Naoko Ueshima
| School: |
Univ. of Georgia |
| Year: |
graduated |
| Home Town: |
Nishinomiya |
| Home State: |
N/A |
| Home Country: |
United States(USA) |
| High School: |
Heritage Academy |
| Height: |
5-6 |
| Weight: |
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| Birth Date: |
Saturday, October 31, 1987 |
| Dominant Hand: |
Right |
| Major: |
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| Singles Record: |
100-24 |
| Doubles Record: |
89-38 |
SOPHOMORE Season (2007-08) • Part of team that went 22-5, made it to the NCAA Round of 16 and posted a No. 8 national ranking including back-to-back SEC Tournament titles • Voted Second Team All-SEC • Led the team with a school record-tying 69 combined singles and doubles victories, also held by Agata Cioroch in 2002 • Tied school record for most doubles victories in a season going 33-10, also by Shadisha Robinson in 2004 • Clinched win over Florida in the SEC Tournament finals and the win over Arkansas in the semifinals • Ranked second on the team with 36 singles wins including a team-high 23 in team dual matches, ended the year on an 11-match winning streak • Went 21-2 at the No. 4 position including six wins over ranked opponents Freshman Season (2006-07) • Part of team that went 24-2, NCAA Quarterfinal showing, and No. 4 national ranking including SEC title and SEC Tournament crown • Finished second on the team in singles wins with 33 and doubles wins with 30 • Had the most match-clinchers on the team with six • Teamed with Natalie Frazier to clinch six doubles points • Lost only one SEC match, going 10-1 in league contests Juniors/High School • One of the top junior players in Japan and ranked as high as fourth nationally • Top ITF Junior Tournament finishes include singles finalist at 2005 Atlanta event and semifinalist at the 2004 Boca Raton, Fla. event • Reached singles semifinals at the 2004 All Japan Junior Tournament • 2006 graduate of the Heritage Academy in Hilton Head, S.C., and attended Hyogo International High School in Japan from 2003-05 • Also trained at the Van Der Meer Tennis Academy in Hilton Head, S.C. Personal • Born Oct. 31, 1987 in Kobe, Japan • Daughter of Shinichi and Keiko Ueshima • Major: Pre-Journalism • Has two sisters, Ayako (23) and Tomoko (17)
