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2023-24 Men's Tennis Roster

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Ryuya Ata

  • Class Super Senior
  • Height 5-7
  • Weight 150
  • Hometown Fukuoka, Japan
  • Previous School Texas A&M – Corpus Christi

Biography

2023 (Senior)

  • Played in 20 matches on the spring season for the Chants
  • Was second on the team with nine singles wins on the season
  • Went 9-9 overall in singles play while seeing the court at all but the No. 6 position
  • Won three matches each at the No. 2 (3-3), No. 3 (3-1), and No. 4 (3-2) singles flights
  • Was 1-4 in Sun Belt Conference action for singles play
  • Had a season-best four-match win streak in singles action from Feb. 24 to March 11
  • Finished tied for the team lead with 10 doubles wins on the season
  • Teamed up with Maj Tomac to go 5-2 in doubles action
  • Was a perfect 3-0 alongside Carlos Berna Ruiz in doubles play for the spring slate
  • Posted a 4-3 doubles record in SBC play
  • Closed out the season winning each of his final three doubles bouts on the season, including a 6-1 at the No. 3 spot over Southern Miss (April 19) in the first round of the 2023 Sun Belt Conference Men's Tennis Championship Tournament
  • Named to the Dean's List (3.5 GPA or higher) for the 2022 fall semester



Prior to Coastal Carolina

2022 (Junior) at Texas A&M - Corpus Christi

  • Was named the Southland Conference Player of the Week (Jan. 25, 2022)
  • Played primarily in doubles play during the season, where he was 11-3 overall
  • Went 4-0 at No. 1 doubles and 7-3 at No. 2 on the season
  • Posted victories in each of the last four doubles matches of the year with Borja Delgado, including the deciding point in the regular-season finale at UIW to win the 20222 Southland Conference (SLC) regular-season championship
  • Also won both of his doubles matches at the SLC Men's Tennis Championship Tournament
  • Notched four singles wins on the year, including one at No. 1 singles and a trio at No. 2 on a team ranked No. 94 in the nation


2021 (Sophomore) at Texas A&M - Corpus Christi

  • Named to the Southland Conference All-Conference first-team for doubles at No. 2 with Kyohei Yamanaka
  • Earned Southland Conference All-Conference second-team honors for singles at No. 2
  • Notched an 8-8 singles record, primarily playing at the No. 2 flight, and went 3-2 in conference play
  • Posted an 11-7 doubles record with eight of those wins coming at the No. 1 position
  • Went a perfect 4-0 in doubles play in conference action
  • Won the first set in an unfinished match against No. 2 Baylor in the NCAA Tournament 
  • Won two matches against UTRGV to help sweep the South Texas Showdown


2020 (Freshman) at Texas A&M - Corpus Christi  *Season Ended Early Due To Worldwide Coronavirus Pandemic* 

  • Was named the Southland Player of the Week four times during the spring
  • Went 12-3 in singles during the season
  • Was 5-1 at No. 2, 5-1 at No. 3 singles, and 2-1 at the No. 1 singles spot
  • Went 7-3 in doubles, playing with William Mottet, Guillermo Castaneda, and Kyohei Yamanaka
  • Started the season by winning his first nine singles matches of the year


High School / Prep 

  • Was the No. 2 ranked junior player in Japan
  • Ranked as high as No. 108 in the world junior rankings
  • Played in the Australian Open Junior Grand Slam in 2018

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Senior

    5'7" 150 lbs
  • 2023-24Super Senior

    5'7" 150 lbs