Jun Sasagawa
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- Height:
- 6-1
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- Hometown:
- Cremorne, Australia
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- Year:
- So.
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- Previous School:
- Hofstra
Bio
FRESHMAN (2020-21): Sasagawa teamed up with Evzen Holis to make TTU’s most formidable doubles tandem during the spring thanks to an 8-5 tandem ledger, highlighted by a 7-4 mark out of the top spot in the lineup…did not compete during the fall after the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic…posted a 3-1 singles record during the spring, including 1-0 in OVC play…went 1-0 out of the No. 5 singles spot and 2-1 out of the No. 6 solo position…ended the spring on a three-match singles winning streak, which included a straight-set victory in the OVC Tournament championship match against Belmont.
FRESHMAN (2019-20 - 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.
BEOFRE TECH: 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
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Playing in its fifth NCAA Tournament over the last six full seasons, the Tennessee Tech tennis team came up short in the opening round of Regional action, as the Golden Eagles fell 4-0 at No. 6 Tennessee Friday afternoon from the Goodfriend Tennis Center.
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The Tennessee Tech tennis team has reached the pinnacle yet again. The Golden Eagles are coming back to Cookeville as champions of the Ohio Valley Conference.
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Sunday will feature a familiar sight for the Tennessee Tech tennis team, as the second-seeded Golden Eagles powered their way to a 4-0 victory over No. 3 Tennessee State in Saturday’s semifinal to push the purple and gold to another appearance in the championship match.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – In a battle for the OVC’s regular-season title, Belmont held home serve with a 5-2 victory over the Tennessee Tech tennis team to capture the conference crown in the regular-season finale Saturday afternoon.
A clash for all the regular-season marbles is on the line Saturday afternoon in Nashville, as the Tennessee Tech tennis team heads to Belmont in a winner-take-all scenario for the OVC’s regular-season title.
With one week remaining in the regular season, the Tennessee Tech tennis team will tie a ribbon on its home slate, as the Golden Eagles will welcome Austin Peay to Tech Tennis Courts Tuesday afternoon in the club’s last Cookeville clash of the year.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Production up and down the lineup was the theme of the day for the Tennessee Tech tennis team, as the Golden Eagles claimed wins in five-of-six singles battles on the way to a 6-1 win at UAB in the club’s non-conference finale.
With the regular season inching closer and closer to the finish line, the Tennessee Tech tennis team sets its sights on one last non-conference affair, as the Golden Eagles flock to UAB for a Friday afternoon meeting with the Blazers.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – A dominating showing in Music City to the tune of a 6-1 victory was the story for the Tennessee Tech tennis team on Saturday, as the Golden Eagles powered their way past Tennessee State to move to 2-0 in OVC play.
The Tennessee Tech tennis team is revving up for a busy weekend on the courts, as the Golden Eagles will embark on back-to-back road matches with a Saturday OVC clash at Tennessee State and a Sunday non-conference get-together at No. 65 Georgia State.
TUSCALOOSA, Ala.—The Tennessee Tech tennis team concluded a busy weekend on the courts with a 6-1 loss to Alabama in the club’s sixth matchup against a “Power 5” opponent in 13 total contests this spring.
The Tennessee Tech tennis team unwrapped OVC play in a big way, as the Golden Eagles secured a 6-1 win over Eastern Illinois in Saturday afternoon’s conference opener at Tech Tennis Courts.
A big weekend is on the books for the Tennessee Tech tennis team, as the Golden Eagles are set to greet Eastern Illinois in Saturday’s OVC opener in Cookeville, before traveling to the University of Alabama for a Sunday evening showdown with the Crimson Tide.
A captivating comeback pushed the Tennessee Tech tennis team to its second win of the season, as the Golden Eagles rallied late in their 2022 home opener for a 4-3 victory over in-state foe Chattanooga.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Tennessee Tech tennis team’s season-opening, 10-match road swing came to a close Saturday afternoon with a 6-1 loss to No. 26 Florida State.
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – No. 23 Middle Tennessee proved to be too much for the Tennessee Tech tennis team in its Sunday afternoon matchup, as the Golden Eagles were tripped up with a 7-0 loss in the club’s lone clash of the week.
A one-match weekend is on the books for the Tennessee Tech tennis team, as the Golden Eagles head to Middle Tennessee for a Sunday morning matchup with the Blue Raiders to conclude the week.
RADFORD, Va. – Having to play shorthanded for the second-consecutive affair, the Tennessee Tech tennis team was unable to check the win column for a second-straight time, as the Golden Eagles fell 6-1 to Radford Saturday afternoon.
RADFORD, Va. – Despite playing shorthanded to the tune of just five healthy Golden Eagles, the Tennessee Tech tennis team gutted out a 4-3 victory over UNC Greensboro for TTU’s first triumph of the spring.
KENNESAW, Ga. – The Tennessee Tech tennis team was unable to check the win column in the squad’s final match in the month of February, as the Golden Eagles fell 6-1 at Kennesaw State Saturday evening.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech tennis team fell in its annual match-up with in-state rival Lipscomb Friday evening, with the Bisons (2-4) edging the Golden Eagles (0-5) at Richland Country Club in Nashville.
STARKVILLE, Miss. – Following a near month-long layoff after its 2022 season opener, the Tennessee Tech tennis team was upended in both matches of a Sunday doubleheader at No. 19 Mississippi State.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The Tennessee Tech tennis team unwrapped the 2022 spring season with a pair of losses to No. 10 Wake Forest, as the Golden Eagles dropped the first affair 7-0 and the second tilt 4-0 to conclude Sunday’s doubleheader.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech tennis team tied a ribbon on its three-day stay in Chattanooga in impressive fashion, as the Golden Eagles soared to a banner Sunday afternoon in their battle with Georgia Southern in the final day of the UTC Steve Baras Fall Classic.
The Tennessee Tech tennis team will embark on another in-state tournament over the weekend, as the Golden Eagles will head to Chattanooga to participate in the UTC Steve Baras Fall Classic Oct. 15-17.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech tennis team smacked an exclamation point at the end of its stay at the Belmont Fall Invitational, as the Golden Eagles yet again strung together a stellar performance during singles play in their battle against Lipscomb.
Always one of the more premier tournaments in the fall, the Tennessee Tech tennis team is set to take its shot in the ITA Ohio Valley Regionals over the next five days in Knoxville.
GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Tennessee Tech tennis team capped its three-day stay at the UNCG Fall Invitational with a sharp singles performance, as the Golden Eagles secured wins in three-of-five matchups in a bout with Campbell.
For the first time in nearly two calendar years, the Tennessee Tech tennis team is back in action for a fall tournament, as the Golden Eagles will unwrap their autumn slate with a trip to the UNCG Fall Invitational in Greensboro, N.C.