Simbarashe Kanjanda
Simbarashe Kanjanda
Year: Sr.
Hometown: Belvedere Harare, Zimbabwe
High School: St. George’s College/Peddie School (N.J.)

SENIOR (2022): Played in seven matches...Compiled 2-1 record in No. 6 singles and 2-2 record in doubles...Won tiebreaking singles match versus Ohio Wesleyan (3/10)...Earned 6-2, 6-0 win against Muhlenberg (4/6)...Won No. 2 singles match 8-0 with Rob Ritchie against Rutgers-Camden (4/22)...Picked up 8-1 triumph at No. 3 doubles with Noah Mandel against DeSales (4/28).

JUNIOR (2021): Played in two matches ... Lost in singles to F&M ( 3/27) ... Rolled to 6-0, 6-0 singles win against McDaniel (5/1) ... Repeated on Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll 

SOPHOMORE (2019-20): Enjoyed a terrific campaign, going 5-1 at No. 5 singles and 5-1 at No. 2 doubles with Connor DeFaber-Schumacher ... Lost both matches against nationally ranked Swarthmore before reeling off 10 straight combined victories ... All five singles wins were in straight sets ... Toughest doubles match was an 8-6 defeat of Piedmont (3/12) ... Named to Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll

FRESHMAN (2018-19): Recorded a 5-12 overall record at No. 4 singles and finished 6-13 with three different doubles partners ... Won a 10-8 third-set super breaker against Gettysburg for first career Centennial Conference win ... Went 3-6 with one CC victory alongside Kyle Bookman at No. 3 doubles ... Named an ITA Scholar-Athlete

Before Ursinus: Member of soccer and tennis teams at St. George's College in Zimbabwe

Personal: Biology major on the pre-med track ... Also on the men's soccer team at UC ... Resident Advisor and chapel leader on campus ... Member of Students Today Alumni Tomorrow (STAT), Brownbeck-Anders Pre-Health Society, and SAAC ... Melrose Fellow ... Chess club member ... Part of International Exchange Committee ... Involved in Health Corps and contact tracing efforts ... Student leader of the Athena Institute Pre-Med hospice volunteer

HONORS

  • Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll (2020, 2021, 2022)
  • All-CC Sportsmanship Team (2019)
  • ITA Scholar-Athlete (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)