2022-23 Women's Tennis Roster

Kav and Sav Lees-McRae
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WTEN Seniors vs. Lees-McRae
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Kavya Patel vs. Georgia Southern
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Kavya Patel at Gardner-Webb
Kavya Patel at A-10 Tournament
Kavya Patel vs. Georgia Southern
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Kavya Patel vs. Georgia Southern
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Kavya Patel vs. NCCU
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Daniela Porges and Kavya Patel
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Kavya Patel
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Women's Tennis team huddle
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Kavya Patel vs. Dayton 2022
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Josie Schaffer and Kavya Patel
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Patel and Schaffer at 2022 A-10's
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Josie Schaffer and Kevya Patel at A-10's
Kavya & Josie
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Davidson takes on Elon in non-conference women’s tennis action at the Davidson Tennis Courts on Saturday, March 05, 2022 in Davidson, North Carolina.
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Kavya Patel
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Kavya Patel

Kavya Patel

  • Class:
    Sophomore
  • Hometown:
    Roswell, Ga.
  • High School:
    Lassiter HS
2023-24: Tallied a solid 13-8 singles record and dominant 16-7 doubles mark... Was 11-1 from the No. 4 singles position while claiming all 16 of her doubles wins at the No. 1 position... Was 6-1 in Atlantic 10 singles competition as well as 5-3 in conference doubles matches, highlighted by a 6-3 triumph with Daniela Porges at the A-10 Tournament second round over Fordham (4/26)... Went on a 10-game winning streak in singles play and identical 10-game winning streak in doubles with Daniela Porges... ITA Scholar-Athlete... Named to CSC Academic All-District Team... Garnered A-10 Second Team All-Conference honors. 

2022-23: CSC Academic All-District... Finished second on the team in singles wins after finishing with a 9-9 record... Ended the season with a 4-2 mark in the A-10... Ended the year on a four-match win streak including a pair of wins at the A-10 Tournament... Secured a straight-set win over Dayton in the opening round of the A-10 Tournament (4/27)... Won a three-set thriller over UMass in the A-10 Quarterfinals (4/28)... Picked up regular season conference wins over VCU (4/14) and George Washington (4/8) in three sets... Earned non-conference wins over UNC Ashville (2/4), WVSU (2/5), Presbyterian (2/18), and UNCG (2/25)... Was tied for the team lead in doubles wins with 11... Ended the season with an 11-7 doubles record with six of those coming in the No. 1 pairing. 

2021-2022: Posted a dominant 12-2 record at the No. 4 spot for the 'Cats... Went on a 12-match winning streak, only dropping her first and last match of the season... Clinched the match against Elon (3/6) with a 6-2, 6-4 win over her opponent... Posted three-set victories against UNC Greensboro (2/7), App State (2/12) and Gardner-Webb (3/6)... Played at the No. 1 Doubles spot with Josie Schaffer... Posted a 7-5 doubles record, went 2-0 in conference and won two of them in tiebreaker fashion... Named an ITA Scholar-Athlete. 

PREP YEARS: A four-year letterwinner at Lassiter High School... Earned Team MVP all four years... 2018 Southern Closed doubles champion... Two-time 2019 National Level 2 doubles third place... 2019 Southern Winter Closed singles finalist... 2019 Southern Closed doubles finalist... 2019 National Clay-court doubles quarterfinalist... 2020 Southern Winter Closed singles semifinalist and doubles champion... 2020 Southern Closed singles fifth place, ranked a high as No. 69 in the class of 2021... Carried a 4.4 weighted GPA... Was a Commended National Merit Scholar. 

PERSONAL: Daughter of Ankush Patel and Bindu Alexander.
Women's Tennis Virtual Tour
Friday, July 17
Play From Home: Women's Tennis' Mira Gladstone
Tuesday, May 05
Women's Tennis vs Kennesaw State Recap
Thursday, February 13
Davidson moves to the Atlantic 10
Sunday, August 18

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