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Nithesa Selvaraj
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Virtual School Victoria
- Hometown:
- Griffin, Queensland, Australia
2024-25 (Sophomore)
Finished the year with a 17-10 singles and 11-13 doubles record, going 14-5 and 6-8 in the spring season, respectively ... Played the majority of the season at the No. 4 position in singles, going 9-2 at that spot ... Also played at No. 3 and No. 5, going 4-3 at No. 3 and 1-0 at No. 5 ... Played the majority of the season at the No. 2 position at doubles with partner Divna Ratkovic ... Won 10 of her final 13 singles matches to close out the year.
2023-24 (Freshman)Posted a 3-8 singles record during the dual match season after joining the Owls after the fall tournament season... Earned her first career dual match victory with a 6-1, 6-1 win against Sam Houston... Finished the season on a five-match unbeaten streak, including a win against SMU in the AAC semifinals in addition to a win against South Florida and abandoned leads versus FAU and Prairie View A&M... Made two appearances at the third position of the doubles lineup while playing alongside Divna Ratkovic... Recorded the clinching point against South Florida.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Virtual School Victoria in Griffin, Queenslands, Australia... Achieved a high ranking of 764th in the Women’s ITF World Singles rankings... Ranked 54th in the Australian women rankings and eighth in the Australian junior girls rankings... Reached the quarterfinals of the 2023 W15 Caloundra Singles Main Draw and also reached the main draw of the 2023 W25 Perth Singles tournament... Won the Toowoomba 2023 Easter Gold Cup in singles and was a finalist in the singles of the 2023 20K Queensland Open... Also competed during high school in badminton and track & field... Placed third at the 2014 An Yu Junior Badminton Cup... Won the triple jump at the 2019 division championships and placed third in both the triple jump and 100 meters at the 2019 regional championships.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Selvaraj Thiruvenkatam and Maheswari Selvaraj... Has one sister.
| Singles | Overall | Tour | Dual | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 3-8 | - | 3-8 | - | - | - | - | 0-2 | 3-6 |
| 2024-25 | 17-10 | 3-5 | 14-5 | - | - | 4-3 | 9-2 | 1-0 | - |
| TOTAL | 20-18 | 3-5 | 17-13 | - | - | 4-3 | 9-2 | 1-2 | 3-6 |
| Doubles | Overall | Tour | Dual | #1 | #2 | #3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 0-1 | - | 0-1 | - | - | 0-1 |
| 2024-25 | 11-13 | 5-5 | 6-8 | - | 6-6 | 0-2 |
| TOTAL | 11-14 | 5-5 | 6-9 | - | 6-6 | 0-3 |
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