Niroop Vallabhaneni

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Niroop Vallabhaneni and Faris Khan battle at ACCs

The sophomore doubles pair of Faris Khan and Niroop Vallabhaneni lead the team with seven dual wins.

Niroop Vallabhaneni gets ready to receive a serve against Virginia

Niroop Vallabhaneni competes against No. 10 Kentucky

Niroop Vallabhaneni focuses on hitting the tennis ball during practice

Height:
6-0
Weight:
161
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Paradise Valley, Ariz.
High School:
Laurel Springs School [Calif.]

Honors:
ITA Scholar-Athlete (2021, 2022, 2023)
All-ACC Academic Team (2022, 2023)
ACC Academic Honor Roll (2021, 2022, 2023)

2022-23: All-ACC Academic team and ITA Scholar-Athlete recipient ... finished with a singles record of 4-4, including a dual-mark of 2-1 … went 1-0 in ACC matches with lone victory a 6-0, 6-0 triumph over Connor McDonald of Boston College … advanced to the quarterfinal round of the Milwaukee Tennis Classic eventually falling in a three-set heartbreak to VCU’s Matisse Bobichon 7-5, 4-6, 13-11 … posted a 6-9 overall doubles ledger with teammate Faris Khan, including a 6-7 dual record … went 1-0 in ACC play following a 6-4 decision over Matt Campbell and Will Kasten of Boston College … recorded a 6-2 win over Melios Efstathiou and Juan Lopez de Azcona of No. 20 Wake Forest to help lift Duke to the ACC Championship match.

2021-22: All-ACC Academic team and ITA Scholar-Athlete recipient ... finished with 15 singles victories on the year (15-9) and nine dual wins (9-6) … concluded the ACC season with a 3-4 ledger, including a 3-1 mark on court four … went 5-5 over final 10 matches … recorded one match-clinching victory against North Carolina A&T after besting Ethan Baly 6-2, 6-1 … defeated Daniel Labrador of No. 62 Clemson 6-7 (5), 6-1, 6-1 in ACC Tournament … finished third on the team with 15 overall doubles wins (15-11) and second dual victories with 10 (10-9) … registered a 3-5 mark in ACC play … played on all three courts, earning marks of 4-3 (court one), 2-3 (court two) and 4-3 (court three) … with teammate Faris Khan, went 1-4 against nationally ranked opponents, with lone victory against No. 13 Adam Walton and Pat Harper of No. 6 Tennessee, 7-6 (6), in Duke’s NCAA Tournament Second Round match … started the year 4-0 and won the Wake Forest Invite doubles title with Krug … also paired with Connor Krug (1-0) and Jake Krug (0-1) on the year.

2020-21: ITA Scholar-Athlete recipient ... Competed four times on the year as a doubles pair, mostly with Faris Khan on court three … finished with a 1-2 mark … registered a 6-2 victory with teammate Andrew Dale over N.C. State’s Tristan Smith and Rafa Izquierdo during first ever collegiate appearance … had one match go unfinished, was leading that contest 5-1 against Henrik Atlevi and Emil Westling of Furham.

Prior to Duke: Blue Chip prospect that ranked as high as No. 4 in the 2019 recruiting class ... U.S. Open participant in 2018 ... ranked 150th by the ITF at age 16 ... claimed a doubles title at the USTA 16s National Championship in Kalamazoo ... coached by Shariq Khan and Sebastian Grosjean … attended Laurel Springs High School, an online private school based out of California.

Personal: Born on May 28, 2002 … son of Raj Vallabhaneni and Bindu Chaparala.