Janaki Jagannathan
Janaki Jagannathan
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Malvern, Pa.
  • High School:
    Whitmore School (W.Va.)
  • Major:
    Psychology
Bio

2023-24: CSC Academic All-District selection … Landed on the All-NCAC second team for singles and third team for doubles … Set two school records during the season in career wins as a doubles pairing (33 with Otilia Oita) and career wins as a No. 1 doubles pairing (25 with Otilia Oita) … Put together a 16-7 slate in singles action, including a 13-5 mark at the No. 2 flight … 16 singles wins ties for eighth in a single season in program history while 13 victories at the No. 2 flight ranks fourth in single season history at that particular flight … Combined with Oita for 12 wins in the No. 1 doubles flight … Ranked sixth at end of season in total career singles wins (45), tied for eighth in career combined singles and doubles wins (82) and tied for tenth in career doubles wins (37) … Named NCAC Athlete of the Week on April 30 after claiming a pair of victories to lead the Scots over Oberlin (Apr. 25) … Ended the season winning five consecutive singles matches, including a tiebreaker win over DePauw (Apr. 7) at No. 2 singles by a score of 7-5, 1-6, 1-0 (7) … Notched the Scots only victory over No. 17 Case Western Reserve (Feb. 9) in the second singles flight by a score of 2-6, 6-3, 1-0 (8) … Also beat Denison’s Caroline Kittle 6-1, 1-6, 1-0 (5) during the two-day Kenyon Invitational (Sept. 9-10) ITA Scholar-Athlete … Member of the NCAC Academic Honor Roll … Member of the fall and spring semester AD Honor Roll.

2022-23: Became a four-time All-NCAC honoree with a second-team selection in singles and a third-team selection for doubles … CSC Academic All-District® honoree … Finished with a 10-10 record in singles, including a 9-6 mark in the second flight … Also recorded 10 wins in doubles action, pairing with Otilia Oita in the first flight for an 8-9 record … Notched a first-flight doubles win against eventual OAC champion Otterbein (Feb. 17) … Had wins in both singles and doubles action against eventual MIAA champion Kalamazoo (Feb. 18) … Helped secure Amy Behrman’s 100th collegiate head coaching victory against DePauw (April 2) with a win at No. 1 doubles … NCAC Athlete of the Week on February 13 after two wins against John Carroll (Feb. 11) … Repeated as NCAC Athlete of the Week on March 20 following a 4-0 week, including the 7-6 (2), 6-3 match-clinching win at second singles against Washington College (March 16) …  Member of the NCAC Academic Honor Roll. 

2021-22: NCAC Newcomer of the Year, becoming the fourth Scot to win the award in the last nine times it was handed out … First-team All-NCAC selection in doubles and a second-teamer in singles … Part of fourth doubles team in program history to earn first-team All-NCAC honors and the first since 1999 … Went 19-5 on the year in singles, which included a 16-3 ledger in the third flight … Finished year tied for the second-most singles wins in program history, ranking two shy of W Association Hall of Famer Kirsten Patton's 1986 school record … Logged the second-most third singles wins in single-season program history, finishing one shy of Estela Pereira's 1988 flight record … Ended year on seven-match singles winning streak and did not lose a singles match in the month of April … Had another seven-match winning streak in singles that ran from February 27-March 20 … Started first seven-match winning streak with impressive 6-3, 4-6, 1-0 (12) win over nationally-ranked Denison's (Feb. 27) third singles flight … Also was victorious at third singles against nationally-ranked Kenyon (April 13), logging a 6-4, 7-6 (5) win … Logged 15 doubles wins, going 15-9 there, including 8-5 at first singles with Otilia Oita… Ended year winning five of final six doubles matches … NCAC Athlete of the Week on March 21 following an 8-0 week … ITA Scholar-Athlete.

Prior to Wooster: Attended Methodist Girls' School and Whitmore School … Earned gold at the national championships in India as a sophomore and silver as a first-year … Played first singles in all matches at the national championships … U19SportIndia champion and Singapore Open finalist.

Personal:  Parents are Srivathsan Jagannathan and Subashree Mohanraman … Psychology major and religious studies minor … Peer tutor, tour guide for admissions, president of South Asia Committee, and vice president of Mind Matters student organization.

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Women's Tennis Celebrates Two Seniors

Scots fall to DePauw, 7-0

April 13, 2025

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Women Fall In Road NCAC Contest

Scots fall to 1-2 in NCAC after loss to Oberlin

April 9, 2025

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Senior Salute - Janaki Jagannathan

Psychology major is a member of women's tennis team

April 7, 2025

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Scots Drop First NCAC Contest

Jagannathan captures win in No. 1 flight

April 6, 2025

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Wooster Kicks Off Conference Play With Victory

Women's tennis takes 5-2 win over Wittenberg

April 5, 2025

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Jagannathan Hits Milestone With 100th Win

Senior continues to climb program ranks as Scots wrap up spring trip

March 24, 2025

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Women's Tennis 1-1 Halfway Through Trip

Scots defeat Agnes Scott 6-1 to open spring break

March 19, 2025

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Otterbein Takes Down Wooster

Scots drop Monday match to Cardinals

March 3, 2025

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Jagannathan Earns Fifth Career Athlete of the Week Honor

Jagannathan won both her matches versus Capital last week

February 24, 2025

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Scots Face Capital on Faculty/Staff Appreciation Match

Jagannathan scores pair of victories to move further up record books

February 23, 2025

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Women’s Tennis Falls to John Carroll

Scots square off with future NCAC foe

February 22, 2025

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Scots Suffer First Loss of Season

Jagannathan, Kadirova pick up singles wins in 5-2 defeat

February 16, 2025

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Errington Clinches Win for Women's Tennis

Scots down Baldwin Wallace 4-3

February 9, 2025

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Wooster Turns Away Mount Union, 5-2, in Spring Opener

Jagannathan now at 90 collegiate wins

February 1, 2025

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Jagannathan Makes Run at ITA Regional Tournament

Senior makes it to semifinals of consolation bracket

September 28, 2024

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Smith, Jagannathan Collect Wins at Wooster Invite

Scots host event on new tennis courts

September 7, 2024