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Player Bio: Madhuri Jha :: Women's Tennis  

  Madhuri Jha

Madhuri Jha

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Oak Brook, IL

High School:
University of Miami Online

Height:
5-7

Birthdate:
06/04/1987

2006-2007: Finished the season 9-11 overall, playing all of her dual-matches from the No. 2 singles position ... Paired with Mara Frisch to go 7-8 from the No. 2 doubles slot.

2005-2006: Ended the campaign 10-11 overall, including a 3-2 record the No. 4 singles spot ... Won the only one of her four matches that was completed at the A-10 Championships.

High School: Played at the Evert Tennis Academy in Boca Raton, FL, her final two years ... Nationally ranked by the ITF as a senior ... Played on the ITF circuit as a junior ... As a freshman, ranked among the top 250 nationally, top 50 regionally in the Midwest and No. 7 in Chicago ... Member of the National Honor Society and finished school with a 4.3 GPA ... Recognized in the National Young Scholars program.

Personal: Born June 4, 1987, in Hinsdale, IL ... daughter of Vijay and Aruna Jha ... has one sister, Maithili (24), who played tennis at the University of Rochester (D.III) ... Women's tennis representative in GW's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) ... Treasurer of REMIX, the first student organization devoted to multi-racial and multi-ethnic students at GW ... Aspires to work in foreign service or international development ... Majoring in International Affairs.