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2024-25 Women's Tennis Roster

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Risako Umekuni

Risako Umekuni

  • Height:
    5-5
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Saitama, Japan
  • High School:
    Shumei Eiko
  • Prev School:
    Walsh
  • Major:
    Hospitality & Tourism Management

Summary

Biography

2023-24: Named to the Northeast-10 First Team at No. 3 Singles and the NE10 Second Team at No. 2 doubles … Earned College Sports Communicators Academic All-District accolades … Earned Academic Distinction accolades on the Northeast-10 Academic Honor Roll and named to the New Haven Dean’s List following both the Fall 2023 and Spring 2024 semesters … Led the Chargers in singles play as she closed out the year with the most singles wins, 14, all of which came at the No. 3 position, including a perfect 8-0 record in Northeast-10 Conference play … In doubles play, racked up a 13-3 overall record, all of which at the No. 2 position, and the majority of which came partnered with Lucia Placidi as the pair combined to go 13-2 on the year, including 5-1 in the NE10 and closing out the season with a 9-1 record over the final 10 matches, including winning the final four straight … Opened up her career at New Haven winning the first seven singles matches of the year and concluding the fall regular season with an 8-1 record … Included in that regular season record was three 6-0, 6-0 shutouts which came in the season opener against Saint Michael’s, mid-season against Saint Anselm and the fall regular season finale against American International … Closed out the year winning her final three singles matches, which included a third set tiebreaking thriller against Providence College’s Lauren Carson … In doubles action with Placidi, strung together a streak of seven-straight victories with that leading to closing out the season with an 11-1 record, the only loss coming against UDC in the spring … Among her 13 doubles wins were a pair of shutouts, both of which came against AIC, one in the fall and one in the spring.

Before New Haven: Transferred to New Haven from Walsh University where she played tennis for two seasons for the Cavaliers.

Personal: Majoring in hospitality and tourism management.

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  • 2023-24Junior

  • 2024-25Senior

    5'5"