2023-24 | AS A FRESHMAN
• Named Co-Big Ten Player of the Week on March 6 making him the first Boilermaker since 2017 to receive a weekly honor
• Went on a six-match win streak from 2/10-3/15 winning seven of his first nine matches
• Earned his first career ranked win in straight sets over No. 79 Jip Van Assendelft on 3/15
• Picked up his first ranked doubles win at No. 1 with Juan David Velasquez on 2/10. The duo defeated No. 48 Oliver Johannson/Matija Matic 6-3
• Tallied eight wins at singles No. 2 and 3
• Won six of his first seven singles matches to start the fall season
• Led the team in total singles victories with 16 including 10 in the spring season
• Nine of his 10 spring wins came in straight sets where he outscored opponents 109 games to 45
BEFORE PURDUE
• 3-0 record against five-start recruits
• Highest ranking was No. 2 in the TennisRPI (5/4/23)
• Rated the No. 27 overall recruit in the nation on Head.com
• Ranked No. 1 on Tennis Recruiting in the Pacific Northwest and No. 56 in the nation
• Runner up at Boys U14 doubles at National Level Two
• Four-time PNW Junior Sectionals Doubles Champion
• Top-8 finish at Boys U16 Level One Clay Court Nationals
• Reached the Quarterfinals of the J4 Dededo ITF Junior Doubles Tournament in May 2022
• First Team All-King County at Lake Washington High School
PERSONAL
• Full Name: Soham Purohit
• Major: Economics
• Birthdate: Sept. 19, 2005
• Birthplace: Kirkland, Wash.
• Languages Spoken: English and Hindi
• Parents: Bhanu Purohit and Sarika Calla
• Siblings: Brother, Shubhu Purohit
• Fun Fact: Father, Bhanu, works for Google as a technical program manager, and his mother, Sarika, works at Microsoft as an engineering manager