Chanmeet Singh Narang was hired as an assistant men’s and women’s tennis coach at New York University in September 2021.
The 2022-23 campaign was historic for Narang the women’s team as NYU qualified for the NCAA Division III Championship for the first time in program history while Ida Krause (singles and doubles) and Dakota Fordham (doubles) were NYU’s first-ever participants at the NCAA Individual Tournament. Despite the Violets falling to Kenyon College in the second round of the NCAA’s after receiving a first-round bye, the dynamic duo did win their opening-round match of the Individual Tournament.
The women matched the program record for most wins (11) and placed a program-best third at the University Athletic Association (UAA) Championship as NYU earned UAA Coaching Staff of the Year honors. The Violets finished the season ranked #16 nationally by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) ITA, the program’s highest-ever postseason rating.
Individually, Krause won the ITA Northeast Regional Singles Championship and combined with Fordham to snare the doubles crown. The duo was both named First Team All-UAA in doubles, Krause also received the nod in singles and Jimena Menendez took home Second Team honors in singles.
The men posted a 7-8 match record, including a victory over the University of Rochester at the UAA Championship. Individually, Boren Zheng earned Second Team All-UAA (singles) honors and Honorable Mention (#2 Doubles). Also receiving Honorable Mention was Alexander Lee (#2 Doubles) and Joseph He (#4 Singles).
There were many highlights during Narang’s first season on staff, as Fordham and Carol Plakk combined to win both the ITA Northeast Doubles Championship and the ITA Cup during the fall season, becoming the program’s first-ever National Champions. Fordham also won the ITA Northeast singles title with Plakk as the runner-up. Both players earned All-America honors in both singles and doubles.
In the spring, Plakk earned First Team All-UAA First Singles and was selected as the ITA Northeast Region Rookie of the Year.
On the men’s side, NYU defeated the University of Rochester in its final match of the ’22 spring campaign at the UAA Championship, as Alex Yang was selected Second Team All-UAA First Singles. The fall campaign was highlighted by Yang’s advancement to the quarterfinals of the ITA Northeast Regional Championships.
A 2019 graduate of the University of Georgia’s Terry College of Business with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Risk Management, Narang served as a manager of the Bulldogs’ tennis team as an undergraduate. During those four years, Georgia won three Southeastern Conference (SEC) titles, made two NCAA Division I Championship semifinal appearances and achieved an ITA top-10 ranking each season.
Narang, who also currently serves as a tennis pro at East Hampton Indoor Tennis in East Hampton and the Bridge in Bridgehampton, NY, continues to play in state and national tournaments as a member of the United States Tennis Association (USTA). His tennis experience also includes stints at the Citi Open (2017), the BB&T Atlanta Open (2010-12) and at the Manny Diaz Bulldog Tennis Camp (2014-15).
Following his graduation, Narang also worked in the fields of finance, investment banking, and fintech, spending time at B. Riley FBR Inc., AllianceBernstein and now at AlphaSense. He also interned at The White House, and at the United States Senate.
A native of Atlanta, GA, Narang resides in Manhattan.
