Vinaya Rao
Vinaya Rao
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Vernon Hills, Ill.
  • High School:
    Adlai E. Stevenson
  • Major:
    Economics

Bio

2018-2019

  • All-UAA Second Team at No. 3 singles and No. 2 doubles
  • Finished 9-7 in singles matches
  • Played No. 3 singles
  • Finished 18-6 in doubles matches
  • Played No. 2 doubles with a record of 13-3
  • Won the doubles title at the Hall of Fame ITA Grass Court National Invitational with Melissa Strome
  • Finished the year ranked seventh in the region in doubles with Courtney Ollis

2017-2018

  • All-America in doubles with Melissa Strome
  • Won the ITA Southeast Regional Doubles Championship
  • Placed 5th at the ITA Oracle Cup in doubles
  • All-UAA Second Team at No. 2 singles and No. 2 doubles
  • Finished 15-11 in singles matches
  • Played No. 2 and No. 3 singles
  • Finished 27-4 in doubles matches with four different partners
  • Played No. 2 doubles with Melissa Strome and recorded a 15-2 mark
  • Finished the year ranked 22nd in the nation and sixth in the region in doubles with Melissa Strome

2016-2017

  • All-UAA Second Team at No. 2 doubles
  • Finished 22-10 in singles matches with a 19-8 dual match record
  • Played No. 4 singles with an 18-8 mark
  • Finished 17-15 in doubles matches
  • Played No. 2 doubles

News Mentions

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Taylor Honored as UAA Rookie of the Year; Five Others Recognized on All-UAA Women’s Tennis Team

Freshman Danna Taylor (Orlando, Fla. / Circle Christian School) headlines six Carnegie Mellon University women’s tennis players honored by...

May 13, 2019

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#11 Tartans Advance to NCAA Quarterfinals with 5-0 Win at #13 Kenyon

The 11th-ranked Carnegie Mellon University women's tennis team advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division III Women's Tennis Championship...

May 11, 2019

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#11 Tartans Advance to Regional Final of the NCAA Championships

The 11th-ranked Carnegie Mellon University women's tennis team advanced to the regional final of the 2019 NCAA Division III Women's Tennis...

May 10, 2019

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#11 Tartans Down #8 Brandeis In Third-Place Match at UAA Championship

The 11th-ranked Carnegie Mellon University women's tennis team finished third at the University Athletic Association (UAA) Women's Tennis...

April 27, 2019

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#11 Tartans Outlasted by #1 Emory in UAA Semifinals

The 11th-ranked Carnegie Mellon University women's tennis team ran into topped ranked Emory University in the semifinals of the University...

April 26, 2019

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#10 Tartans Open UAA Play With a 5-0 Win Over #20 NYU

The 10th-ranked Carnegie Mellon University women's tennis team opened University Athletic Association (UAA) play on Thursday at Sanlando Park in...

April 25, 2019

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#10 Tartans Top #22 Washington and Lee, 5-4

The 10th-ranked Carnegie Mellon University women's tennis team defeated 22nd-ranked Washington and Lee University in a regional match on Saturday,...

April 20, 2019

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#10 Tartans Blank Blue Streaks

The 10th-ranked Carnegie Mellon University women's tennis team hosted the Blue Streak of John Carroll University on Sunday and won 9-0 to move to...

April 14, 2019

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#10 Tartans Defeat #24 Christopher Newport, 8-1, at Home

The 10th-ranked Carnegie Mellon University women's tennis team hosted 24th-ranked Christopher Newport University on Sunday, April 7, defeating the...

April 7, 2019

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#10 Tartans Down Division II Shippensburg, Drop Contest to #3 Amherst

The 10th-ranked Carnegie Mellon University women's tennis team was back on the courts Monday in Orlando, Florida, and once again split a pair of...

March 11, 2019

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Tartans Split a Pair of Matches on Spring Trip

The 10th-ranked Carnegie Mellon University women's tennis team split a pair of matches on Sunday in Orlando Florida. The Tartans started the day...

March 10, 2019

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#10 Tartans Open Spring Trip with 7-2 Win Over Swarthmore

The Carnegie Mellon women's tennis team, ranked 10th nationally, opened its spring break trip in Orlando with a 7-2 decision over Swarthmore...

March 9, 2019

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#11 Tartans Place Fifth at ITA National Team Indoor Championship

The 11th-ranked Carnegie Mellon University women's tennis team placed fifth at the 2019 ITA National Team Indoor Championship on Sunday after...

March 3, 2019

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#11 Tartans Advance to Fifth-Place Match at the ITA National Team Indoor Championship with a 7-2 win Over Sewanee

The 11th-ranked Carnegie Mellon University women's tennis team advanced to the fifth-place match at the 2019 ITA National Team Indoor Championship...

March 2, 2019

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#11 Tartans Open ITA National Team Indoor Championship with 5-4 Setback to #8 Pomona-Pitzer

The 11th-ranked Carnegie Mellon University women's tennis team dropped a hard fought 5-4 battle to eighth-ranked Pomona-Pitzer Colleges in the...

March 1, 2019

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#11 Tartans Top Division I Mount St. Mary's 7-2

The 11th-ranked Carnegie Mellon University women's tennis team improved to 4-1 on the season with a 7-2 win over Division I Mount St. Mary's...

February 16, 2019

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Vinaya Rao: Thriving in a Competitive Environment

Junior women's tennis player, Vinaya Rao, is passionate about developing her athletic and academic skills alongside ambitious peers. Last year,...

October 30, 2018

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Strome and Taylor Crowned ITA Southeast Regional Doubles Champions; Taylor Wins Singles Championship

The Carnegie Mellon University women's tennis team competed at the final day of the ITA Southeast Regional Championships sweeping the doubles and...

September 24, 2018

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Tartans Close Competition at Hall of Fame ITA Grass Court Invitational

(NEWPORT, R.I.) – Competition came to a close at the Hall of Fame ITA Grass Court Invitational on Sunday, September 16 with three Tartans...

September 16, 2018

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Strome and Rao Win Doubles Title at Hall of Fame ITA Grass Court Invitational

Junior Vinaya Rao (Vernon Hills, Ill. / Adlai E. Stevenson) and sophomore Melissa Strome (West Bloomfield, Mich. / West Bloomfield) were crowned...

September 15, 2018

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Tartans Open Play at Hall of Fame ITA Grass Court Invitational

Four members of the Carnegie Mellon University women's tennis team opened play at the Hall of Fame ITA Grass Court Invitational on Friday,...

September 14, 2018

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Women’s Tennis to Play in Hall of Fame ITA Grass Court National Invitational

The Carnegie Mellon University women’s tennis team will participate in the 2018 Hall of Fame Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Grass...

September 13, 2018

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Women's Tennis Hosts Annual Invitational

The Carnegie Mellon University women's tennis team began the 2018-19 campaign with its annual home invitational against Division I Duquesne...

September 8, 2018