Sahil Raina
Sahil Raina
Height: 6-0
Weight: 155
Year: Sr.
Hometown: Alpharetta, GA
High School: Johns Creek
Previous College: Georgia State Perimeter College

Senior (2021-22):

ITA All-American in doubles...All-UAA Honorable Mention in doubles…ITA South Regional doubles champion…Reached semifinals in doubles at the ITA Cup with Andrew Esses…Finished the season with a 21-11 record in doubles including an impressive 10-1 mark in tournament matches…Added a 3-4 record in singles.

Junior (2020-21):
Paired with four different players and finished with a record of 8-2 in doubles ... Teamed with Andrew Esses to go 3-0 at third doubles with two of those wins coming against tandems from John Carroll and Babson in the second- and third-rounds of the NCAA Championships ... Raina and Nolan Shah earned an 8-6 decision at No. 3 doubles over Rajan Vohra and Dylan Waters of Brandeis in the quarterfinals of the Championships and followed that with an 8-3 outcome over Vishnu Joshi and Eric Yoo of Johns Hopkins, giving Emory a 2-0 match lead, in a 5-1 triumph in the semifinals ... Also played doubles with Ryan Glanville (2-1) and Alec Rabinowitz (1-0).

Sophomore (2019-20):
Teamed with Andrew Esses to form a 4-1 doubles record ... The Raina/Esses tandem captured the consolation title in doubles at the ITA South Region Championships.

Freshman (2018-19):
First season in the program saw him compile an overall singles record of 12-3 ... Posted an 8-2 single mark during the spring portion of the schedule, 5-2 at the No. 6 spot, 2-0 at No. 5 and 1-0 at No. 3 ... Captured his opening five singles matches during the spring including a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Georgia Gwinnett's Mika Kosonen at No. 6 ...Won two of his three singles endeavors at the ITA National Indoor Championships including a 6-0, 6-0 whitewash over Whitman's Raj Chikkalingaiah in Emory's 9-0 triumph ... Finished with a 7-1 overall effort in doubles action ... He and Connor Genschaw won the 'B' Draw Doubles title at the ITA South Region Championships, winning four matches which included an 8-3 verdict over Sewanee's Ryan Wax and Dale Hawthorne in the finals ... Playing at No. 5 singles, he helped the Eagles to an 8-1 decision over No. 17 Trinity by topping Jace Akagi-Okuma, 6-4, 6-3 ... Earned a 6-3, 6-0 victory at No. 6 singles over Kalamazoo College's Casey Johnson in Emory's 8-1 win ... In doubles, he and Pushkar Shinde won their opening three matches in advancing to the semifinals of the Grizzly Open.

Career Stats

SINGLES TOTAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 Tour
2018-19 12-3 --- --- 1-0 --- 2-0 5-2 4-1
2019-20  0-2 ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  ---  0-2
2020-21  ----   -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2021-22 3-4 -- -- -- -- -- 1-1 2-3
Total 15-9 --- --- 1-0 --- 2-0 6-3 6-6
 
DOUBLES TOTAL 1 2 3   Tour
2018-19 7-1 --- --- --- 7-1
2019-20  4-1  ---  ---  ---  4-1 
2020-21  8-2 ---  ---  8-2  --- 
2021-22 21-11 3-3 0-1 8-6 10-1 
Total 40-15 3-3 0-1 16-8 21-3

 

High School
:
Four-year letterwinner in tennis while at Johns Creek High School ... Was coached by Vicki Kemper ... Team co-captain as a senior ... Played No. 2 singles his final campaign and posted a won-lost ledger of 10-3 ... Named his team's MVP his final campaign ... Helped Johns Creek to a berth in the 2016 Georgia Class AAAAAA state title match ... Tennis Recruiting Network listed him as the 11th-ranked player in Georgia and 51st in the Southeast Region.

Personal:
Son of Romica and Robin Raina ... Born October 10 ... Majors in business administration.

Quote:
"The outstanding academics and stellar tennis program were the two main reasons why I chose Emory."