2025-26 Men's Tennis Roster
Hiroki Sakagawa
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Chiba, Japan
- Prev School:
- Arizona
2026 Big West Player of the Year
2026 & 2024 All-Big West First Team - Singles
2026 & 2024 All-Big West Second Team - Doubles
2025-26 (Senior)
β’ Named the Big West Menβs Tennis Player of the Year
β’ Earned his second career first-team All-Big West honor
β’ Also awarded second-team all-conference distinction in doubles
β’ Recognized as the Big West Player of the Week a conference-best four times
β’ Led UCI with 16 overall singles victories and a 14-3 dual-match record (5-0 Big West) at the top of the lineup
β’ Defeated two ranked opponents, taking down No. 87 Lucca Liu of UC Santa Barbara and No. 103 Manvydas Balciunas of San Diego
β’ Ended the season on a seven-match win streak
β’ Tied for the team lead with eight dual-match doubles victories
β’ Went 6-4 alongside Tal Goodman at the second position
β’ Big West Spring All-Academic selection
β’ Recognized as an ITA Scholar-Athlete
2024-25 (Medical Redshirt)
β’ Played in three dual matches before being sidelined with an injury
β’ Clinched a 4-3 victory over Pepperdine with a 7-6 (6), 6-4 triumph on court three
β’ Competed in both singles and doubles at the ITA All-American Championships during the fall
β’ Advanced to the Round of 16 at the ITA Southwest Regional Championships with wins over Mikel Anderson of Arizona State and No. 96 Alexander Hoogmartens of UCLA
β’ Named an ITA Scholar-Athlete
2023-24 (Junior)
β’ Earned first-team All-Big West honors in singles and was a second-team selection in doubles
β’ Went 18-10 overall and 11-7 in dual-match singles
β’ Played at the top-two spots in the lineup with a 9-5 record at the second position
β’ Clinched both of the Anteatersβ victories at the Big West Championship
β’ Came from behind to take down Cal Polyβs Joe Leather, 3-6, 6-2, 6-1 in the semifinals
β’ Also upended No. 45 UC Santa Barbaraβs Gianluca Brunkow, 6-2, 7-6, in the final
β’ Defeated his Big West opponents from UC San Diego and Hawaiβi during the regular season
β’ Competed at the ITA All-American Championships in the fall
β’ Finished with 10 doubles victories while playing primarily at No. 2
β’ Saw most of his action alongside Andy Nguyen, combining for a team-high nine victories as a duo
β’ Named to the CSC Academic All-District Team
2022-23 (Sophomore at Arizona)
β’Β Compiled an overall record of 7-5 in singles and 6-3 in doubles
β’ Part of the Wildcat squad that won back-to-back Pac-12 regular-season championships and hosted an NCAA Regional for the first time in program history
β’ Graduated from Arizona's Eller College of Management with degrees in economics and sociology
2021-22 (Redshirt at Arizona)
β’Β Missed the spring season due to an injury
β’ Went 3-2 in singles and 3-1 in doubles during the fall
β’ Named an ITA Scholar-Athlete
2020-21 (Freshman at Arizona)
β’ Finished 3-0 in dual-match singles
2019-20 (at Arizona)
β’ Compiled an 11-5 overall singles recordΒ
β’ Went 3-0 at No. 6 before the season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Juniors
β’ Reached No. 185 in the ITF Junior Rankings
β’ Also had a high Universal Tennis Rating of 13.28
β’ Two-time national doubles champion in Japan
Major
β’ Accountancy
CAREER RECORDS AT UCI
Overall Singles: 37-18
Dual-Match Singles: 26-10
Overall Doubles: 22-25
Dual-Match Doubles: 19-18
2026 & 2024 All-Big West First Team - Singles
2026 & 2024 All-Big West Second Team - Doubles
2025-26 (Senior)
β’ Named the Big West Menβs Tennis Player of the Year
β’ Earned his second career first-team All-Big West honor
β’ Also awarded second-team all-conference distinction in doubles
β’ Recognized as the Big West Player of the Week a conference-best four times
β’ Led UCI with 16 overall singles victories and a 14-3 dual-match record (5-0 Big West) at the top of the lineup
β’ Defeated two ranked opponents, taking down No. 87 Lucca Liu of UC Santa Barbara and No. 103 Manvydas Balciunas of San Diego
β’ Ended the season on a seven-match win streak
β’ Tied for the team lead with eight dual-match doubles victories
β’ Went 6-4 alongside Tal Goodman at the second position
β’ Big West Spring All-Academic selection
β’ Recognized as an ITA Scholar-Athlete
2024-25 (Medical Redshirt)
β’ Played in three dual matches before being sidelined with an injury
β’ Clinched a 4-3 victory over Pepperdine with a 7-6 (6), 6-4 triumph on court three
β’ Competed in both singles and doubles at the ITA All-American Championships during the fall
β’ Advanced to the Round of 16 at the ITA Southwest Regional Championships with wins over Mikel Anderson of Arizona State and No. 96 Alexander Hoogmartens of UCLA
β’ Named an ITA Scholar-Athlete
2023-24 (Junior)
β’ Earned first-team All-Big West honors in singles and was a second-team selection in doubles
β’ Went 18-10 overall and 11-7 in dual-match singles
β’ Played at the top-two spots in the lineup with a 9-5 record at the second position
β’ Clinched both of the Anteatersβ victories at the Big West Championship
β’ Came from behind to take down Cal Polyβs Joe Leather, 3-6, 6-2, 6-1 in the semifinals
β’ Also upended No. 45 UC Santa Barbaraβs Gianluca Brunkow, 6-2, 7-6, in the final
β’ Defeated his Big West opponents from UC San Diego and Hawaiβi during the regular season
β’ Competed at the ITA All-American Championships in the fall
β’ Finished with 10 doubles victories while playing primarily at No. 2
β’ Saw most of his action alongside Andy Nguyen, combining for a team-high nine victories as a duo
β’ Named to the CSC Academic All-District Team
2022-23 (Sophomore at Arizona)
β’Β Compiled an overall record of 7-5 in singles and 6-3 in doubles
β’ Part of the Wildcat squad that won back-to-back Pac-12 regular-season championships and hosted an NCAA Regional for the first time in program history
β’ Graduated from Arizona's Eller College of Management with degrees in economics and sociology
2021-22 (Redshirt at Arizona)
β’Β Missed the spring season due to an injury
β’ Went 3-2 in singles and 3-1 in doubles during the fall
β’ Named an ITA Scholar-Athlete
2020-21 (Freshman at Arizona)
β’ Finished 3-0 in dual-match singles
2019-20 (at Arizona)
β’ Compiled an 11-5 overall singles recordΒ
β’ Went 3-0 at No. 6 before the season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Juniors
β’ Reached No. 185 in the ITF Junior Rankings
β’ Also had a high Universal Tennis Rating of 13.28
β’ Two-time national doubles champion in Japan
Major
β’ Accountancy
CAREER RECORDS AT UCI
Overall Singles: 37-18
Dual-Match Singles: 26-10
Overall Doubles: 22-25
Dual-Match Doubles: 19-18
Wednesday, April 15
Tuesday, March 31
Monday, February 23
Tuesday, February 17
