FULL NAME: Vijay Avinandan (Also known as Lara).
BORN: June 3, 1991 at Bhubaneswar.
GENDER: Male
FAMILY: Sanatan Pani (Father), Smruti Rekha Pani (Mother), Komal Vishakha (Younger sister).
HOME ADDRESS: Plot No 658, Behera Sahi, Nayapalli, Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
TELEPHONE: 09583668774 (Mobile), 0674-2421653 (Res).
E-MAIL: lara_thedarklord@rediffmail.com
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION: PG (Social Work) student of Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai after completing graduation from BJB College, Bhubaneswar.
RECEIVED COACHING FROM: Ashok Deo, Santosh Kumar Mallik and Subhranshu Charan Sarangi.
CAREER SPAN: Playing competitive tennis since 2001.
HOBBY: Listening music, reading stories and browsing internet.
OTHER GAMES PLAYED: Cricket, table tennis.
IDOL: Roger Federer.
AWARDS/HONOURS: Awarded by Union Sporting Club on the occasion of 6th PVR Murty School Cricket Tournament at Cuttack in 2010.
AMBITION: To become a good tennis player and a civil servant.
MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS:
STATE:
* Finished men`s open doubles runners-up with Lalit Dash as partner in the KDTA Odisha Open Tournament at Bhubaneswar Club in Bhubaneswar on Nov 11, 2012.
* Finished men`s doubles runners-up with Chinmaya Pradhan in the KDTA Odisha Open Tournament at Bhubaneswar Club, Bhubaneswar on Nov 13, 2011.
* Finished men`s doubles runners-up and singles semifinalists in the 11th Nalco Open All-Orissa Open Tournament at Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar (Dec 11-13, 2009).
NATIONAL:
* Lost in the main draw first round of the Rs 3 lakh AITA All-India Men`s Ranking Tennis Tournament at IBP Century Club in Vishakhapatnam in January 2011.
* Reached quaterfinals in Orissa`s first AITA 50K Men`s Ranking Tennis Tournament at Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar in 2010.
* Won the under-18 boys doubles title with Chinmay Pradhan in the AITA Talent Series Tournament at Bhubaneswar in, 2008.
OTHER IMPORTANT DATA:
* Secured place among top 10 students in the Plus Two Arts examination in 2009.
PROFILE FIRST UPLOADED: November 23, 2010
PROFILE LAST UPDATED: November 12, 2012