Emma Higuchi Season 2019-20

Career Accolades

• Two-time NCAA team champion (2018-19)
• Three-time Pac-12 team champion (2017-19)
• Three-time All-Pac-12 (2017-18, 2021)
• ITA Northwest Region Cissie Leary Sportsmanship Award (2020)
• NCAA All-Tournament Team - No. 6 singles (2018)
• Three-time ITA Scholar-Athlete (2017, 2020-21)
• Two-time Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (2020-21)
• Two-time Pac-12 All-Academic (2018-19)

As a Fifth-Year Senior (2021) 

• All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention
• ITA Scholar-Athlete
• Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
• Led team in victories, finishing 16-3 overall and 16-3 in duals, including a 12-3 record at the No. 6 spot
• Provided two clinchers
• 1-0 in three-set matches, 0-0 against ranked opponents, 9-3 against Pac-12 opponents
• Won first 11 matches of the season
• Won 10 individual sets by a score of 6-0 and two matches by a score of 6-0, 6-0
• Recorded career singles victory No. 100 against Arizona (March 20) with a 6-2, 6-1 victory over Khim Iglupas at the No. 6 spot
• In doubles, paired with Sara Choy as Stanford's No. 3 team to finish 8-2 overall and 8-2 in duals

As a Senior (2019-20)

• ITA Scholar-Athlete
• Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
• Finished 9-2 overall and 8-1 in duals, including a 6-1 record at the No. 6 spot
• Shared the team lead with three clinchers
• 1-0 in three-set matches, 0-1 against ranked opponents, 1-1 against Pac-12 opponents
• In doubles, paired with Sara Choy as Stanford's No. 3 team to finish 10-3 overall and 7-2 in duals

As a Junior (2018-19) • NCAA Champions, Pac-12 Champions

• Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention
• Earned No. 120 final national ranking
• Finished 23-6 overall and 14-4 in duals, including an 11-3 mark at the No. 6 spot
• Clinched three matches
• 2-1 in three-set matches, 3-5 against ranked opponents, 11-3 against Pac-12 opponents
• Captured first career singles title at San Diego State Fall Classic II
• Won 12 individual sets by a score of 6-0 and three matches by a score of 6-0, 6-0

As a Sophomore (2017-18) • NCAA Champions, Pac-12 Champions

• All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention
• Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention
• NCAA All-Tournament Team - No. 6 singles (2018)
• Earned No. 93 final national ranking
• Shared team lead in overall victories (29-6)
• 21-3 in duals, playing most of her matches at the No. 6 spot (14-0)
• Closed the year on a 17-match winning streak from March 9-May 22
• Clinched three matches, 2-0 in three-set matches, 4-2 versus nationally-ranked foes, 11-2 against Pac-12 opponents, 5-1 in NCAA Tournament contests
• Won 14 individual sets by a score of 6-0 and four matches by a score of 6-0, 6-0

As a Freshman (2016-17) • Pac-12 Champions

• ITA Scholar-Athlete
• All-Pac-12 Second Team
• Led team with 33-4 overall record and was 22-1 in duals, playing most of her matches at the No. 6 spot (18-1)
• Career-high 22-match winning streak from Jan. 27-May 22 was Stanford's longest since Mallory Burdette (21 straight matches in 2012)
• Earned No. 82 final national ranking
• Clinched one match (March 18 vs. Arizona), 2-0 in three-set matches, 5-3 versus nationally-ranked foes, 17-2 against Pac-12 opponents, 3-1 in NCAA Tournament contests
• Won 19 individual sets by a score of 6-0 and four matches by a score of 6-0, 6-0
• Defeated California's Alexis Nelson 6-1, 6-3 in her collegiate debut at Saint Mary's Fall Invitational (Oct. 7)
• In doubles, paired with Caroline Lampl as Stanford's No. 3 team to finish 17-8 overall and 16-8 in duals

Prior to Stanford

• Attended Laurel Springs School in Ojai, Calif.
• Ranked No. 7 nationally by www.tennisrecruiting.net, No. 19 in Southern California 18’s singles and No. 50 in National 18’s singles
• 2015 Ojai Valley Women’s Open singles finalist
• 2015 Maze Cup team champion and Girl’s 18 winner
• 2015 Jim Hillman Southern California Junior Section Doubles Championship Girl’s 18 doubles finalist and Mixed 18 Doubles winner
• 2015 La Habra Women’s Open singles champion
• 2015 Maze Cup Sportsmanship Award
• 2015 Alpine Hills National Selection Sportsmanship Award
• 2012 Easter Bowl 14’s division singles champion
• 2012 National Clay Court 14’s Championships singles titlist
• World Juniors participant
• Member of Campbell Hall School’s 2012 CIF Division I championship squad, also earning Rookie of the Year honors

Personal

• Born in Los Angeles, Calif.
• Parents are Jin and Masako
• Participated in Operation Gratitude, volunteering to create care packages for the U.S. Military
• Speaks and writes fluent Japanese and English

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