Jun Sasagawa
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- Height:
- 6-1
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- Hometown:
- Cremorne, Australia
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- Year:
- Fr.
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- Previous School:
- Hofstra
Bio
2019-20 (Freshman - Hofstra): Compiled a 17-5 singles record... led team in wins... was 9-0 in dual matches, playing at the second (3-0), third (4-0), and fourth (2-0) flights... won the consolation championship in B Singles at the Siena Invitational... was the runner-up in C Singles at the Hofstra Invitational... had an 11-7 record in doubles... was 5-3 in duals... had a 4-2 record at No. 1 doubles with Alvaro Arce Lopez-Sanchez.
High School: Played tennis at Newington College in Stanmore, New South Wales, Australia... named to All-Australian School Team as a senior... selected to the All-New South Wales team... two-time Athletic Association of Great Public Schools First Team selection... undefeated in AAGPS play in each of his four years... named Team Most Valuable Player as a sophomore and senior... earned an ITF ranking of 534 in 2018... ranked 211 in Australia in 2019... placed fifth in the National Schools Tennis Challenge.
Personal: Full name is Jason Jun Sasagawa... has one sister... grandfather, Dick Sargeant, was an Olympic sailor for Australia and won a gold medal at the 1964 Summer Games in Tokyo... hobbies include Rubik's cubing... competed in the 2019 World Cube Association World Championships and finished in the top 59 in the Skewb event... started playing tennis at age six.
Academic: Majoring in EXPW... member of the Hofstra Dean's List in the Fall 2019 and Spring 2020... Hofstra Athletic Director Scholars Academic Honor Roll selection in Fall 2019... named to the Fall 2019 and Spring 2020 CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll.
News mentions
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The Tennessee Tech tennis team saw its chance at fifth-straight OVC Tournament title go by the books Sunday afternoon, as the Golden Eagles were downed 4-3 by Belmont in the championship match in Evansville.
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The Tennessee Tech tennis team took care of business in Saturday’s OVC Tournament semifinals, as the Golden Eagles secured a 4-1 win over Austin Peay to advance to Sunday’s championship match.
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – This year’s Ohio Valley Conference postseason awards list featured an historical haul for the Tennessee Tech tennis team, as the Golden Eagles racked up a league-high six accolades on the way to etching a prominent place in the Tech record books, announced by the conference Friday morning.
The Tennessee Tech tennis team has done it again.
The Tennessee Tech tennis team is set to put the finishing touches on the regular season, as the Golden Eagles play host to Austin Peay in a Saturday-afternoon finale at Tech Tennis Courts.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech tennis team continued its winning ways, as the Golden Eagles claimed a 7-0 victory at Tennessee State for the club’s eighth-straight win Friday afternoon in Nashville.
With the finish line of the regular season inching closer and closer, the Tennessee Tech tennis team will head to Nashville for a Friday battle at Tennessee State in the second to last match of the year.
Another day and another dominating singles showing carried way for the Tennessee Tech tennis team, as the Golden Eagles won all six solo battles en route to a 6-1 triumph over UAB Sunday afternoon at Tech Tennis Courts.
The Tennessee Tech tennis team continued its torrid pace of late, as the Golden Eagles secured a 5-2 victory over Jacksonville State for their sixth-straight win Saturday afternoon at Tech Tennis Courts.
The Tennessee Tech tennis team has its sight set on a jam-packed weekend at home, as the Golden Eagles get ready for back-to-back affairs at Tech Tennis Courts against two schools from the state of Alabama.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Tech returning freshman Evzen Holis made it back-to-back Ohio Valley Conference Male Tennis Athlete of the Week honors for the Golden Eagles, earning his second honor of the season Wednesday afternoon.
CHARLESTON, Ill. – The Tennessee Tech tennis team stuck to its winning ways Saturday afternoon, as the Golden Eagles proved to be too much for Eastern Illinois to handle in a 7-0 win at Darling Courts.
It’s a Saturday in Charleston on the books for the Tennessee Tech tennis team, as the Golden Eagles will lock up with Eastern Illinois in the second OVC match of the spring.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech tennis team soared during singles play in its OVC opener, as the Golden Eagles claimed five of the six matchups on their way to a 5-2 win at Belmont Tuesday afternoon in Music City.
Ohio Valley Conference play has arrived for the Tennessee Tech tennis, as the Golden Eagles unwrap the rapid five-match voyage with a Friday afternoon trip to Belmont for the league opener.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Another narrow nod for the Tennessee Tech tennis team, as the Golden Eagles collected a 4-3 win at Chattanooga Tuesday night for the club’s third consecutive victory, all by 4-3 margins.
The Tennessee Tech tennis team will put its two-match winning streak on the line Tuesday afternoon, as the Golden Eagles head to Chattanooga for an in-state showdown with the Mocs.
There was reason for the Tennessee Tech tennis team to celebrate its home opener Thursday afternoon.
After playing a pivotal role in leading the Tennessee Tech tennis team to its first win of the season, Evzen Holis was recognized as the co-OVC Male Tennis Player of the Week Wednesday afternoon.
The Tennessee Tech tennis team prepares for action in back-to-back days, as the Golden Eagles will host Radford Thursday in the club’s home opener before traveling to Lipscomb for a Friday affair in Nashville.
KENNESAW, Ga. – In a match that went right down to the wire, the Tennessee Tech tennis team checked the win column for the first time this spring thanks to a 4-3 victory Sunday afternoon at Kennesaw State.
The Tennessee Tech tennis team will jump back into the swing of the things Sunday afternoon, as the Golden Eagles will square off with Kennesaw State in the club’s first action in the month of March.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Tennessee Tech tennis team fought tooth and nail in its Friday doubleheader at Florida State, but the Golden Eagles were unable to escape the Sunshine State with a win, falling in both matches at the Scott Speicher Memorial Tennis Center.
Following a nearly two-week hiatus, the Tennessee Tech tennis team is set to hit the courts on Friday, as the Golden Eagles will head to Florida State for a doubleheader in Tallahassee.
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – In its first matches in nearly a month, the Tennessee Tech tennis team was swept in a Saturday doubleheader at the University of Alabama. The Golden Eagles fell 7-0 in the opener and 4-0 in the nightcap.
Following a nearly month-long layoff after its season opener, the Tennessee Tech tennis team is back in action with a doubleheader on the books at Alabama on Saturday.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – No. 13 Tennessee proved to be too much for the Tennessee Tech tennis team in its 2021 season opener, as the Golden Eagles were upended 7-0 Saturday afternoon.