Chaitu Malempati

Class: Senior Hometown: Windsor, Ontario High School: St. Annes

Height / Weight: 6-1 / 171 Birthdate: 08/26/1984

2005 Fall--Was injured for part of the season...returned to compete at ITA regionals and Big Ten Indoor Tournament...complied 2-3 record in singles...teamed with Bierich to go 1-1 in doubles.

2005 Spring--Compiled 8-13 record while playing entire season as Iowa's top singles player...notched second collegiate win over a ranked opponent by defeating 93rd-ranked Paul Rose of Purdue...played against 4 of the nation's top 50 ranked players...6 of 8 wins were in straight sets...recorded a five match win streak in non-conference dual action...tied Michigan's State Andy Formanczyk at one set apiece in Big Ten tournament play...posted a 9-13 doubles record at the No. 2 position...teamed with Aaron Schaechterle for a 8-7 (4) vicotry over Hoevelar/Schaechterle of Norhtwestern...teamed with Bart van Monsjou to record a vicotry over Raemisch and Weinig of Wisconsin.

2004 Fall -- Competed in all four tournaments in the fall season... Played in the Main Draw of the Big Ten Singles Championships... competed in the second most singles matches (9)... went 2-7 in singles play... teamed with Bart van Monsjou to go 4-3 in doubles play... advanced to the second round of the ITA Regionals in the Main Draw.

2004 Spring --Competed the majority of the season as Iowa's top singles player... at 19, was the youngest player to compete in Iowa's top singles position since Tyler Cleveland competed as a 19-year-old freshman in 1998... posted a singles record of 3-17 (2-12 at No. 1, 1-5 at No. 2)... in Iowa's last regular season dual, defeated Penn State's Malcolm Scatliffe, ranked 98th nationally, to record his first collegiate win over a ranked opponent... recorded a win over Wisconsin's David Hippee in straight sets at No. 2 singles... recorded his first win at the No. 1 position with a straight-set victory over DePaul's Mark Henderson... posted a 3-17 doubles record (1-9 at No. 1, 2-8 at No. 2)... recorded a 2-1 record teamed with Walter Valarezo at No. 2 doubles.

2003 Fall --Compiled a 5-7 record in singles competition... won his first-round match at the Big Ten singles tournament... advanced to the round of 32 in the qualifying round of the ITA Midwest regionals... posted a team-best 4-3 record in doubles competition... posted a 2-1 record teamed with Parker Ross, a 1-0 record with Jonny Hoak and a 1-2 record with Sebastian Delgado.

2003 Spring --Recorded a victory in his first career dual singles match... split time at the No. 4, No. 5 and No. 6 singles positions posting a dual record of 5-11 (0-1 at No. 4, 3-7 at No. 5 and 2-3 at No. 6)... became a key contributor in doubles competition during second half of season... posted a 5-6 overall record and a 4-5 conference record at the No. 3 position with Pete Rose.

2002 Fall --Recorded a win over Liberty's Ernesto Malagrino in first collegiate singles match... went 4-5 in singles competition... competed at the Virginia and Boilermaker Invitationals... recorded a 2-2 mark in the 7-8 bracket at the Big Ten singles championship... posted a 1-3 record in doubles competition with Parker Ross.

High School --Received first-team all-province and all-conference honors all four years... was team captain as a junior and senior... named team Most Valuable Player as a senior... also competed in hockey and baseball... recipient of the 2002 St. Annes Parents Club Award and the 2001 Proficiency Award.

Personal --Born 8/26/84... parents are Laki and Rao Malempati... has an older brother Harsha... pre-med and chemistry major.

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