Maho Kowase
| School: |
Univ. of Georgia |
| Year: |
Senior |
| Home Town: |
Kashiwa |
| Home State: |
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| Home Country: |
Japan |
| High School: |
Shibuya Makuhari |
| Height: |
5-5 |
| Weight: |
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| Birth Date: |
Friday, September 27, 1991 |
| Dominant Hand: |
Right |
| Major: |
Markeing |
| Singles Record: |
20-5 |
| Doubles Record: |
18-5 |
SENIOR SEASON (2013-14)
• Recipient of the Leighton Ballew Women's Tennis Scholarship Endowment
JUNIOR SEASON (2012-13)
• Helped team to a 24-4 record and advance to the NCAA quarterfinals ending with a final ranking of No. 5.
• Named to the All-SEC First Team
• Finished 38-10 in singles, including ranked No. 21 and an second round appearence in the NCAA Singles tournament.
• Went 26-6 in doubles, including ranked No. 48 and going 14-2 with Lauren Herring
• Went 12-0 in SEC regular season dual matches and had most conference wins of anyone in the SEC.
• Had a team-high nine match clinchers
• Won SEC Player of the Week honors the week of April 16th
• Named an ITA Scholar Athlete and to the SEC Academic Honor Roll
• Named to the UGA Athletic Director's Honor Roll
• Recipient of the NCAA Sportsmanship Award
• Named the SEC's Sportsmanship Award recipient
• Awarded the UGA Sportsmanship and Ethics Award
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2011-12)
• Helped team to a 24-5 record and advance to the NCAA quarterfinals ending with a final ranking of No. 6
• An All-SEC 1st Team selection
• Owns school record for Consecutive Doubles Victories with Maho Kowase; the duo had a 21-match winning streak; 23-2 as a tandem including 21-0 at No. 3
• Ranked No. 58 in singles with a 24-6 record including 16-5 in dual matches and is 12-1 at No. 4
• Has four match-clinching victories including epic comeback to beat Clemson 4-3 in NCAA Second Round in Athens, trailed 6-0,5-2 and rallied for the victory as Tigers were behind 3-0 in the match
• Named to All-SEC Tournament team in doubles with Maho Kowase
• Named an ITA Scholar Athlete and to the SEC Academic Honor Roll
• Served as one of the tennis representatives on the Student Athlete Advisory Committee (S.A.A.C)
• ITA preseason singles ranking of No. 56 and climbed as high as No. 22 during the season
FREsHMAN SEASON (2010-11)
•An All-SEC First Team selection after going a team-best 31-11 in singles and 20-11 in doubles, also named to the All-Freshmen SEC team
• Final ITA ranking of No. 82 in singles and was ranked as high as No. 78 during the year
• Key win over No. 48 Keri Wong at No. 2 singles in Georgia's 5-2 road win at Clemson
• Posted a 15-6 record in dual matches including 3-1 at No. 1 and 10-4 at No. 2
• Went 12-5 in doubles with Lilly Kimbell including winning the HEB Baylor Fall Invitational; 5-2 in doubles with Cameron Ellis
• Helped team post a 19-5 record, advanced to the NCAA quarterfinals and a final national ranking of No. 8
JUNIORS/HIGH SCHOOL
• Solid junior career filled with international tournament experience
• A graduate of Shibuya Makuhari HS where she was coached by Isao Hashizume and also trained at the Tennis Training Center in Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan under Hiromichi Maruyama
• Won the 2009 Japan Inter High School singles title
• Doubles champion and singles semifinalist at the 2009 All Japan Junior Tennis Championships
• Participant in the Australian Open Junior Qualifying event
• Career-best ITF Junior Ranking of #121
PERSONAL
• Born: Sept. 27, 1991 in Saitama, Japan
• Parents: Kaori and Hiroyuki Kowase
• Major: Marketing
• Family: Has one younger sister, Miho, who plays tennis.
