Kutztown University Athletics

Career Honors
2x Team MVP (2014, 2015)
2013 PSAC Singles Champion
2x PSAC Doubles Champion (2012, 2013)
3x All-PSAC Singles & Doubles (2013, 2014, 2015)
PSAC Athlete of the Week (3/16/15)
2x Dean's List Honors

2014-15 (Match-by-Match): Selected to the All-PSAC First Team for Singles and the Second Team for Doubles (5/6)...In his final season as a Golden Bear, Desai finished the season with a 17-7 record in singles play and an astounding 17-2 record in doubles action with partner Ken Beebe.  Desai was most prevelant this season in No. 2 doubles, where he finished with a record of 10-2. He also finished with a positive 3-2 record in conference singles play and a 4-1 record in the conference in doubles action. He was the team's MVP for the second straight season...Tallied a victory in doubles action with Beebe in a loss to Mercyhurst (4/24)...Teamed up with Beebe in a 8-5 victory at No. 2 doubles in a win over Mercyhurst (4/18)...Recorded a 7-6, 6-4 victory at No. 1 singles and teamed up with Beebe in a 8-1 victory at No. 2 doubles in a win over Millersville (4/17)...Came away with victories in singles and doubles with Beebe in a win over Bloomsburg (4/15)...Won both singles and doubles matches with Beebe in a victory over Philadelphia (4/13)...Picked up victories in singles and doubles action with Ken Beebe in a win over Shepherd (4/12)...Tallied victories in singles action and doubles with Ken Beebe in a win over Caldwell (4/11)...Had a 6-1 victory at No. 1 singles and teamed up with Beebe in a 8-4 victory at No. 2 doubles in a win over Harford CC (4/1)...Recorded victories in both singles and doubles in a win over West Chester (3/29)...Picked up a victory in both singles and doubles action in a win over Millersville (3/27)...Picked up the only victory on the team in the first set of the top flight in a loss to College of New Jersey (3/25)...In a dual meet vs. Ithaca, Desai won the deciding match with a 3-6, 7-6, 10-5 victory in No.1 singles for KU's 5-4 win. In doubles play, his 8-4 victory with Beebe marked his 100th career combined victory (3/12)...Recorded a 6-3, 6-4 victory in No. 1 singles and teamed up with Beebe in No. 3 for the 8-3 victory in a win over Milligan College (3/11)...Picked up 8-2 victory in No. 3 doubles with Beebe in a loss to N.C. Central (3/10)...Recorded 8-5 victory in No.3 doubles with Beebe in a loss to Charleston (3/9)...Picked up a 7-6, 6-2 victory in No. 1 singles and teamed up with Perez in an 8-3 victory in a win over Catholic University of America (3/8)...Recorded a 6-1, 6-1 victory at No. 1 singles and teamed up with Beebe in an 8-0 win at No. 3 doubles in a win over Saint Thomas Aquinas (10/6)...Had a 6-3, 6-0 victory at No. 1 singles and teamed up with Beebe in an 8-2 victory at No. 3 doubles in a win over La Salle (9/30)...Recorded an 8-1 victory in the first round of the PSAC Championships (9/14).

2013-14 (Match-by-Match): Desai had the best year of his career in his junior season. He posted a 19-3 singles record with a 14-3 record at No. 2 singles. He went a perfect 5-0 in PSAC matches. In doubles action, he won a career-best 19 matches with partner Rushi Amin. The duo went 4-0 in PSAC play and won eight of their final 10 matches. Named the Team MVP at the annual All-Sports Banquet (4/29)...Named to All-PSAC Singles & Doubles Team (4/28)...Teamed up with Amin in a 9-7 victory at No. 1 doubles against Edinboro in the PSAC Championship (4/18)...Teamed up with Amin in an 8-1 victory at No. 1 doubles in a win over West Chester in the PSAC quarterfinals (4/17)...Had a 6-3, 6-0 victory at No. 2 singles and teamed up with Amin in an 8-5 victory at No. 1 doubles in a win over West Chester (4/9)...Recorded a 6-3, 6-2 victory at No. 2 singles and teamed up with Amin in an 8-3 victory at No. 1 doubles in a win over Bloomsburg (4/8)...Had a 6-0, 6-2 victory at No. 1 singles in a win over Millersville (4/6)...Recorded a 6-1, 6-2 victory at No. 2 singles and teamed up with Amin in an 8-1 victory at No. 1 doubles in a win over Mercyhurst (3/2)...Had a 6-1, 6-3 victory at No. 2 singles and teamed up with Amin in an 8-3 victory at No. 1 doubles in a win over Edinboro (3/1)...Recorded a 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 win at No. 2 singles and teamed up with Amin in an 8-4 victory at No. 1 doubles against LaSalle (10/12)...Teamed up with Amin in an 8-4 victory in the final round of doubles in the PSAC Championships (9/15)...Had a 6-0, 6-2 win in the finals of the PSAC Championships (9/15)...Recorded a 6-3, 6-1 victory in the semifinals of the PSAC Championships (9/15)...Teamed up with Amin in an 8-5 win in the second round of doubles in the PSAC Championships (9/14)...Teamed up with Amin in an 8-3 victory in the first round of doubles in the PSAC Championships (9/14)...Had a 6-3, 7-6 win in the second round of the PSAC Championships (9/14)...Recorded a 6-1, 6-0 victory in the 1st round of the PSAC Championships (9/14).

2012-13 (Match-by-Match): Teamed up with Amin in an 8-5 victory at No. 1 doubles in a win over Shaw in the first round of the NCAA Atlantic Regionals (4/28)...Had a 6-4, 6-3 victory at No. 2 singles and teamed up with Amin in an 8-3 victory at No. 1 doubles in a win over Elizabethtown (4/24)...Teamed up with Amin in an 8-0 victory at No. 1 doubles in a win over Edinboro to earn the PSAC championship (4/21)...Recorded a 6-0, 7-5 victory at No. 2 singles and teamed up with Amin in an 8-1 victory at No. 1 doubles in a win over Mercyhurst (4/20)...Had a 6-1, 6-1 victory at No. 2 singles and teamed up with Amin in an 8-3 victory at No. 1 doubles in a win over Bloomsburg (4/9)...Recorded a 6-1, 7-5 victory at No. 2 singles and teamed up with Amin in an 8-5 victory at No. 1 doubles in a win over Mercyhurst (4/6)...Had a 6-3, 6-3 victory at No. 2 singles and teamed up with Amin in an 8-0 victory at No. 1 doubles in a win over Edinboro (4/5)...Recorded a 6-1, 6-3 win at No. 2 singles against West Chester (3/30)...Had a 6-0, 6-1 victory at No. 2 singles and teamed up with Girme in an 8-6 victory at No. 2 doubles in a win over Millersville (3/29).

 

Career Record - Singles
Year	Record
2011-12	6-6
2012-13	16-5
2013-14	19-3
2014-15	17-7
Career	58-21
Career Record - Doubles
Year	Record
2011-12	5-7
2012-13	17-5
2013-14	19-4
2014-15	20-3
Career	61-19

The Desai File
Nickname: V
Favorite Place to Eat in Kutztown: Great Wall
Apple or Android: Android
Favorite TV Series: Game of Thrones
Dream Job: Professional tennis player
Funniest Teammate: Parth Girme
Favorite Music Genre: EDM
Most Memorable KU Sports Moment: Winning the PSAC singles & doubles title in 2013
Favorite Piece of Game-Day Apparel: Wristband
I Spent my Summer…: Training hard and interning
Favorite Cartoon Character: Spongebob Squarepants
I came to Kutztown because…: I wanted to play tennis here