Manami Kuroda
| School: |
Lamar University |
| Year: |
graduated |
| Home Town: |
Tokyo, Japan |
| Home State: |
N/A |
| Home Country: |
United States(USA) |
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| Dominant Hand: |
Right |
| Major: |
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| Singles Record: |
37-32 |
| Doubles Record: |
23-24 |
2007-08: Named Second Team All-Southland Conference at No. 6 singles ... One of two Lady Cardinals players to go undefeated during the regular season, posting a 10-0 record on the year ... Went 8-0 at No. 6 singles and 2-0 at No. 5 singles ... Posted her two wins at No. 5 at the SLC Tournament, helping LU to the NCAA Tournament ... Posted a 3-0 record in SLC play, not counting wins by forfeit ... Went 3-0 in doubles play with partner Anahita Jagtiani at No. 3.
2006-07: Posted a 12-11 record in singles play, playing at four, five and six throughout the season ... Went 5-7 at No. 5 and 5-3 at No. 6 while going 2-1 at No. 4 ... Went 4-7 in Southland Conference play ... Posted a 6-6 record in doubles, playing exclusively with Maria Gutierrez ... Went 2-2 at No. 2 doubles and 4-4 at No. 3 doubles.
High School: Attended Niagara Academy of Tennis … Competed for Coach Lezlie Murch … Ranked #29 under 18’s in Ontario ... Received a bronze medal for doubles and came in forth place in singles in Minatoku, Tokyo in Japan … Named Student Athlete for the month of May 2004 and April 2005 … Competed for Hitoshi Shirato and Yoshimasa Nagase on Toyo Eiwa Jyokgakuin Junior High School in Tokyo, Japan.
Personal: Majoring in communication … Born on July 28, 1987 in Tokyo, Japan … Daughter of Toshitaka and Mineko Kuroda … Enjoys playing volleyball and the piano, swimming, drawing pictures, singing and cooking … Also recruited by New York at Buffalo, St. Bonaventure, IPFW.
