2020-21 Women's Tennis Roster
Yelamanchili, Lahari

Lahari Yelamanchili
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Lyons Township
- Hometown:
- Burr Ridge, IL
Bio
2023-24 (Graduate):
2022-23 (Senior):
2021-22 (Junior):
2020-21 (Sophomore):
Before Tulane:
YELAMANCHILI'S CAREER DOUBLES STATISTICS
- Posted a 17-9 overall record
- Posted a 9-6 record in doubles
- Posted a doubles win against ranked opponent #47 Memphis with partner Kristen Borland
- Advanced to doubles quarterfinals at ITA Regional Championships.
- Clinched the win for the Tulane against Southern University
2022-23 (Senior):
- Finished ranked the No. 71 doubles team in the nation with teammate Charlotte Russell
- Posted a 10-5 record at the No. 1 doubles spot
- Finished 4-11 in singles matches at the No. 1 position
2021-22 (Junior):
- Named Louisiana Sports Writers Association Player of the Year and First Team LSWA
- Earned All-American Athletic Conference selection
- Finished ranked as the No. 29 doubles team in the nation alongside teammate Charlotte Russell
- Part of the first Tulane doubles team to earn a bid to the NCAA Division I Doubles Championship since Maria and Darya Ivanov in 2005
- Reached the Round of 16 at the NCAA Division I Doubles Championship alongside teammate Charlotte Russell
- Defeated the 24th ranked doubles team in the nation, Amelia Rajecki and Abigail Rencheli of North Carolina State, at the NCAA Division I Doubles Championship with Charlotte Russell
- Earned four victories against ranked doubles teams alongside Charlotte Russell
- Recorded a 15-4 overall doubles record including a 10-2 mark at No. 1 in dual matches with teammate Charlotte Russell
- Posted an 11-5 record in singles including a 7-2 mark on court two in dual matches
- Clinched Tulane's victories over Louisiana-Monroe and South Florida
- Finished second on the team in total wins (25) and singles victories (11) in the spring
- Posted winning streaks of six, five and four in doubles throughout the season
- Registered a six-match and a five-match winning streak in singles
- Earned 26 total doubles wins across the fall and spring seasons
2020-21 (Sophomore):
- Recorded a 9-7 singles record and a 10-6 doubles mark
- Played primarily at No. 3 and No. 4 in the singles lineup
- Won seven of 10 singles matches in straight sets
- AAC All-Academic Team
- Collected five singles wins and posted an 11-10 doubles record
- Reached the third round of the singles main draw at the ITA Southern Regional
- Defeated 11th-ranked Eden Richardson of LSU (10/17) at ITA Regionals
- Advanced to the main draw round of 16 in doubles at ITA Regionals
Before Tulane:
- Rated as a five-star recruit by Tennis Recruiting Network
- Ranked as the No. 1 player in Illinois and the No. 50 overall player in the class of 2019
- Tabbed No. 54 nationally and No. 1 in the state by Babolat
- Won the 2018 USTA National Level 2 doubles title with teammate Jaedan Brown in the U18 division in Erie, Pennsylvania
- Named the Wintrust Athlete of the Week by NBC Sports Chicago on May 8, 2018
- Captured the 2016 Class 2A state title in singles
- Compiled a 54-2 singles record during her sophomore and junior years
- Trained under coach Marcy Hendricks at Five Star Tennis
- Named to the 2018 USTA Junior Leadership Team
- Helen Shockley Memorial Award Recipient for 2016 Junior Player of the Year.
- Born July 16 to her parents Murali and Lakshmi in Downers Grove, Illinois
- Has one older sister, Siri.
Year | Overall | Dual | Tour | Conf. | No. 1 | No. 2 | No. 3 | No. 4 | No. 5 | No. 6 |
2019-20 | 5-14 | 3-9 | 2-5 | - | - | 1-2 | 2-7 | - | - | - |
2020-21 | 9-7 | 9-7 | - | - | - | - | 5-4 | 3-0 | 1-3 | - |
2021-22 | 16-10 | 11-5 | 5-5 | - | 4-3 | 7-2 | - | - | - | - |
2022-23 | 4-11 | 4-11 | - | 1-2 | 4-11 | - | - | - | - | - |
Total | 34-42 | 27-32 | 7-10 | 1-2 | 8-14 | 8-4 | 7-11 | 3-0 | 1-3 | - |
YELAMANCHILI'S CAREER DOUBLES STATISTICS
Year | Overall | Dual | Tournament | Conference | No. 1 | No. 2 | No. 3 |
2019-20 | 11-10 | 7-5 | 4-5 | - | - | 4-4 | 3-1 |
2020-21 | 10-6 | 10-6 | - | - | - | - | 10-6 |
2021-22 | 23-7 | 15-3 | 8-4 | - | 10-2 | 4-1 | - |
2022-23 | 10-5 | 10-5 | - | 4-2 | 10-5 | - | - |
Total | 54-28 | 42-19 | 12-9 | 4-2 | 20-7 | 8-5 | 13-7 |
Tulane Tuesday: HC Jon Sumrall - 9/9/25
Tuesday, September 09
Tulane Tuesday: S Jack Tchienchou - 9/9/25
Tuesday, September 09
Tulane Tuesday: QB Jake Retzlaff - 9/9/25
Tuesday, September 09
South Alabama Postgame: HC Jon Sumrall, SPEAR Javion White, RB Zuberi Mobley
Sunday, September 07