Yumi Ueda
Fall 2003
Finished the fall with a 4-7 singles record and a 3-5 doubles record...
Defeated Sophie Hartog of Stetson to advance to the quarterfinals of "Flight
B" singles of the ITA Southern Regional... Had a 2-4 record against South
Region teams... Won three straight matches during the fall... Teamed with
newcomer Hayley Rudman in fall doubles action, compiling a 3-5 record...
Advanced to the semifinals of "Flight C" at the Roberta Alison Fall Classic
with a victory over Auburn's Janska and Paul... Had a 2-2 record with Rudman
in "B" doubles at the SEC Fall Coaches Classic.
2002-2003
First win of the fall came against teammate Justyna Switala in the "Flight
5" consolation seventh-place match of the St. Mary's Fall Classic... Lost
three tough three-set matches to Auburn's Janska (4-6, 6-4, 3-6), Purdue's
Missy Wright (6-3, 3-6, 4-6) and Alabama's Melissa Minor (3-6, 6-4, 2-6)...
Finished the fall with a 1-7 singles record and a 6-5 doubles... Only Lady
Bulldog to play doubles with two partners... Compiled a 4-3 record with
Elaine Fagan and a 2-2 record with Switala... Finished fifth in the "Flight
3" doubles consolation bracket of the St. Mary's Fall Classic with Switala,
defeating North Carolina State's Taylor Parker and Landis Strader, 8-4...
Partnering with Fagan, won third at the Roberta Alison Fall Classic in the
"Flight C" consolation bracket.... Finished the spring with an overall 7-21
singles record with a 5-6 home record... Competed mostly at the fourth
position... Held a 3-0 at No. 3 and a 6-14 dual match record... Won four of
her first five matches of the spring... Had her only SEC victory against
Arkansas... Finished second on the team in doubles with her .357 winning
percentage... Had a 2-0 doubles record with Switala at No. 2... Victorious
in the first two matches of the season with Fagan, again at the second
position, compiling an overall record of 6-12... The tandem played five
ranked doubles teams throughout the spring.
2001-2002
Posted the team's top mark in fall tournament action... Claimed a
team-leading .571 winning percentage after compiling an 8-6 record... Went
3-2 in three-set matches, and finished 7-4 against opponents from the South
Region... Started the season 0-2, but managed wins in eight of her next nine
matches, including six in a row... Won the "C Draw" at the Middle Tennessee
Fall Invitational with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Tennessee Tech's Maja
Russinova... Capped her six-match winning streak by defeating Mississippi's
Camilla Gould 4-6, 6-3, 7-5, in the opening round of the Omni Hotels
Southern Regional Indoor Championships... Took runner-up in the "H Draw" of
the Roberta Alison Classic in Tuscaloosa, Ala... Teamed with Justyna Switala
in doubles, claiming a team second-best .444 winning percentage (4-5)...
Combined with Switala to win three of their last six matches, including a
win over Mississippi's Florencia Basile and Sabrina Peppl in the final of
the "B Draw" southwest bracket at the SEC Fall Coaches Classic... Advanced
to the semifinals of the St. Mary's Health System Classic in their inaugural
match as partners, downing N.C. State's Jennifer Jassawalla and Kristen
Nicholls 9-8(5)... Played in the No. 3 through No. 6 positions in spring
play... Finished with the third-highest winning percentage in singles (.364)
with a 12-21 record... Won four of her first seven singles matches in the
spring... Saw doubles action with Switala and Carole Soubis producing a
11-15 overall record (.423), second highest on team... Went 2-4 at the No. 2
position with Soubis as her partner.
2000-2001
Saw action in 26 matches as a true freshman... Notched a 9-17 mark (.346)
playing primarily the No. 4 and No. 5 positions... Went 3-11 in dual
matches, but tallied a 6-6 mark in tournament action... Played well in
tiebreaks, notching a 3-1 mark in those scenarios... Claimed her first win
of a three-match win streak over LSU's Amy McIlhaney (6-4, 6-0) in the round
of 32 at the Georgia Invitational Women's Tennis Tournament in Athens, Ga...
Followed her first spring victory with consecutive victories over Tina
Rautajoki of Southern Mississippi (6-0, 6-4) and Tulane's Olga Mikhailova
(1-6, 6-1, 6-1)... Helped the Lady Bulldogs to a victory over Arkansas with
a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Megan Ferreira at No. 5...Saw a majority of her
doubles action with Linda Mattsson at the No. 3 spot... Helped the duo to a
4-7 mark on Court 3... Paired with Mattsson to record an 8-5 win over LSU's
Tami Botts and Lauren Haddix that helped clinch the doubles point as MSU won
the opening round match of the SEC Tournament in Starkville.
Pre-MSU
Attended the ACE Tennis Academy, coached by Bill Cowan and former Bulldog
tennis star Pierre Lamarche... Standout amongst the Canadian junior circuit,
where she qualified for the under-18 Canadian Indoor Nationals and advanced
to the quarterfinals... Ranked third in doubles and 15th in singles in the
Japan Under-16 National Rankings... Took third place in the Japan National
Junior Doubles for both under-16 and under-18 play.
Personal
Yumi Ueda was born August 7, 1981... Daughter of Asakiyo and Momoyo Ueda...
Majoring in microbiology and working on a minor in kinesiology.