Riku Kubota
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- Height:
- 5-8
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- Hometown:
- Takasaki, Gunma, Japan
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- Year:
- Jr.
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- Previous School:
- Kyoai Gakuen HS
Bio
SOPHOMORE (2018-19): Kubota compiled another strong year in purple and gold, culminating in a spot on the All-OVC second team…went 10-7 in singles action during the spring, highlighted by a perfect 4-0 mark in OVC play…won both of his singles matches in straight sets in the OVC Tournament with a 6-1, 6-0 nod over Eastern Illinois in the semifinals and a 6-2, 6-0 victory in the championship match against Jacksonville State…dominant out of the No. 4 singles spot with a 6-1 mark during the spring…finished the spring on a roll with wins in seven of his final nine singles bouts…put together a 6-4 singles resume in the fall…started the fall campaign on a roll with four straight wins in Tech’s first tournament of the year, the Southern Intercollegiate in Athens, Ga. (Sept. 7-9), to make it all the way to the semifinals of the event…posted an 11-12 overall doubles record, going 4-3 in the fall and 7-9 in the spring…notched a 3-1 doubles mark in OVC play.
FRESHMAN (2017-18): Kubota entered the Tech mix during the spring and put together a strong rookie campaign with a 4-1 OVC singles record…went 8-10 overall during singles play…propelled the Golden Eagles to their third straight OVC Tournament championship with the deciding win over Belmont in the No. 5 singles matchup (the match was tied 3-3)…put together a 5-0 OVC doubles resume…overall went 8-7 during doubles action, highlighted by an 8-4 mark out of the No. 2 spot.
BEFORE TECH: A native of Takasaki, Gunma, Japan, Kubota attended Kyoai Gakuen High School.
PERSONAL: Son of Takako and Koichi Kubota…birthday is June 30, 1998.
HONORS AND AWARDS:
- 2018-19 All-OVC second team
News mentions
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Although COVID-19 kept the Tennessee Tech tennis team from defending yet another Ohio Valley Conference title in 2020, the Golden Eagles shifted their focus to the classroom and the results have spoken for themselves yet again.
April 22, 2018 NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Before the match began at Centennial Sportsplex, Belmont looked confident. After all they had beaten the Tennessee Tech men’s tennis team 5-2 just a week earlier to clinch the No. 1 seed in the Ohio Valley Conference tournament. However, the Golden Eagles weren’t fazed. After all, the tournament championship was a familiar spot for them, having won the previous two and eight all time. So when Tech earned a 4-3 victory, going all the way down to the final pairing and freshman Riku Kubota, the Golden Eagles may not have won it decisively, but they certainly earned it.
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