Kimoto Named Third Team All-ACC
6/7/2024 10:01:00 AM | Tennis
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – After a strong junior season and an NCAA Singles Tournament berth, Syracuse University women's tennis standout Miyuka Kimoto earned All-ACC honors. The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) announced its annual women's tennis awards Thursday morning.
Kimoto, who advanced to the second round of the NCAA Division I Women's Tennis Singles Championship in May, was named Third Team All-ACC in a vote of the league's head coaches. It is the first ACC postseason honor for Kimoto.
The junior from Oita, Japan went 11-9 overall this spring, including 10-7 during the regular season. Kimoto split her ACC matches at 6-6 while collecting three wins over ranked opponents this spring. One of her biggest wins this season came in a dramatic 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-4) win over third-ranked Amelia Rajecki, an All-ACC First Teamer, to help the Orange secure a 4-3 come-from-behind victory over No. 8 NC State.
Throughout the 2023-24 academic year, Kimoto compiled a 17-11 singles record, finishing the year ranked 50th in the ITA standings. In the round of 64 at the NCAA Tournament, Kimoto swept Savannah Broadus (Pepperdine) 7-5, 6-4 to advance to the round of 32, the first Syracuse singles player to move on in the Tournament since 2018.
Miami's Alexa Noel was selected as the Player of the Year while Shavit Kimchi of Duke was tapped as the Freshman of the Year. Virginia's Sara O'Leary was voted as the Coach of the Year.
Player of the Year: Alexa Noel, Miami
Freshman of the Year: Shavit Kimchi, Duke
Coach of the Year: Sara O'Leary, Virginia
2024 All-ACC Singles Teams
First Team
Alexa Noel, Miami
Reese Brantmeier, North Carolina
Fiona Crawley, North Carolina
Elizabeth Scotty, North Carolina
Amelia Rajecki, NC State
Annabelle Xu, Virginia
Second Team
Vic Allen, Florida State
Carol Lee, Georgia Tech
Isabella Pfennig, Miami
Anika Yarlagadda, North Carolina
Julia Andreach, Notre Dame
Hibah Shaikh, Virginia
Third Team
Shavit Kimchi, Duke
Ellie Schoppe, Florida State
Carson Tanguilig, North Carolina
Anna Zyryanova, NC State
MIYUKA KIMOTO, SYRACUSE
Casie Wooten, Wake Forest
2024 All-ACC Doubles Teams
First Team
Reese Brantmeier and Elizabeth Scotty, North Carolina
Fiona Crawley and Carson Tanguilig, North Carolina
Mélodie Collard and Elaine Chervinsky, Virginia
Second Team
Vic Allen and Millie Bissett, Florida State
Carol Lee and Kate Sharabura, Georgia Tech
Amelia Rajecki and Maddy Zampardo, NC State
Third Team*
Xinyi Nong and Isabella Pfennig, Miami
Abbey Forbes and Reilly Tran, North Carolina
Julia Andreach and Page Freeman, Notre Dame
Natasha Subhash and Hibah Shaikh, Virginia
*Denotes a tie in voting
Kimoto, who advanced to the second round of the NCAA Division I Women's Tennis Singles Championship in May, was named Third Team All-ACC in a vote of the league's head coaches. It is the first ACC postseason honor for Kimoto.
The junior from Oita, Japan went 11-9 overall this spring, including 10-7 during the regular season. Kimoto split her ACC matches at 6-6 while collecting three wins over ranked opponents this spring. One of her biggest wins this season came in a dramatic 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-4) win over third-ranked Amelia Rajecki, an All-ACC First Teamer, to help the Orange secure a 4-3 come-from-behind victory over No. 8 NC State.
Throughout the 2023-24 academic year, Kimoto compiled a 17-11 singles record, finishing the year ranked 50th in the ITA standings. In the round of 64 at the NCAA Tournament, Kimoto swept Savannah Broadus (Pepperdine) 7-5, 6-4 to advance to the round of 32, the first Syracuse singles player to move on in the Tournament since 2018.
Miami's Alexa Noel was selected as the Player of the Year while Shavit Kimchi of Duke was tapped as the Freshman of the Year. Virginia's Sara O'Leary was voted as the Coach of the Year.
Player of the Year: Alexa Noel, Miami
Freshman of the Year: Shavit Kimchi, Duke
Coach of the Year: Sara O'Leary, Virginia
2024 All-ACC Singles Teams
First Team
Alexa Noel, Miami
Reese Brantmeier, North Carolina
Fiona Crawley, North Carolina
Elizabeth Scotty, North Carolina
Amelia Rajecki, NC State
Annabelle Xu, Virginia
Second Team
Vic Allen, Florida State
Carol Lee, Georgia Tech
Isabella Pfennig, Miami
Anika Yarlagadda, North Carolina
Julia Andreach, Notre Dame
Hibah Shaikh, Virginia
Third Team
Shavit Kimchi, Duke
Ellie Schoppe, Florida State
Carson Tanguilig, North Carolina
Anna Zyryanova, NC State
MIYUKA KIMOTO, SYRACUSE
Casie Wooten, Wake Forest
2024 All-ACC Doubles Teams
First Team
Reese Brantmeier and Elizabeth Scotty, North Carolina
Fiona Crawley and Carson Tanguilig, North Carolina
Mélodie Collard and Elaine Chervinsky, Virginia
Second Team
Vic Allen and Millie Bissett, Florida State
Carol Lee and Kate Sharabura, Georgia Tech
Amelia Rajecki and Maddy Zampardo, NC State
Third Team*
Xinyi Nong and Isabella Pfennig, Miami
Abbey Forbes and Reilly Tran, North Carolina
Julia Andreach and Page Freeman, Notre Dame
Natasha Subhash and Hibah Shaikh, Virginia
*Denotes a tie in voting
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