Ryo Sekiguchi
| School: |
University of Washington |
| Year: |
graduated |
| Home Town: |
Tokyo |
| Home State: |
N/A |
| Home Country: |
United States(USA) |
| High School: |
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| Dominant Hand: |
Right |
| Major: |
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| Singles Record: |
37-20 |
| Doubles Record: |
7-7 |
SEKIGUCHI'S CAREER RECORD YEAR SINGLES (dual/overall) DOUBLES (dual/overall) 2007-08 11-8/19-12 0-0/3-2 UW Career 11-8/19-12 0-0/3-2 University of Washington 2007-08 (Junior): Reliable baseline specialist went 19-12 in his first season with the Huskies, going 11-8 in dual play and 8-4 in tournaments ... was 1-2 at No. 4 singles, 6-4 at No. 5, and 6-2 at No. 6 ... was 3-2 in limited doubles action, winning all three with Skyler Tateishi ... hit his peak during the ITA National Team Indoor Championships, where he was the only Husky to go 3-0 ... during the National Team Indoors, defeated Josh Varela of Georgia, Javier Bes of Alabama, and Brandon David of Illinois on consecutive days at No. 6 singles ... in the final two matches he came back from a set down ... posted impressive road win over Matt Bain of Texas A&M, winning 7-5, 6-7 (3), 6-0 ... sprinted out of the gates with a 17-4 record as of Feb. 23, including wins in 9 of his first 10 dual matches, but wore down as the season progressed and lost his final five matches ... was 8-3 during the fall, winning at least two matches in every fall tourney ... made the Flight B final at the Chandler Cup, falling to Cal's Ken Nakahara, 6-4, 6-4 in the final. University of San Diego 2006-07 (USD): Played predominantly No. 4 singles for the Toreros, going 13-9 in dual play ... was 10-6 at No. 4, 1-1 at No. 3, and 2-2 at No. 5 singles ... went 1-5 in six doubles dual matches ... was 6-4 during the fall, for a 19-13 record overall ... earned three singles wins in the consolation draw of the ITA West Regional Championships during the fall ... also picked up three wins at the Torero Challenge ... went 2-2 in doubles play during the fall. 2005-06 (USD): Named the 2006 West Coast Conference Freshman of the Year after posting 11-6 record, all matches coming in dual play ... went 9-4 at No. 5 singles, and 2-2 at No. 4 singles ... 0-2 in two doubles matches on the year. Before Washington and Personal:
Born in Tokyo, Japan ... parents are Isako (mother) and Fujio (father) ... one younger brother named Hayato ... attended Seijo Gakuen School ... trained at Sakurada Club ... was ranked No. 242 internationally as a junior ... in June of 2004, was the Boys 18 Singles Champion of the Thamrin Cup in Jakarta, Indonesia ... reached the Round of 16 in the Japan F10 Futures Tournament held in Tokyo in September, 2005 ... winner of the 2000 All-Japan Junior Championship ... majoring in business. Coach Anger on Sekiguchi
"Ryo is incredible for us in practice. We gain from him every day. Last year he had just an incredible start and I'm hoping that as a senior now he will have his most consistent season yet. With his game he should be able to do that and I expect that from him this year."
