2024-25 Men's Tennis Roster
Rithvik Krishna
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Irvine, Calif.
β’ Three-time All-Big West - Singles
2024-25 (Senior)
β’ Received All-Big West honorable mention distinction in singles
β’ Went 16-12 overall and 10-9 in dual matches
β’ Defeated Dominique Rolland in straight sets to help UCI take down No. 34 UC Santa Barbara, 4-3, in the Big West championship match
β’ Also had a big win against Pepperdine, outlasting Lasse Poertner, 7-5, 3-6, 7-5, at the fourth position to lift the Anteaters to their first victory over the Waves since 1992
β’ Put together three consecutive wins at Nos. 2-4 against Portland, Villanova and LMU
β’ Finished the year with 10 overall doubles victories with seven coming in dual matches
2023-24 (Junior)
β’ Named to the All-Big West Second Team in singles
β’Β Closed out the campaign with an 18-9 overall record and went 10-5 in dual matches
β’ Saw action at Nos. 2-5; Combined to go 7-2 at the fourth and fifth positions
β’ Won his first four matches of the spring season without dropping a set
β’ Clinched a thrilling 4-3 victory over Gonzaga by upending Leon Roider 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 at No. 3
β’ Earned Big West wins against UC Davis, Cal Poly and Hawaiβi during the regular season
β’ Competed at the ITA All-American Championships in the fall
2022-23 (Sophomore)
β’Β Earned All-Big West honorable mention recognition in singles
β’Β Went 17-7 overall, 11-5 in dual matches and 4-1 against conference opponents
β’Β Played primarily at No. 4 where he posted a 10-3 record
β’Β Won nine-straight matches from March 5 to April 14 and dropped only two sets during that stretch
β’Β Opened Big West play with a 6-4, 6-0 road victory against Justin Lamy of UC Riverside
β’Β Also defeated Guillaume Tattevin (Hawaiβi) and Colter Smith (Cal Poly) on the road
β’Β Took down reigning co-Big West Freshman of the Year Ryan Torres of UC Davis, 6-1, 6-4 to help the βEaters clinch a share of the regular-season title
β’Β Won his first match of the fall season, 6-3, 6-1, against Pelayo Rodriguez of UC San Diego at the ITA Southwest Regional
β’Β Finished with a perfect 3-0 singles record at the LMU Invitational
β’Β Went 8-4 overall and 6-2 in dual-match doubles
β’Β Played most of the spring season alongside Matthew Sah, picking up Big West victories against Cal Poly, UCSD and UC Davis
2021-22 (Freshman)
β’ Finished with seven overall singles victories and went 5-1 in dual-match play
β’ Made his collegiate debut at the ITA Southwest Regional Championships
β’ Earned his first victory with a 6-4, 6-2 triumph over Cal Polyβs Bastiaan Weststrate
β’ Saw his first dual-match action in a 4-0 win over Grand Canyon on Feb. 4
β’ Closed out the season by winning his last three decisions
β’ Defeated Pierre Boullenger, 6-4, 6-4, to help the Anteaters upend No. 55 UC Santa Barbara in the Big West Championship match
β’ Also came from behind to top UC Davisβ Mitchell Davis, 1-6, 6-1, 6-0, in the Big West quarterfinals
β’ Took down Kilian Maitre of Hawaiβi, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, in the regular-season finale
β’ Went 3-1 in doubles (1-0 dual matches)
β’ Advanced to the Round of 32 alongside Ali Amiri at the ITA Southwest Regional
High School
β’ Five-star recruit out of University High School in Irvine
β’ Helped the Trojans win the 2019 CIF-Southern Section Open Division Championship
β’Β Advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2020 USTA Southern California Junior Sectional Championships
β’ Boys' 16s singles finalist at the 2019 USTA National Level 2 Tournament in Stockton
Major
β’ Film and media studies
CAREER RECORDS AT UCI
Overall Singles: 58-34
Dual-Match Singles: 36-20
Overall Doubles: 24-28
Dual-Match Doubles: 14-17
2024-25 (Senior)
β’ Received All-Big West honorable mention distinction in singles
β’ Went 16-12 overall and 10-9 in dual matches
β’ Defeated Dominique Rolland in straight sets to help UCI take down No. 34 UC Santa Barbara, 4-3, in the Big West championship match
β’ Also had a big win against Pepperdine, outlasting Lasse Poertner, 7-5, 3-6, 7-5, at the fourth position to lift the Anteaters to their first victory over the Waves since 1992
β’ Put together three consecutive wins at Nos. 2-4 against Portland, Villanova and LMU
β’ Finished the year with 10 overall doubles victories with seven coming in dual matches
2023-24 (Junior)
β’ Named to the All-Big West Second Team in singles
β’Β Closed out the campaign with an 18-9 overall record and went 10-5 in dual matches
β’ Saw action at Nos. 2-5; Combined to go 7-2 at the fourth and fifth positions
β’ Won his first four matches of the spring season without dropping a set
β’ Clinched a thrilling 4-3 victory over Gonzaga by upending Leon Roider 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 at No. 3
β’ Earned Big West wins against UC Davis, Cal Poly and Hawaiβi during the regular season
β’ Competed at the ITA All-American Championships in the fall
2022-23 (Sophomore)
β’Β Earned All-Big West honorable mention recognition in singles
β’Β Went 17-7 overall, 11-5 in dual matches and 4-1 against conference opponents
β’Β Played primarily at No. 4 where he posted a 10-3 record
β’Β Won nine-straight matches from March 5 to April 14 and dropped only two sets during that stretch
β’Β Opened Big West play with a 6-4, 6-0 road victory against Justin Lamy of UC Riverside
β’Β Also defeated Guillaume Tattevin (Hawaiβi) and Colter Smith (Cal Poly) on the road
β’Β Took down reigning co-Big West Freshman of the Year Ryan Torres of UC Davis, 6-1, 6-4 to help the βEaters clinch a share of the regular-season title
β’Β Won his first match of the fall season, 6-3, 6-1, against Pelayo Rodriguez of UC San Diego at the ITA Southwest Regional
β’Β Finished with a perfect 3-0 singles record at the LMU Invitational
β’Β Went 8-4 overall and 6-2 in dual-match doubles
β’Β Played most of the spring season alongside Matthew Sah, picking up Big West victories against Cal Poly, UCSD and UC Davis
2021-22 (Freshman)
β’ Finished with seven overall singles victories and went 5-1 in dual-match play
β’ Made his collegiate debut at the ITA Southwest Regional Championships
β’ Earned his first victory with a 6-4, 6-2 triumph over Cal Polyβs Bastiaan Weststrate
β’ Saw his first dual-match action in a 4-0 win over Grand Canyon on Feb. 4
β’ Closed out the season by winning his last three decisions
β’ Defeated Pierre Boullenger, 6-4, 6-4, to help the Anteaters upend No. 55 UC Santa Barbara in the Big West Championship match
β’ Also came from behind to top UC Davisβ Mitchell Davis, 1-6, 6-1, 6-0, in the Big West quarterfinals
β’ Took down Kilian Maitre of Hawaiβi, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, in the regular-season finale
β’ Went 3-1 in doubles (1-0 dual matches)
β’ Advanced to the Round of 32 alongside Ali Amiri at the ITA Southwest Regional
High School
β’ Five-star recruit out of University High School in Irvine
β’ Helped the Trojans win the 2019 CIF-Southern Section Open Division Championship
β’Β Advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2020 USTA Southern California Junior Sectional Championships
β’ Boys' 16s singles finalist at the 2019 USTA National Level 2 Tournament in Stockton
Major
β’ Film and media studies
CAREER RECORDS AT UCI
Overall Singles: 58-34
Dual-Match Singles: 36-20
Overall Doubles: 24-28
Dual-Match Doubles: 14-17
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