Not every pre-teen can say she has been inducted into a sports hall of fame. Prachi Jha can.

The 10-year-old Milpitas resident was recently inducted into the Table Tennis Hall of Fame after competing in the sport's national tournament in Las Vegas.

Prachi Jha was inducted under the 10-and-under category, and according to her father Arun, there are inductions for 12-, 14-, 16- and 18-year-old competitors.

What's remarkable about Prachi Jha's accomplishment, is that she has only been playing table tennis for two years.

The youngster, at age 8, took an interest in the sport after watching her father play recreationally, and she said she wanted to try it.

As she became more skilled, her parents, specifically her mother, encouraged her to keep playing and improve her game.

It wasn't long before they signed their daughter up at the India Community Center on Los Coches Street for lessons.

Six months ago, she had advanced to being coached by internationally renowned instructors at a table tennis club in Palo Alto.

"I wanted to take my technique to another level," Prachi Jha said. "The Palo Alto club is good for that, because of the coaches they have there and their program."

Prachi Jha now has three coaches that each focus on a different aspect of her game, to improve things like her forehand top-spin, and backhand.

The coaching and playing time has paid off. Arun Jha said she has amassed several trophies over the course of two years. Her 7-year-old brother Kanak Jha is also an avid table tennis competitor, and between the two of them, they have won 15 trophies and awards.

"It's really cool," Prachi Jha said. "When I started I never thought I would get as far as I have come."

When she's not traveling to tournaments in Las Vegas, or even as far as Virginia Beach, Va., Prachi Jha is traveling to Concord, Stanford University and Berkeley, among other locations to play in smaller tournaments and matches.

She either trains in Palo Alto or participates in matches around the Bay Area five days a week, two hours a day.

She said she hopes one day to possibly earn a spot in the U.S. Juniors "Cadet" team, and play in the Junior Olympics.

Her father said the Cadet program holds an event at the nationals in Las Vegas each year. If a player enters the contest and wins an event and places in the top six performers, she is an automatic hopeful for the Juniors squad.

She said she might consider trying out for the Olympics as she gets older.

"I want to focus on my technique and get my game down," she said. "Then I want to represent my country with the juniors team and the Cadets."