Upcoming Event: Women's Tennis at Kitty Harrison Invitational on September 12, 2025
Women's Tennis
at Kitty Harrison Invitational
2008-09 Women's Tennis Roster
Iyer, Tara
Tara Iyer
- Position:
- Player
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Chevy Chase, Md.
Bio
2008-2009: Missed the spring season due to injury ... Played in one match, going 0-1 in singles and 1-0 in doubles ... Played in nine matches in the fall, going 6-3 ... Went 5-3 against nationally-ranked opponents ... Defeated eighth-ranked Lenka Broosova at the ITA All-American Championship.
Spring 2008: Was Duke’s No. 1 singles player for much of the season ... posted a 9-11 mark at the top spot and a 3-0 record at No. 2 for an overall dual match record of 11-12 ... went 5-6 in regular season ACC play and finished 6-8 overall against ACC foes ... defeated 12th-ranked Megan Moulton-Levy of William & Mary in the second round of the NCAA Tournament ... finished the season ranked 82nd nationally and 22nd regionally by the ITA ... played just six doubles matches ... compiled a 3-0 mark with Jessi Robinson in the No. 2 and No. 3 slots ... ended the year with an overall record of 4-2 in doubles play ... garnered ACC All-Academic team recognition and was named to the ITA Scholar-Athlete team.
2006-07: Did not compete.
2005-06: Posted a dual match singles record of 14-9 and went 23-15 overall for the season ... went 7-4 versus ACC opponents, including a six-match win streak in the month of April ... played mostly at the No. 3 and 4 spots for the Blue Devils ... faced five ranked opponents on the year, winning two of those match-ups ... won two of three matches in NCAA Tournament competition ... was 8-5 in singles for the fall, a mark which included a semifinal appearance at the Freeman Invitational ... combined with numerous teammates to go 14-9 for the year in doubles competition ... went 5-4 in ACC competition with an 8-4 mark with Jessi Robinson and a 1-1 ledger with Parker Goyer ... teamed with Clelia Deltour to go 3-1 for the fall, with all matches coming in ITA Regional competition ... posted a win with Tory Zawacki at the Kitty Harrison Invitational ... also picked up a win at the Freeman Invitational with Melissa Mang as her teammate ... ended the season with a national singles ranking of No. 83 (tie).
Prep: Represented India in the Junior Fed Cup for two years and qualified for the final playoffs in Europe both years ... was ranked No. 45 in ITF Juniors ... had a No. 1 ranking in 18s in India ... reached the finals of two ITF Juniors Grade 1 tournaments and the quarterfinals of Grade A in both singles and doubles ... participated in three Junior Grand Slams: US Open, French Open and Wimbledon ... reached the quarterfinals of ITF Women's $10,000 tournament in 2003 and $25,000 tournament in 2004.
Personal: Born July 8, 1988 in Hyderabad, India ... daughter of Parameswaran and Indira Iyer ... has one brother, Venkat ... father was a national tennis player in India and Venkat one of the top junior tennis players in his age group.
CAREER STATISTICS
Singles Doubles Did not compete
Year
Dual
Conference
Overall
Dual
Conference
Overall
2005-06
14-9
7-4
23-15
9-5
5-4
14-9
2006-07
2007-08
11-12
5-6
11-12
4-2
2-1
4-2
2008-09
0-1
0-0
6-4
1-0
0-0
4-2
Career
25-22
12-10
40-31
14-7
7-5
22-13
Eleana Yu Post Match vs. Auburn
Saturday, May 10
Jame Ashworth Post Match vs. Auburn
Saturday, May 10
Ellie Coleman Post Match vs. FAU
Saturday, May 03
Jamie Ashworth Post Match vs. FAU
Saturday, May 03
