Rutgers-Camden Athletics

 
Academics: Dean’s List student and member of the Rutgers-Camden Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the 2024 Fall and 2025 Spring semesters.
 
Tennis Spring 2025: Posted a 1-3 record at second singles and a 0-4 record in doubles (0-1 at second doubles with Julian Pinder and 0-3 at first doubles with Alex Loope)…Opened the spring season with a win at second singles (6-0, 6-3) and a loss at second doubles (4-6) against Neumann (March 28)…At Salisbury (March 29), lost in singles (3-6, 2-6) and doubles (2-6)…In a Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference tri-match against Oneonta and The College of New Jersey (April 19), lost a pair of doubles matches by 2-6 scores and also lost both singles matches against Oneonta (2-6, 0-6) and TCNJ (0-6, retired).
 
Tennis Fall 2024: Posted a 4-3 record in singles (3-3 at second singles and 1-0 at third singles)…Had the most doubles wins on the team, going 5-2…Went 3-2 at second doubles (1-2 with Kenil Patwa, 1-0 with Alex Turcu and 1-0 with Pinder) and 2-0 at third doubles (1-0 with both Pinder and Turcu)…Named Rutgers-Camden’s Raptor of the Week on September 9 after opening his Raptor career with wins at second singles (6-1, 6-3) and second doubles (6-3 with Patwa) against DeSales (Sept. 7)…Earned wins at second singles (6-0, 6-2) and second doubles (6-1 with Pinder) against Penn State Brandywine (Sept. 20)…Facing Division II Kutztown (Sept. 21), lost a match at second singles (0-6, 0-6) and second doubles (2-6 with Patwa)…Lost at second singles (3-6, 5-7) and second doubles (3-6 with Patwa) at Scranton (Sept. 29)…Posted a marathon win in his only match at third singles, 2-6, 7-6 (7-4), 10-8, and won at third doubles with Turcu (6-2) at Wilkes (Oct. 5)…Lost at second singles (3-6, 3-6) and won at third doubles (6-2 with Pinder) at York (Oct. 12)…Closed the fall semester with a pair of wins at Eastern (Oct. 19), posting a 6-1, 6-3 victory at second singles and a 6-4 win at second doubles with Turcu.
 
High School: Tennis letterman for Coach Bharatsinh Gohil at The National Institute of Open Schooling in India…Played School Games, District Level and National Level…Was selected and attended Summer Coaching Camp for tennis, organized by the Sports Authority of Gujarat State…Graduated in 2023.
 
Personal: Born October 8, 2005…Hobbies and interests include sports, singing, dancing and exploring…Engineering major at Rutgers-Camden…Post-graduation plans are to get more in-depth knowledge of the subjects he’s studied…Neal is the son of Nirav Shah.