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2019-20 Women's Tennis Roster
Rhea Verma
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Toronto, Ont.
- Prev School:
- Northwestern State
2022-23:Â Verma won nine matches (9-14) in singles competition playing at No. 2 and No. 3 singles. She won four-straight matches from February 10-24. In the Cards upset of No. 36-ranked Syracuse on Senior Day, she clinched the win with a 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 victory. She won 7-5, 7-6 (9-7) against the No. 3 singles opponent from No. 22-ranked Notre Dame. Verma partnered with Andrea DiPalma at No. 1 doubles to post a record of 7-10. The duo won three straight from Feb. 17-24. In the upset over No. 36-ranked Syracuse, the doubles pair won 7-5.
2021-22: In 2021-22, Verma posted a 5-14 mark in singles, primarily at the No. 2 spot. She partnered with Sasha Gorchanyuk at No. 2 doubles for a 6-10 record on the season.
2020-21:Â Verma recorded a team-high 14 (14-7) wins in singles, including ending the season on a five-match winning streak and winning 7 out of her last 8 matches. In ACC play, she posted a 7-4 singles record and won her lone nationally ranked matchup. She partnered with Andrea Di Palma for a 9-8 mark as the top doubles pair for Louisville, which included ranked wins over Wichita State and Boston College.
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2019-20: Verma posted an 8-5 mark in singles, which was highlighted by a 6-3 mark at No.2.  She won her lone match at No.1 and turned in a combined 9-4 record in doubles as a part of five different backcourt pairs.
Prep: Rhea won six ITF Tournaments (three in singles and three in doubles) and reached the career ITF ranking of 185.  She has competed in many ITF Grade 1 events (highest level after grands-slams). She has wins over top 100 players and was a gold medalist (doubles) at the Canadian games in 2017 and was a singles and doubles finalist at the Canadian Indoor National Championships U18 in 2017. A singles finalist at the Canadian Outdoor Nationals and a member of Team Ontario for the past three years, she ranked in the Top 5 Canadian ranking U18 and No. 9 nationally in women’s division. At Northwestern (La.) State University, she was undefeated in conference play at 11-0. She went 8-0 at No. 3 and moved up and stayed perfect at 3-0 at No. 2 went 14-7 in doubles with partner Patrycja Polanska, playing mostly at the No. 2 spot. Named First Team All-Conference selection, she was the LSWA Louisiana Collegiate Women’s Tennis Freshman of the Year and second team All-Louisiana. She scored the clinching point in 4-3 comeback victories against Lamar and Sam Houston State.
