Trishna G. Patel (2022) - Hall of Fame - Brown University Athletics

Trishna G. Patel

Induction:
2022
Class:
1998

The 1997 Ivy League Player of the Year, Trishna Patel ’98 led the Bears to their second-ever Ivy League Championship as a senior, capping a stellar career and becoming the fifth women’s tennis player inducted into the Brown Athletic Hall of Fame.

Patel stands as a five-time All-Ivy selection and was a First Team All-Ivy selection in singles and doubles in 1997. Patel was also a First Team All-Ivy doubles selection in 1995 and a Second Team All-Ivy doubles selection in 1996. In singles, Patel was a Second Team All-Ivy selection in 2005. She racked up 36 wins in 1997 to set a program record, one that still stands today. Her 25 doubles win in 1997 stand as the second-most in program history.

Trishna collected 54 career singles wins and 64 doubles victories. The totals stand at number 12 in the Brown record book (118).

Patel and the 1997 Bears won the Ivy League Championship with a perfect 7-0 record. Her impact on the women’s tennis program was evident as the Bears went from winless prior to Patel’s arrival, to a 2-5 Ivy mark (1995), 4-3 League record (1996) and a perfect 7-0 mark (1997), capped by a 19-3 overall record.

After a 15 year finance career in NYC, Trishna “rediscovered” tennis, this time in a teaching capacity. Currently residing in Ormond Beach, Fla. she has two sons, Ronan and Shai. She is the head pro at Trails Racquet Club, High School Coach for Seabreeze High and the Founder of Trailblazers Tennis junior program.