Men's Tennis
Ryo Matsumura - Men's Tennis - University of Kentucky Athletics

RyoMatsumura

  • height 6-0
  • Weight 153
  • class Senior
  • Hometown Fukui, Japan

2018-19 (Senior): Named to All-SEC first team … Named SEC Player of the Week on Jan. 31 … Earned NCAA Singles Championship berth … Appeared in 10 consecutive Oracle/ITA singles rankings, peaking at No. 29 … Recorded 16-10 singles record in spring and 11-12 doubles record in spring … Led team in appearances on top court in singles play … Recorded 7-6 singles record versus nationally ranked opponents … Scored match-clinching point in three UK victories.

2017-18 (Junior): Named an ITA All-American and First Team All-SEC … Compiled an overall record of 17-4 and 9-2 in the SEC … Picked up nine ranked wins in singles with four in the top 30 … defeated two top-five opponents in No. 3 Nuno Borges of 13th-ranked Mississippi State and no. 3 Mikael Torpegaard of third-ranked Ohio State … Went 11-3 on court No. 1 singles and 6-1 on court No. 2 … Picked up seven doubles wins – six when paired with Enzo Wallart on courts No. 2-3 with two ranked wins … Advanced to first round of NCAA Tournament.

2016-17 (Sophomore): Member of the 2017 All-SEC Second Team … Finished with a singles record of 11-10 … Earned two wins over ranked opponents, including No. 27 Josh Hager of Notre Dame, 0-6, 7-5, 7-6 (7-0) … Also beat No. 38 Emil Reinberg of Notre Dame … Played primarily on the second court with an 8-8 record … Had a record of 3-2 on the first court … Competed in doubles with Trey Yates with a record of 9-7 … Had one ranked doubles victory with Yates, over No. J.C. Aragone and Henrik Wiersholm of No. 1 Virginia

2015-16 (Freshman): SEC Co-Freshman of the Year … ITA Ohio Valley Region Rookie of the Year … All-SEC Second Team … SEC All-Freshman Team … Qualified for the NCAA singles tournament … Two-time SEC Freshman of the Week (2/24; 4/13) … Earned a 18-8 record in singles play during the 2016 season … Had a 14-8 record on the second court while going 4-0 playing at No. 1 singles … Earned seven ranked wins over the course of the season and ranked as high as 31 in ITA singles rankings … Went 7-3 in SEC matches, with his highest ranked win of the season coming in an upset of No. 34 Wayne Montgomery at Georgia … Fell in first round of the NCAA singles tournament to eventual NCAA singles champion Mackenzie McDonald of UCLA, 6-0, 6-2 … Earned a 6-11 doubles record during the season pairing with Enzo Wallart, Kevin Lai, Nils Ellfsen and Austin Hussey.

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