Manami Ukita

Manami Ukita versus Fordham on Feb. 17 at Body First Tennis Center

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Manami Ukita vs South Dakota at Body First Tennis Center on Jan. 28

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Photo by: Kendall Spencer Photography

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Height:
5-5
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Saitama, Japan

HONORS

2024 Academic All-Big 12 Team
2022 Academic All-Big 12 Team
2022 ITA Scholar-Athlete
2021 ITA Scholar-Athlete
2021 Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll

Ukita's Career Records (updated April 22, 2024)
Overall Career Singles Record: 38-42
Career Singles Record in Tournaments: 19-12
Career Singles Record in Dual Matches: 19-30
Career Singles Record in Big 12 Matches: 5-17

Career Singles Record in Two-Set Matches: 21-33 (3-14 Big 12)
Career Singles Record in Three-Set Matches: 6-9 (2-3 Big 12)

Career Record vs. ITA Ranked Opponents: 0-3

Overall Career Doubles Record: 41-50
Career Doubles Record in Tournaments: 18-21
Career Doubles Record in Dual Matches: 23-29
Career Doubles Record in Big 12 Matches: 6-16

Career Positional Record
Singles
No. 1: 1-0
No. 2: 2-3
No. 3: 3-10
No. 4: 5-10
No. 5: 5-4
No. 6: 2-2

Doubles
No. 1: 2-5
No. 2: 8-12
No. 3: 13-11

AS A SENIOR (2023-24)

During the Big 12 Tournament on Apri 17 against TCU, she defeated Yu-Chin Tsai in straight sets, 6-2, 6-3. She and doubles partner Jillian Harkin competed in a tiebreaker match against Destinee Martins and Helena Narmont 7-6 (7-5).
Clinched the match on senior day (April 12) against Louisiana Tech, defeating Tiffani Nash 6-2, 6-3. Was also victorious with doubles partner Jillian Harkin, 6-4 over Nash and Valentina Vasquez.
Clinched the match for K-State against Houston on April 7, defeating Elena Trencheva in three sets, 6-4, 2-6, 7-5.
Won back-to-back doubles matches with Jillian Harkin, defeating Cincinnati 6-2 on March 28 and West Virginia on March 30, 6-3.
Competed with Jillian Harkin in doubles for the first time against Texas (March 24), the match going unfinished at 5-6 against Shachf Lieberman and Taisiya Pachkaleva.
Lost a heartbreaker to Baylor's Zuzanna Kubacha on March 15, losing two tiebreakers 7-6 (8-6), 7-6 (8-6) in the clinching match.
Won her first match in the no. 1 spot versus Fordham (Feb. 17) with a 6-1, 6-2 win over Raffaela Alhach. Also won her doubles match with partner Maralgoo Chogsomjav, 6-1.
Against Indiana on Feb. 10, her and doubles partner Maralgoo Chogsomjav defeated L'allier/Dunac to clinch the point for the 'Cats.
Went 2-0 in doubles the first weekend competing with partner Maralgoo Chogsomjav against Wichita State (Jan. 26) and South Dakota (Jan. 28).
During the first spring match of the year against Drake (Jan. 20) she won her first match in the no. 2 spot against Mille Haagensen 6-3, 6-1.

FALL TOURNAMENTS

Was 2-2 in singles matches at the ITA Central Regional, 2-1 in doubles matches with partner Vanesa Suarez.
Competed in the ITA All-Americans with doubles partner Vanesa Suarez, going 1-1 on the weekend.
In the first fall invitational in Charlotte, she went 1-2 in singles matches, 1-1 when they went into three sets. She also went 1-1 with fellow veteran Wildcat Vanesa Suarez.

AS A JUNIOR (2022-23)

Competed against two consecutive ranked doubles teams with teammate Vanesa Suarez, was defeated by #67 Narmont/Tsai of TCU, but was left unfinished against #50 Komac/Sayfetdinova of Texas Tech 5-5.
Was on a three match singles win streak from March 1, with wins against Joanna Cardona of Kansas City, 6-2, 6-2, Theodora Chantava of Wichita State, 7-5, 6-0, and Maja Dodik of West Virginia, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3.
Was one team point in the match against Denver on February 4, defeating Claudia Martinez de Velasco in three sets 6-3, 3-6, 7-5.
Only competed in one singles match during the fall.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2021-22)

Only competed in four matches during the spring season.
Won three back-to-back singles matches during the fall, two during the ITA Central Region Championships in October.

AS A FRESHMAN (2020-21)

Recorded an impressive 16-10 mark in singles play to kick start her career at K-State
Notched a three-match win streak from February 12-19
Won her first Big 12 match in the No. 4 spot at West Virginia (3/28)
Posted an 11-3 record in fall play, including a perfect 3-0 mark at the K-State Fall Invite
Defeated nine Big 12 opponents in the 2020 Fall Slate, which featured three wins at the OSU Fall Series Championship (11/6-11/8).

PRIOR TO K-STATE