2025-26 Men's Tennis Roster
Hiroki Sakagawa
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Chiba, Japan
- Prev School:
- Arizona
β’ 2024 All-Big West - Singles & Doubles
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: 21-13
Dual-Match Singles: 12-7
Overall Doubles: 13-15
Dual-Match Doubles: 11-10
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: 21-13
Dual-Match Singles: 12-7
Overall Doubles: 13-15
Dual-Match Doubles: 11-10
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