Utah State University and head men's tennis coach of the
Aggies James Wilson June 4 announced that the team has added star Indian player Rithvik Chowdary Bollipalli to the squad.
“Utah State University is amazing and the entire team and
staff are very friendly, supportive and encouraging,” Bollipalli said in a
statement. “I love nature and the location is beyond exception and it inspires
me to start every new day with very positive energy. The university has all the
amenities for a tennis player.”
Bollipalli was the No. 1-ranked junior in all of India
during U-12, U-14 and U-16 competition and has an International Tennis
Federation ranking of 238 and a Universal Tennis Ranking of 12.72, the
university said in a news release.
Bollipalli, who was a member of the India delegation at the
2017 Junior Davis Cup, captured a pair of tournament titles earlier this year,
winning both the singles and doubles crown at the ITF Seventh Nairobi
International Junior Championships in January, and then the singles and doubles
titles at the ITF East African U-18 Junior Circuit in February, the release
noted.
Bollipalli is excited about the coaching he will receive at
Utah State to better his tennis career.
“The coaching staff
is awesome and I am very confident that under their expert guidance I will
improve my tennis and fitness for they are exceptionally good and know what it
takes to make a player,” he said. “I have full confidence in them that they
will help me realize my dream to become a pro. Each player on the team is great
and I am looking forward to learning from them. This is going to be my home
away from home for next four years.”
Wilson, meanwhile, is excited at the prospect of the new
signing making contributions to bettering the men’s tennis program at the
university.
“Rithvik is going to be a great asset to our program,”
Wilson said. “His mindset and work ethic are in line with our culture, and his
overall game has tremendous potential. I am really looking forward to working
with him, mostly because of his positive demeanor. I would expect him to make
an immediate impact in our singles and doubles lineups.”
Bollipalli will join the university and the tennis program
in the fall.
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