2025-26 Men's Tennis Roster

Kevin L. Dorsey
Doug Burt
Doug Burt
Doug Burt
Kevin Dorsey
Zach Pohlmann/ITA

Naresh Bharathy

  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 175
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Tamil Nadu, India
  • High School Green Hope H.S.
  • Prev School Green Hope H.S.

Biography

2025-26: All-MEAC Second Team... MEAC All-Academic Team... Winner of the Male Student-Athlete of the Year Award and Debra Saunders-White Leadership Award at the 2026 NCCU Eddies... 8-10 overall record in singles, 4-1 in MEAC at No. 1 singles... 13-6 in No.2 doubles including an eight-match winning streak, 3-2 in MEAC play... Non-conference wins: Davidson, Guilford and NC Wesleyan... MEAC victories: Coppin State, Morgan State, Howard and Norfolk State. 

2024-25: MEAC All-Academic Team... 13-7 singles record, 5-0 during conference play... 3-3 in doubles... Non-conference victories: UNCG, Davidson, St. Thomas Aquinas... MEAC wins: Norfolk State, South Carolina State, Morgan State, Coppin State and Howard

2023-24: MEAC All-Academic Team honors… Named Eagle Excellence Award winner by NCCU Athletics… Played No.4 Singles and No.3 Doubles… 12-10 Singles record… 5-12 Doubles record… Non-conference singles wins over Hampton, Queens, UNC Greensboro, Davidson, Shaw and Johnson C. Smith.

2022-23: Named to the MEAC All-Tournament Team No.4 Singles... MEAC Men's Tennis Rookie of the Week (Feb. 15)... ITA Scholar Athlete... played No.4 Singles and No.2 Doubles... 7-13 Singles record... 4-7 Doubles record... Non-conference Singles wins against Campbell, UNCG and Eastern Kentucky.   

High School (Green Hope H.S.):  Was a member of the state championship winning squad in 2018, and was a state finalist in 2020.  Won two conference and regional championships.  Played No. 1 singles and doubles.  Academically, he earned the President’s Award, was a NSHSS invited member, and an honor roll student.

Personal: Born in Ambasamudram, India. Plays tennis left handed, but is ambidextrous.  Enjoys cooking, traveling, and spending time with friends.  Majoring in biomedical sciences at NCCU.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Freshman

    6'3" 165 lbs
  • 2023-24Sophomore

    6'3" 175 lbs
  • 2024-25Junior

    6'3" 175 lbs
  • 2025-26Senior

    6'3" 175 lbs