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Ayumi Sasaki

Career Highlights:

2018-19, 2017-18 Academic All-MAC
Four-Time MAC Doubles Team of the Week (Feb. 13, 2019, Marta Bettinelli; April 10, 2019, Polina Radeva; April 17, 2019, Radeva; Jan. 24, 2018, Radeva)

2020-21

Ended the season with 66 career singles wins, 20th in program history
Ended the year with 58 career doubles wins, tied for 25th all-time
Concluded with 124 career wins combined, tied for 23rd in program history
Went 13-7 in singles play over the course of the season, being 0-2 at No. 2 singles, 9-3 at No. 3 singles, 3-0 at No. 4 singles and 1-2 at No. 5 singles
Was 11-6 in doubles play over the course of the season
Went 10-6 at No. 2 doubles with partner Ioanna Tsadari and 1-0 with Selina Karg, also at No. 2 doubles
Captured the winning point for the Falcons against Cleveland State (3/5/21) with scores of 6-2, 5-7, 7-5 at No. 5 singles

2019-20:

Opened the season by winning the Singles Brown Bracket at the BGSU Invitational, topping teammate Ioanna Tsadari in the finals
In spring play picked up her first singles win against Youngstown State at No. 4 singles
Also won in doubles against Youngstown State with partner Laura Silveira
Closed the season with two wins against Indiana Tech including a singles sweep of 6-0, 6-0.

2018-19:

Opened the fall campaign in singles play by finishing runner-up in the Brown Bracket of the BGSU Invitational, losing to fellow Falcon Marharita-Sophia Tavpash
Placed second in the Frieda Falcon Bracket of the BGSU Invitational doubles play with partner Vanesa Pardo
Began spring season with wins in both singles and doubles propelling BGSU to it’s first 7-0 sweep to start the spring since 1996
Picked up first No. 3 singles win of the year against Indiana Tech helping Falcons to 7-0 sweep
Overcame 3-2 doubles deficit with partner Marta Bettinelli against Cleveland State to win 8-6
Concluded spring season with an accumulative 11-9 singles record (No. 3, 1-0; No. 4, 10-8; No. 5, 0-1)
Finished spring with a 13-6 combined doubles record (No. 2, Radeva, 6-1; No. 3, Bettinelli, 7-5)

2017-18:

Tallied two titles in the fall campaign at the Wright State Invitational including flight two singles and flight one doubles with partner Radeva
Competed the majority of the season in the No. 4 slot, registering an overall record of 10-12, in addition to a 3-5 mark in MAC play
Recorded a 12-8 record in doubles action with partner Radeva, where they went 3-3 in conference competition
Earned the match-winning point against both Xavier (Jan. 21) and Ball State (March 25) at No. 4 singles to clinch the Falcon victories
Totaled 22 wins in the 2018 campaign.

2016-17:

Finished third on the team with 25 overall victories in her first season as a Falcon
Finished her freshman campaign with a 14-16 overall singles mark that included a 2-6 record in MAC play
Picked up her first collegiate win at the Greater Cincinnati Invitational (Sept. 16) by defeating Daria Pentsova of Evansville
Clinched the match for the Falcons when she defeated Blanche Lenoan of Cleveland State 6-3, 6-4
Captured the match with a 6-2, 7-5 victory against Toledo’s Leenabachong
Paired with Polina Radeva the Falcons No. 2 duo
Sasaki and Radeva clinched the doubles point three times over the course of the season
Sasaki and Radeva finished the season with a 6-9 record in duals
Went 5-4 when teaming with Megan Horn in the fall portion of the schedule

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