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2023-24 Men's Tennis Roster

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Kai Yuminaga

Kai Yuminaga

  • Height:
    5-10
  • Weight:
    146
  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • Hometown:
    Oakland Gardens, NY
  • Highschool:
    Benjamin Cardozo

Summary

Biography

At UR 2023-24: Capped Rochester career with another stellar campaign, earning Honorable Mention All-UAA honors in both singles (#2) and doubles (#1)...Also, was regionally ranked inside the top-12 in singles and top-8 in doubles by the NCAA...Posted a 12-8 singles record and finished 9-11 in doubles, ranking first or second in wins for both categories on the team...Posted two wins over nationally-ranked opponents during the season, including a major upset in the 1st round of the ITA Northeast Regional Championships, taking down top-seed and #16 ranked player Aiden Drover-Mattinen of RPI...Reached 3rd round of ITA Northeast Regionals in singles and 2nd round in doubles...Won in 3-sets over #48 Jingyuan Chen of NYU during singles play on Apr. 14...Was a 5-time double-winner on the season and earned three match-clinching points (Ithaca, Coast Guard, St. Lawrence)...UAA Athlete of the Week honors on Mar. 25 after being a double-winner in Rochester's upset of #35 Vassar...UAA All-Academic praise for the first time in his career.

At UR 2022-23: Enjoyed best overall season of his career as a senior, accumulating 11-11 record in singles and 8-13 record in doubles...Was 2nd Team All-UAA at #1 doubles and was Honorable Mention All-UAA in #2 singles...Played on UR's #1 doubles team for all 18 matches...Led UR by being a double-winner five times, coming against Nazareth, Wittenberg, Ithaca, SUNY Oneonta and RIT...Match-clinching singles win against Wittenberg on Mar. 7...Reached ITA Northeast Regional Championships third round...SLU Fall Classic A flight singles semifinalist...Named ITA Scholar-Athlete.

At UR 2021-22: The junior had another strong season for Rochester, earning Honorable Mention All-UAA accolades at both #1 doubles and #4 singles...Appeared in all 16 matches and finished with 13-5 mark in singles and 5-13 record in doubles...Was a double-winner on three occasions, against Nazareth, Emerson and Ithaca, all of which were Rochester wins...Had six match singles win streak during the middle of the season, stretching from Feb. 26 to Mar. 23.

At UR 2020-21: Posted solid numbers in the abbreviated season for UR...Was 2-3 in singles and 3-2 in doubles...Named 1st Team All-UAA at 1st doubles...Was a double-winner two times on the year, coming against RIT (3/31) and St. Lawrence (4/21)...Played #1 doubles and #2 singles for Rochester...Named an ITA Scholar Athlete.

At UR 2019-20: Successful first season with Rochester...9-6 in singles and 3-2 in doubles...Won St. Lawrence Fall Classic C Flight singles title, including straight set wins in semifinals and finals...Was 4-0 at Hamilton College Invitational, posting two wins in both singles and doubles...Posted match-clinching win against Nazareth on Feb. 16, winning 6-1, 6-0 at #3 singles, also being a double-winner in that match (#1 doubles).

HS: Lettered in tennis at Benjamin Cardozo HS...Played singles in #1, #2 and #3 positions...Named team captain as a senior when he also was team MVP and earned All-League honors...Won state federation championship in doubles in 2019...Helped Judges reach semifinals in playoffs.

Personal: Brother, Jun Yuminaga '18, attended Rochester and participated on the Yellowjacket men's tennis team.

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