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Kimoto Bound For NCAA Singles Championships
5/1/2024 1:41:00 PM | Tennis
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - Syracuse University women's tennis junior Miyuka Kimoto has been selected by the NCAA Division I Women's Tennis Subcommittee for an at-large bid in the 2024 NCAA Division I Championships as part of the singles competition. The event will be held at the Greenwood Tennis Center in Stillwater, Oklahoma from May 20-25.
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Kimoto is ranked No. 49 in the latest ITA rankings released on April 23.
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Her selection into the event marks the 12th time that Syracuse has sent a student-athlete to the singles competition, joining Kathy Bradford (1987), Erica O'Neill (1994 & 1995), Jana Strnadova (1994-1996), Nicole Strnadova (1995 & 1996), Anna Shkudun (2016), Gabriela Knutsun (2018 & 2019) and her teammate Viktoriya Kanapatskaya (2021) as the previous Orange to qualify for the singles championship.
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The Oita, Japan native finished the regular season with a singles record of 10-8 and a doubles record of 11-4. Kimoto won three consecutive matches to start the spring season. The highlight of her season thus far was defeating then-No. 3 ranked Amelia Rajecki from No. 8 NC State on March 15. The win helped her earn the ACC Player of the Week. She also defeated two more top 30 opponents in ACC play.
In addition to the singles bid, Miyuka Kimoto and Viktoriya Kanapatskaya have been selected as the second alternate pairing for the 2024 NCAA Division 1 Championships doubles competition. The pair went 5-3 in Number 1 Doubles with the highlight of their season being defeating No. 14 Melodie Collard and Elaine Chervinsky from No. 5 Virginia on March 22.
The first round of the NCAA tournament singles event will begin on Monday, May 20. Links for the live stream of the event will be posted at a later date. Tickets for the singles championships can be found at https://okstate.evenue.net/events/NCAATENNIS.
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Kimoto is ranked No. 49 in the latest ITA rankings released on April 23.
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Her selection into the event marks the 12th time that Syracuse has sent a student-athlete to the singles competition, joining Kathy Bradford (1987), Erica O'Neill (1994 & 1995), Jana Strnadova (1994-1996), Nicole Strnadova (1995 & 1996), Anna Shkudun (2016), Gabriela Knutsun (2018 & 2019) and her teammate Viktoriya Kanapatskaya (2021) as the previous Orange to qualify for the singles championship.
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The Oita, Japan native finished the regular season with a singles record of 10-8 and a doubles record of 11-4. Kimoto won three consecutive matches to start the spring season. The highlight of her season thus far was defeating then-No. 3 ranked Amelia Rajecki from No. 8 NC State on March 15. The win helped her earn the ACC Player of the Week. She also defeated two more top 30 opponents in ACC play.
In addition to the singles bid, Miyuka Kimoto and Viktoriya Kanapatskaya have been selected as the second alternate pairing for the 2024 NCAA Division 1 Championships doubles competition. The pair went 5-3 in Number 1 Doubles with the highlight of their season being defeating No. 14 Melodie Collard and Elaine Chervinsky from No. 5 Virginia on March 22.
The first round of the NCAA tournament singles event will begin on Monday, May 20. Links for the live stream of the event will be posted at a later date. Tickets for the singles championships can be found at https://okstate.evenue.net/events/NCAATENNIS.
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For all the latest news on the Syracuse tennis program, follow /CuseTennis on Facebook, @CuseTennis on Instagram, and Twitter.
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