he handed No. 32 Simen Bratholm / Nick Brookes (Northwestern) their fourth loss of the season with a 6-4 victory.
  • Clinched the match for the Illini with a win over Mathew Tsolakyan, 5-7, 6-0, 6-4, vs. UCLA on Feb. 13 at Midtown Athletic Club in Chicago.
  • Won his seventh consecutive singles defeating Simon Soendergaard, 6-3, 6-3 vs. North Carolina on Feb. 9.
  • In an upset, Chakravarthi defeated No. 60 William Howells, 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 at Notre Dame on Feb. 6.
  • With partner and sophomore Alex Brown, defeated No. 51 Georgia duo Robert Loeb/Jan Zielinski, 7-6, 9-7 at the MLK Invitational on Jan. 20. Also went undefeated in singles play at the tournament.

Freshman - 2017-18 

  • Clinched a team-best 10 doubles points with fellow-freshman Alex Brown 
  • Clinched six Illini match victories, including Illinois's 4-0 sweep of Marquette in the NCAA First Round 
  • Earned two ranked doubles wins with Brown during the NCAA Tournament against Vandy's No. 11 Klinger and Lowe and TCU's No. 6 Nunez and Rybakov 

Junior Tennis | High School

  • Won B18s National Team Championships with Southern California
  • U16 Easter Bowl Doubles Title
  • Top-20 Nationally in U16s
  • Reached No. in 14s and 16s in Middle States Section
  • Won a G2 and G3 ITF Doubles Title

Personal

  • Born on January 2, 1999 
  • Parents are Sheila and Suresh Chakravarthi 
  • Hobbies outside of tennis: hanging out with friends and playing video games 
  • Favorite athlete: Rafael Nadal 
  • Biggest thrill in sports: winning close matches 
  • Chose Illinois because: "From the time I stepped foot on the campus, I felt welcome. Brad and Marcos are great coaches and I feel like they are the best fit for me to reach my highest potential while at Illinois and hopefully after. I also really loved all of the guys on the team. It was like a big family and they made me feel welcome. After visiting, I know that was the college I wanted to go to"

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

    6'1"
  • 2018-19Sophomore

    6'1"