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Naomi Karki
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- East Brunswick, N.J.
- High School:
- East Brunswick HS
Awards & Honors
2024 Big Ten Sportsmanship Award
Spring 2025 Academic All-Big Ten
2024-25 (Sophomore):
2023-24 (Freshman):
Prior to Rutgers
2024 Big Ten Sportsmanship Award
Spring 2025 Academic All-Big Ten
2024-25 (Sophomore):
- Secured 16 doubles and 7 singles wins
- Tied the doubles point against Maryland (April 12)
- Earned a 6-2 win with partner Mai Nguyen against Nebraska (April 4)
- Gave RU the doubles advantage versus Penn State (March 22)
- Ruined the shutout winning 6-3, 6-2 to keep the Scarlet Knights alive at Purdue (March 14)
- Defeated Washington's No. 85 duo Alexia Jacobs & Reece Carter by a score of 6-3 (March 9)
- Sealed the doubles point over Oregon (March 7)
- Gave RU the advantage with a 6-2 doubles win against Army (Feb. 28)
- Clinched the doubles point, winning 6-3 versus UMass (Feb. 22)
- Secured doubles win in the victory over Delaware (Feb. 2)
- Contributed singles win in second straight sweep against NJIT (Jan. 31)
- Won the first match of the day for RU in sweep over LIU (Jan. 24)
- Clinched the doubles point with teammate Mai Nguyen against Princeton (Jan. 19)
2023-24 (Freshman):
- Finished freshman campaign with a combined 14 wins across singles and doubles competitions
- Earned third conference doubles win with Badawi on the road at Penn State (March 29)
- Secured back-to-back B1G doubles victories with partner Amira Badawi in duals against Michigan State (March 22) and Michigan (March 24)
- Recorded first-career conference singles win over Michigan State (March 22)
- Earned a three-set singles win in RU's victory over Army (March 3)
- Provided the dual-clinching win to help Rutgers complete its comeback and beat UConn (Feb. 18)
- Added a 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 win at the sixth court to help the Scarlet Knights complete their comeback over Cornell (Feb. 17)
- Helped RU earn the doubles point over Seton Hall with a 6-2 victory on the second court (Feb. 10)
- Picked up back-to-back doubles wins in duals against Delaware and Yale (Feb. 2-3)
- Battled to a 7-6 doubles win with teammate Arina Valitova in RU's victory at NJIT (Jan. 27)
- Earned her first collegiate singles and doubles victories in 7-0 win over Howard (Jan. 20)
Prior to Rutgers
- Led her team to the 2019 NJSIAA State Championship as well as GMC and Red Division titles
- As an individual, Karki compiled a dominant 24-2 record and was named the Heather O'Reilly Freshman of the Year as well as the GMC Fall Athlete of the Year by MyCentralJersey.com
- Selected as the Girls Tennis MVP that season
- During the 2021 season, Karki guided her squad to repeat as both GMC and Red Division Champions
- Advanced to semifinals in doubles of G18 National Winter Championships
- Karki spent the summer of 2022 training at the Juan Carlos Ferrero Academy in Villena, Spain
- Off the court, Karki is a member of both the National and Spanish Honors Societies
Rutgers Athletics Launches the Athletic Excellence Fund
Monday, October 06
R Fund, Knights of the Raritan are YouKnighted | Million Dollar Match
Friday, February 28
Rutgers x Nike Apparel Partnership
Thursday, December 19
Tennis New Facilities Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
Wednesday, November 08
