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 Jahnavi Parekh
Jahnavi Parekh
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Mumbai, India
Height:
5-2
Experience:
2L
Fall 2000 (Senior) – Ranked No. 18 in the December ITA rankings, down from No. 13 in the fall listings despite an excellent fall... Entered the spring in seventh place in school history for career wins (70)... Was 10-3 in singles for the fall and 3-1 in doubles... Won five singles matches in a row (10/6-10/20), lost once, then won four more matches (11/4-11/6)... Was 3-3 in the fall against ranked opponents, with wins over No. 3 Sara Walker of UCLA and #17 Kim Niggemeyer of Fresno State... Lost in the round of 16 at the ITA Clay Courts... Tied for first in “A” Singles at the Baylor Fall Classic with Katja Kovac... Advanced to the quarterfinals of the Riviera All-American... Lost in the semifinals of the ITA Southwest Regional to teammate Katja Kovac... In doubles, teamed with Kovac to win the “A” bracket at the Baylor Fall Classic.

1999-2000 (Junior) – Finished the year 39-9... Earned the Baylor women’s first-ever all-American honor... Appeared in the spring rankings at No. 17... Was ranked as high as No. 8 before finishing at No. 21... Placed second in the ITA Regional Rolex Tournament... Won the qualifying singles bracket of the ITA All-American Championships... Was 8-4 against ranked opponents... Two of Parekh’s three fall losses were against ranked opponents... Won 11 in a row during the fall (10/19-11/7), then topped that with a 12-match win streak in the spring (3/1-4/9)... Her 39 wins set the school records for victories in a season... Named to the all-Big 12 singles team... Was the Big 12 No. 1 Singles Champion... In doubles, Parekh finished the season with a 20-9 record... Teamed with Monica Gonzalez to earn the Big 12 No. 3 Doubles Championship... The team had two five match win streaks (2/1-2/9, 3/12-3/26)... Parekh’s 20 doubles wins tied for the eighth best single season total in school history.

1998-1999 (Sophomore) – Came out strong in the spring to finish with a 21-5 record, finishing 13th in the region and 66th in the nation... Won the first 12 matches of her Baylor career... Played mostly at the No. 2 singles position... Was the Big 12 No. 2 Singles runner-up... Selected for all-Big 12 Conference singles and doubles with partner Katja Kovac... The pair ranked fifth in the region... Parekh was 18-12 in doubles (11-7 with Kovac).

Prior to Baylor – Attended Sydenham College in Mumbai-Maharashtra, India... Graduated from high school in April of 1996... Played under personal coach and aunt, Prafulla Shah... Top junior player in India placing No. 1 in singles and No. 2 in doubles... No. 98 in ITF ranking.

Personal – Full Name is Jahnavi Dhiren Parekh... Nickname is Janu... Born on Dec. 4, 1978 in India... Daughter of Dhiren Parekh and the late Hemangini Parekh... Has one sister, Aditi... Majoring in accounting.

Parekh’s Career Singles Stats

Year#1#2#3#4#5#6Big 12OverallPct.High Rank
1998-997-413-11-0------10-421-5.80866
1999-0019-4----------10-139-9.8138
Fall 2000--------------10-376913
Totals26-813-11-0------20-570-17.8058

Parekh’s Career Doubles Stats

Year#1#2#3Big 12OverallPct.High Rank
1998-9911-70-1--6-318-12.600--
1999-00--4-09-68-220-10.66745
Fall 2000--------3-1.750--
Totals11-74-19-614-541-23.64145