2022-23 Men's Tennis Roster
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Visaya, Azuma
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Azuma Visaya
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Honolulu, Hawaii
- High School:
- Hibernian Private School
Bio
UCLA CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
• 4-time Athletic Director's Honor Roll member (last Spring 2024)
2023-24
4-3 singles record (1-0 in dual matches) … 1-1 doubles mark … posted singles decision on Court 6 … beat Alex Padro Parra 6-2, 6-1 to clinch win versus LMU (Feb. 7) … named to Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Fall 2023 and Spring 2024.
2022-23
14-8 singles record (7-4 in dual matches) … 2-7 doubles mark (1-3 in dual matches) … posted majority of singles decisions on Court 4 (5-4); also finished on Court 5 (2-0) … completed doubles matches came exclusively on Court 3 … with partner Aadarsh Tripathi, took down Joseph Teh/Diogo Tinoco of UC San Diego 6-2 to clinch doubles point (April 17) … posted team-high-tying three match-clinching points, including 6-1, 6-7 (4-7), 6-1 winner-take-all result over Constantinos Koshis of Arizona State (April 2) … defeated Pietro Fellin 7-6(6), 6-2 to clinch win versus Pepperdine (Jan. 21); match ended in 4-3 score … in first career dual-match singles contest, beat Andy Hernandez 6-3, 6-3 to clinch win versus Hawai’i (Jan. 20) … knocked off No. 76 Lodewijk Weststrate of USC 6-4, 6-2 to reach singles third round at ITA Southwest Regional Championships (Oct. 20) … topped Gianluca Brunkow of UC Santa Barbara 4-6, 6-4, 7-6(6) to reach A Flight singles semifinal round at UCSB Classic; earned first career singles victory with 6-1, 6-3 decision over John Bryan Otico of LMU to reach second round (Oct. 8) … named to Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Fall 2022 and Spring 2023.
PRIOR TO UCLA
Attended Hibernian Private School in Fort Myers, Fla. … also attended IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla. … Blue Chip recruit according to TennisRecruiting.net; reached high of No. 10 in 2019 … ranked No. 1 in state of Hawaii, Hawaii & Territories region by TennisRecruiting.net … career-high ITF junior ranking: 74 (No. 13 in United States) … reached singles final rounds at ITF J2 Tashkent and J3 Santo Domingo events in 2021 … swept singles and doubles (with partner Lucas Brown) titles at ITF J4 San Jose event in 2021 … with partner Sam Scherer, won doubles top prize at ITF J3 Cancun event in 2019 … swept singles and doubles (with Scherer) championships at ITF J5 Bayamón event in 2019 … earned singles crown at ITF J5 Grand Cayman event in 2019, with partner Raunak Sood, reached doubles final round … swept Boys' 16 singles and doubles championships at DT-USTA Summer Junior Section Championships (Level 3 – Waipahu, Hawaii), DT-USTA President's Day Jr Section Championships (Waipahu, Hawaii) and DT-Wailuku, Hawaii Winter Jr. Sectionals (Level 3) in 2019 … swept Boys' 16 singles and doubles titles at 2018 Boys 16 & 18 Hawaii States Championships (Level 4) in Honolulu … earned Boys' 16 singles title at 2018 DT-USTA Summer Junior Section Championships (Level 3) in Waipahu, Hawaii … won Boys' 18 singles and Boys' 16 doubles titles at 2018 Ramada Spring Junior Open Championships in Claremont, Calif. … earned Boys' 14 singles title at 2018 DT-Wailuku, Hawaii Winter Jr. Sectionals (Level 3) … collected Boys' 14 singles title at 2017 DT-Hawaii State Jr Championships (Level 4) in Honolulu … with partner Riley Visaya, took Boys' 16 doubles title at Boys 16 & 18 Hawaii States Championships in Honolulu ... captured Boys' 14 singles title at 2017 California Level 3 National Championships in Camarillo, Calif. … swept Boys' 14 singles and doubles (with Riley Visaya) titles at 2017 DT-USTA Summer Junior Section Championships (Level 3) in Waipahu, Hawaii … earned Boys' 14 singles title at 2017 DT-USTA Spring Junior Section Championships in Waipahu, Hawaii … swept Boys' 14 singles and doubles (with Riley Visaya) titles at 2017 DT-USTA President's Day Jr Section Championships in Honolulu … swept Boys' 14 singles and doubles championships at 2017 DT-Wailuku, Hawaii Winter Jr. Sectionals (Level 3).
PERSONAL
Son of Edward and Hatsumi … has one older brother, Ryoma, and one younger sister, Reina … decided to attend UCLA because it offers “excellent” tennis and academics, its men’s tennis coaching staff is “very supportive and professional” and it has “a competitive tennis program with a winning tradition” … describes his greatest athletic thrills to date as competing in qualifying for 2021 US Open and Wimbledon Junior Championships and achieving a top-100 ITF junior ranking … admires Roger Federer … hobbies and interests include going to the beach, playing Spikeball and soccer ... is half Japanese and half Filipino … aspires to career in business or professional tennis … undeclared major.
• 4-time Athletic Director's Honor Roll member (last Spring 2024)
2023-24
4-3 singles record (1-0 in dual matches) … 1-1 doubles mark … posted singles decision on Court 6 … beat Alex Padro Parra 6-2, 6-1 to clinch win versus LMU (Feb. 7) … named to Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Fall 2023 and Spring 2024.
2022-23
14-8 singles record (7-4 in dual matches) … 2-7 doubles mark (1-3 in dual matches) … posted majority of singles decisions on Court 4 (5-4); also finished on Court 5 (2-0) … completed doubles matches came exclusively on Court 3 … with partner Aadarsh Tripathi, took down Joseph Teh/Diogo Tinoco of UC San Diego 6-2 to clinch doubles point (April 17) … posted team-high-tying three match-clinching points, including 6-1, 6-7 (4-7), 6-1 winner-take-all result over Constantinos Koshis of Arizona State (April 2) … defeated Pietro Fellin 7-6(6), 6-2 to clinch win versus Pepperdine (Jan. 21); match ended in 4-3 score … in first career dual-match singles contest, beat Andy Hernandez 6-3, 6-3 to clinch win versus Hawai’i (Jan. 20) … knocked off No. 76 Lodewijk Weststrate of USC 6-4, 6-2 to reach singles third round at ITA Southwest Regional Championships (Oct. 20) … topped Gianluca Brunkow of UC Santa Barbara 4-6, 6-4, 7-6(6) to reach A Flight singles semifinal round at UCSB Classic; earned first career singles victory with 6-1, 6-3 decision over John Bryan Otico of LMU to reach second round (Oct. 8) … named to Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Fall 2022 and Spring 2023.
PRIOR TO UCLA
Attended Hibernian Private School in Fort Myers, Fla. … also attended IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla. … Blue Chip recruit according to TennisRecruiting.net; reached high of No. 10 in 2019 … ranked No. 1 in state of Hawaii, Hawaii & Territories region by TennisRecruiting.net … career-high ITF junior ranking: 74 (No. 13 in United States) … reached singles final rounds at ITF J2 Tashkent and J3 Santo Domingo events in 2021 … swept singles and doubles (with partner Lucas Brown) titles at ITF J4 San Jose event in 2021 … with partner Sam Scherer, won doubles top prize at ITF J3 Cancun event in 2019 … swept singles and doubles (with Scherer) championships at ITF J5 Bayamón event in 2019 … earned singles crown at ITF J5 Grand Cayman event in 2019, with partner Raunak Sood, reached doubles final round … swept Boys' 16 singles and doubles championships at DT-USTA Summer Junior Section Championships (Level 3 – Waipahu, Hawaii), DT-USTA President's Day Jr Section Championships (Waipahu, Hawaii) and DT-Wailuku, Hawaii Winter Jr. Sectionals (Level 3) in 2019 … swept Boys' 16 singles and doubles titles at 2018 Boys 16 & 18 Hawaii States Championships (Level 4) in Honolulu … earned Boys' 16 singles title at 2018 DT-USTA Summer Junior Section Championships (Level 3) in Waipahu, Hawaii … won Boys' 18 singles and Boys' 16 doubles titles at 2018 Ramada Spring Junior Open Championships in Claremont, Calif. … earned Boys' 14 singles title at 2018 DT-Wailuku, Hawaii Winter Jr. Sectionals (Level 3) … collected Boys' 14 singles title at 2017 DT-Hawaii State Jr Championships (Level 4) in Honolulu … with partner Riley Visaya, took Boys' 16 doubles title at Boys 16 & 18 Hawaii States Championships in Honolulu ... captured Boys' 14 singles title at 2017 California Level 3 National Championships in Camarillo, Calif. … swept Boys' 14 singles and doubles (with Riley Visaya) titles at 2017 DT-USTA Summer Junior Section Championships (Level 3) in Waipahu, Hawaii … earned Boys' 14 singles title at 2017 DT-USTA Spring Junior Section Championships in Waipahu, Hawaii … swept Boys' 14 singles and doubles (with Riley Visaya) titles at 2017 DT-USTA President's Day Jr Section Championships in Honolulu … swept Boys' 14 singles and doubles championships at 2017 DT-Wailuku, Hawaii Winter Jr. Sectionals (Level 3).
PERSONAL
Son of Edward and Hatsumi … has one older brother, Ryoma, and one younger sister, Reina … decided to attend UCLA because it offers “excellent” tennis and academics, its men’s tennis coaching staff is “very supportive and professional” and it has “a competitive tennis program with a winning tradition” … describes his greatest athletic thrills to date as competing in qualifying for 2021 US Open and Wimbledon Junior Championships and achieving a top-100 ITF junior ranking … admires Roger Federer … hobbies and interests include going to the beach, playing Spikeball and soccer ... is half Japanese and half Filipino … aspires to career in business or professional tennis … undeclared major.
| CAREER SINGLES RECORD | CAREER DOUBLES RECORD | |||||
| YEAR | DUAL | TOUR | OVERALL | DUAL | TOUR | OVERALL |
| 2022-23 | 7-4 | 7-4 | 14-8 | 1-3 | 1-4 | 2-7 |
| 2023-24 | 1-0 | 3-3 | 4-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 |
| TOTALS | 8-4 | 10-7 | 18-11 | 1-3 | 2-5 | 3-8 |
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