Vikram Chari - Men's Tennis - Vanderbilt University Athletics

Vikram Chari Season 2017-18

Class Junior
Hometown Saratoga, Calif.
High school Menlo
Bio

Honors
• 2017 SEC Scholar Athlete of the Year
• 2019 SEC Academic Honor Roll
• 2018 SEC Academic Honor Roll
• 2017 SEC Academic Honor Roll
• 2015-16 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll

As a Senior (2018-2019)
• 5-5 season record
• Won four consecutive singles matches
• Two doubles wins with partner Jack Lee

As a Junior (2017-2018)
• One dual-match singles win, one doubles win at No. 3 position
• 8-5 singles win vs. Tennessee State at No. 6 singles

As a Sophomore (2016-2017)
• 7-3 overall record
• Six-game win streak to close season
• SEC Scholar Athlete of the Year
• Second Commodore Men’s Tennis player ever to earn this honor

As a Freshman (2015-2016)
• Dual match debut against Tennessee State on Feb. 13
• Clinched Vanderbilt’s doubles point over Tennessee State, 6-1, at No. 3 paired with Cameron Klinger
• Win over TSU’s Grant Maddox at No. 6 for first singles win, 8-5.

The Chari File
• Product of the Menlo School in Saratoga, California
• Major: Economics
• Three-star athlete by TennisRecruiting.com
• Senior captain
• First Team All-Conference
• 2015 Central Coast Section Doubles Champion
• National Invitational High School Champion
• Son of Ranga and Vidya Chari
• One brother: Siddharth who also plays tennis
• Began playing tennis at the age of eight
• Novak Djokovic is his favorite tennis player
• Bucket list includes skydiving and living in Europe for a year
• Music is his favorite off-court hobby
• Sees himself attending graduate school for his MBA
• Biggest influences are his parents