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Mukundan Nandakumar '05 (2001-05) – Men's Tennis
Nandakumar is the first men's tennis player to be inducted into the KU Athletics Hall of Fame. He is the school-record holder with 141 combined career victories, as he primarily played his matches at No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles. He won 78 career doubles matches for the most all-time at KU in men's tennis, and his 63 career singles victories are fourth in school history.
In his senior year in 2005, he was named the PSAC Player of the Year and the ITA Senior Athlete of the Year. Nandakumar was named the 2002 PSAC and NCAA East Region Rookie of the Year. He was the 2004 PSAC Singles and Doubles Champion and is a three-time All-PSAC first team selection (2002, 2003, 2004). He won the 2002 and 2003 ITA East Regional Flight A Doubles championship, and earned a trip to the ITA Small Colleges Championships in both years, placing eighth in 2003.
His play helped Kutztown win two PSAC Championships (2002, 2004). His team won the East Region and advanced to the NCAA Championships each of his first three seasons.
A native of Chennai, India, Nandakumar and his wife, Jharna, have one daughter. He is currently the marketing manager of the Julian Krinsky Group.
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