Bhakti Shah

Bhakti Shah celebrates with a big smile after at point during the Utah State match in 2025.

Bhakti Shah races to return a forehand shot during the Utah State match in 2025.

Bhakti Shah and Ari Briones Ginesta posing together during the senior day celebration.

Bhakti Shah and Ari Briones Ginesta posing for a photo.

26 APR 2025: The 2025 Mountain West Women’s Tennis Championship is held at the Darling Tennis Center in Las Vegas, NV. (Isaac Wasserman/NCAA Photos)

Photo by: Isaac Wasserman/NCAA Photos

24 APR 2025: The 2025 Mountain West Women’s Tennis Championship is held at the Darling Tennis Center in Las Vegas, NV. (Tyler Schank/NCAA Photos)

Photo by: Tyler Schank/NCAA Photos

Bhakti Shah celebrates with a fist pump during the 2025 Mountain West Women’s Tennis Championship in Las Vegas, NV. (Tyler Schank/NCAA Photos)

Photo by: Tyler Schank/NCAA Photos

Masa Viriant and team celebrate following her dramatic come-from-behind win to clinch the match for Boise State over San Diego State at MW Championship.

Bhakti Shah hitting a backhand shot close to the net

Bhakti Shah waits for the serve against Eastern Washington on Feb. 14, 2025.

Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Hyderabad, India
Major:
Business Administration

HONORS & AWARDS

Mountain West Freshman of the Week (2022)
ITA Mountain Region Arthur Ashe Leadership & Sportsmanship Award (2025)
4x ITA Scholar-Athlete (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)
2x Academic All-Mountain West (2022, 2025)
4x Mountain West Scholar-Athlete (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)
College Sports Communicators Academic All-District (2025)

2024-25 | SENIOR SEASON

HONORS: ITA Mountain Region Arthur Ashe Leadership & Sportsmanship Award...ITA Scholar-Athlete...Academic All-Mountain West...Mountain West Scholar-Athlete...College Sports Communicators Academic All-District
OVERALL: Posted a 15-13 record in singles play and 17-10 mark in doubles.
FALL: Went 4-4 in singles play and 3-6 in doubles during fall tournaments…finished runner-up in the Orange Draw at the Boise State Classic (Sept. 19-22)...defeated the No. 8 ranked duo of Aya El Sayed and Pia Rebec (Colorado) with partner Bhakti Shah before ultimately losing in the quarterfinals at the ITA Mountain Region Championships…posted a 3-0 record in singles at the Duck Invitational.
SPRING SINGLES: Went 11-9 in duals…was 1-0 at the No. 2 spot and 10-9 at the No. 3 spot.
SPRING DOUBLES: Went 14-4 in duals…posted a record of 1-0 at the No. 2 spot and 13-4 at the No. 3 spot.

2023-24 | JUNIOR SEASON

HONORS: ITA Scholar-Athlete...Mountain West Scholar-Athlete
OVERALL: Posted a 10-6 record in singles play and a 7-12 mark in doubles.
FALL: Went 7-4 in singles play and 4-6 in doubles during the fall tournaments…secured a third-place finish in the White Draw of the Barb Chandler Classic (Sept. 22-24) with partner Ryan Kershner…posted a 2-0 record in singles on that weekend…claimed a third-place finish in the White Draw of singles at the Beach Tennis Tournament (Oct. 6-8)...placed third in the bronze draw, going 2-1 in singles at the San Diego Fall Classic II (Nov. 3-5).
SPRING SINGLES: Went 3-2 in duals, playing in spots four through six…posted records of 1-0, 0-2 and 2-0 at the No. 4, No. 5 and No. 6 spots, respectively.
SPRING DOUBLES: Went 3-6 in duals…played primarily in the No. 3 spot, going 1-6…also went 2-0 in the No. 2 spot.

2022-23 | SOPHOMORE SEASON

HONORS: ITA Scholar-Athlete
OVERALL: Finished the season 9-7 in singles play and 4-1 in doubles.
FALL: Posted a singles record of 5-4 in the fall season and a doubles record of 4-1...won the White Flight of the Barb Chandler Classic with Ryan Kershner (Sept. 23-25).
SPRING SINGLES: Went 4-3 in singles play...played a match at each of the spots 3-6 during the season.
SPRING DOUBLES: Did not play doubles.

2021-22 | FRESHMAN SEASON

HONORS: Mountain West Freshman of the Week (Jan. 26, 2022)…ITA Scholar-Athlete…Academic All-Mountain West…MW Scholar-Athlete.
OVERALL: Finished the season 15-8 in singles play…went 3-4 overall in doubles.
FALL: Posted a singles record of 11-5 in the fall season…went 3-4 in fall doubles…advanced to the flight championship match at the Cougar Classic (Sept. 24-26)…won the Orange Flight title at the Barb Chandler Classic alongside partner Nicole Discenza (Oct. 1-3)…reached the singles flight quarterfinals at the ITA Mountain Region Championships (Oct. 13-17).
SPRING SINGLES: Went 4-3 in spring singles play…split time between the No. 5 (2-0) and the No. 6 (2-3) positions.
SPRING DOUBLES: Did not play doubles.

PRIOR TO BOISE STATE

A native of Hyderabad, India, where she attended Rosary Convent High School (1-10 grades) and Badruka Junior College (11-12) ... recorded an individual International Tennis Federation (ITF) juniors ranking of 623 ... held a No. 1 national ranking for U16s ... represented India in several competitions including the 2019 Junior Federation Cup at Nonthaburi, Thailand, 2020 Roland Garros Wildcard Tournament and 2019 NIS Serbia Tournament ... at the Indian national level, won three titles at the TTC National Series in Trivandrum winning the U16 singles, as well as the U18 singles and doubles championships.