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2019-20 Women's Tennis Roster

Danika Kahatapitiya

  • Class Senior
  • Height 5-2
  • High School Norfolk Academy
  • Hometown Virginia Beach, Va.

Biography

Accolades Won
• 2019 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll
• 2018 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll
• 2017 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll

2019-20 - Senior: Kahatapitiya captained Navy’s 2019-20 squad to a record of 17-4 overall … Individually, she finished with a 12-7 record in singles competition to go along with a 6-0 mark in dual matches … Kahatapitiya finished with a 4-0 record at No. 6 singles while also earning wins at No. 3 and No. 5 singles … In doubles, she finished with a 12-5 record, which included a 5-1 mark in the spring … During the fall, Kahatapitiya partnered with Kacey Moore to win the doubles “B” flight at the Navy Blue & Gold Invitational

2018-19 - Junior: As a junior, she went 13-4 in singles competition and was 12-6 in doubles … Kahatapitiya won her lone Patriot League appearance playing at No. 3 doubles against Colgate with Tina Li … In dual matches, she posted a record of 9-3 in double and 6-2 in singles … She went to the semifinals in three fall tournaments and finished as the runner up at Bill and Sandra Moore Invitational in the singles “D” flight … Kahatapitiya partnered with Aimee Dervishian to finish second at the Navy Blue & Gold Invitational in the doubles “B” flight ... Named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll

2017-18 - Sophomore: Went 11-2 in singles matches and 18-4 in doubles matches ... was 4-0 in singles play in dual matches and 7-2 during the fall tournament season ... won at No. 5 singles against Bucknell in a Patriot League regular season contest ... won the "F" singles flight at the Navy Blue & Gold Invitational ... finished the season on a seven-match singles winning streak ... played all of her doubles matches with partner Aimee Dervishian ... finished the season on a 12-match doubles winning streak ... was 12-2 in doubles dual matches and 6-2 in doubles play during the fall tournament season ... went 3-0 in doubles action against Patriot League opponents, earning wins against Lehigh, Colgate and Loyola ... Kahatapitiya and Dervishian won the "B" doubles flight at the Navy Blue & Gold Invitational ... received the team's Unsung Hero award.

2016-17 - Freshman: Was 13-8 in singles matches ... was 7-2 in dual matches and 2-0 in Patriot League Regular Season matches ... was 6-6 in singles during the fall tournament season ... played at No. 3, 4, 5 and 6 singles ... won at No. 4 singles against Lafayette and at No. 6 singles against Loyola in Patriot League matches ... also won singles dual matches against St. Bonaventure, George Mason, Howard, Longwood and Northern Iowa ... finished season on a five-match singles winning steak ... was 10-9 in doubles matches ... was 6-3 in doubles dual matches and 2-0 in the Patriot League Regular Season ... was 9-8 when playing doubles with Audrey Channell ... the pair was 5-3 in dual matches together and won at No. 3 doubles against Boston U. ... Kahatapitiya and Channell advanced to the "B" flight final of the Moore Invitational in the fall with a 3-1 record ... Kahatapitiya teamed up with Catalina Rico to win at No. 1 doubles against Lafayette.

Personal: Played tennis at the Norfolk Academy, where she graduated in 2016 ... helped team win the 2015 Virginia Division I state championship with a win at No. 2 singles in the title match ... helped team to three regional championships ... four-time all-state honoree ... three-time Team MVP ... team captain ... ranked as a four-star recruit by TennisRecruiting.net ... ranked as the fifth-best player in her class in the state of Virginia ... volunteer for the Red Cross and the Special Olympics ... daughter of Ravindra and Dilrukshie Kahatapitiya ... younger brother, Romesh, is a member of the Navy men's tennis team and is in the Class of 2021 ... majoring in physics ... Named to the the Naval Academy's Superintendent's List twice, Commandant's List six times and Dean's List twice.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

    5'2"
  • 2017-18Sophomore

    5'2"
  • 2018-19Junior

    5'2"
  • 2019-20Senior

    5'2"