2017-18 Women's Tennis Roster
Roster
Ena Shibahara
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Palos Verdes Peninsula HS
- Hometown:
- Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.
- Previous School:
- Palos Verdes Peninsula HS
2017-18
In her sophomore season, logged a 27-10 record in singles (15-6 in dual matches) and a 28-4 (21-3 in dual matches) mark in doubles ... repeated as the Pac-12 Singles Player of the Year, becoming just the second Bruin and fourth athlete ever to be a repeat winner of the award ... named an ITA Singles All-American for the second straight year ... honored as the 2018 ITA Southwest Region Player to Watch, handed out annually to the individual from her region who is deemed to be a top returning player and a top candidate to win an ITA Regional Championship ... selected to the Pac-12 All-Academic Team for the first time in her career ... in dual season, played exclusively at singles No. 1, going 15-6 ... the preseason No. 1-ranked singles player, ended the year at No. 13 ... competed in the NCAA Singles Championship, reaching the Round of 16 after defeating No. 44 Christina Rosca of Vanderbilt and No. 31 Marianna Petrei of Idaho; was topped by No. 17 Ashley Lahey of Pepperdine 5-7, 3-6 ... was 17-8 against ranked players; her .680 winning percentage against ranked opponents was the best on the squad ... went unbeaten in a season-best 10 straight singles matches from Apr. 13 to May 19 ... named the UCLA/Muscle Milk Student-Athlete of the Week on May 15 after going 2-0 in both singles and doubles to lead the Bruins to a pair of wins in the NCAA First and Second Rounds over Fresno State and No. 25 Baylor ... topped then-No. 4 Sara Daavettila of North Carolina 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 at the Oracle ITA Masters ... was a central figure in UCLA's comeback from a 3-1 deficit at No. 10 Pepperdine on Apr. 18, winning a tiebreaker in doubles to deliver the Bruins a point, and then finishing off No. 25 Luisa Stefani 6-2, 6-7, 6-3 to clinch the 4-3 win for UCLA ... had the best doubles winning percentage (.875) on the team, losing just three times during the dual season ... ended the year with a 21-match unbeaten streak in doubles; 19 of those contests were played with Alaina Miller and two were with Abi Altick ... her most common parter was Miller, with whom she went 19-1 at Doubles No. 3 ... finished the season ranked No. 32 in ITA Doubles alongside Jada Hart.
2016-17
40-7 singles record (18-3 in dual matches) … 25-6 doubles mark (18-2 in dual matches) … finished No. 4 in Oracle/ITA singles rankings (May 31) and reached season-high No. 2 (Feb. 21, April 4) … with partner Jada Hart, finished No. 19 in Oracle/ITA doubles rankings (May 31) and reached season-high No. 3 (March 21) … with partner Kristin Wiley, finished No. 90 in Oracle/ITA doubles rankings (May 31) and reached season-high No. 79 (April 25) … earned ITA All-America selection for singles play … named ITA National Rookie of the Year … named ITA Southwest Region Rookie of the Year … Pac-12 Singles Player of the Year … Pac-12 Newcomer/Freshman of the Year … First-Team All-Pac-12 honoree … collected two Pac-12 Player of the Week awards (Feb. 6, March 13) … defeated No. 39 Lauren Marker of Arizona, 6-3, 7-5, to reach Round of 16 at NCAA Singles Championships (May 25) … qualified for NCAA Doubles Championships with Hart … defeated No. 19 Astra Sharma of Vanderbilt, 6-3, 6-1, to reach final round of Riviera/ITA All-American Championships (Oct. 8) … claimed singles title at Oracle ITA Masters, defeating No. 2 Luisa Stefani of Pepperdine, 6-3, 4-6, 7-5 (Oct. 16) … with Hart, defeated Vladica Babic and Carla Tur Mari of Oklahoma State, 6-3, 6-3, to reach final round of USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships (Nov. 5) … clinched two doubles points with Hart, including win over No. 1 Aldila Sutjiadi and Mami Adachi of No. 20 Kentucky, 6-3, at ITA Kick-Off Weekend (Jan. 28) … won 12 consecutive singles decisions (March 4-May 12), including victory over No. 9 Karla Popovic of No. 12 California, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 (March 11) … held 22-6 singles record against nationally-ranked opponents, including four wins in four matches April 14-27 … with Wiley, won 11 of 12 doubles decisions and clinched four doubles points to close season … posted one match-clinching point.
PRIOR TO UCLA
Captured the 2016 U.S. Open Girls' Doubles crown with fellow Bruin Jada Hart ... lettered in tennis all four years at Palos Verdes Peninsula HS ... Four-time Daily Breeze Girls Tennis Player of the Year and Palos Verdes Peninsula MVP (2012-2015) ... National High School Tennis All-American Foundation: Southern California High School Female Player of the Year in 2014 and 2015 ... CIF Southern Section Girls Tennis Singles Champion in 2013, 2014, and 2015 ... CIF Southern Section Girls Tennis Doubles Finalist and Singles Championship Finalist in 2012 ... three-time CIF Southern Section Championships Division 1 Girls Tennis Team Champion (2013-15) ... Girls CIF-USTA SoCal Regional Team Tennis Championship Champion in 2013, 2014, and 2015.
PERSONAL
Full name: Ena Shibahara ... she is the daughter of Yoshiyasu and Sachiko Shibahara ... has two older brothers, Shuhei and Mizuki ... says she started chose UCLA because "I love the atmosphere here and it felt like a home away from home. I also felt that the academics and athletics were a perfect fit for me."
| CAREER SINGLES RECORD | CAREER DOUBLES RECORD | |||||
| YEAR | DUAL | TOUR | OVERALL | DUAL | TOUR | OVERALL |
| 2016-17 | 18-3 | 22-4 | 40-7 | 18-2 | 7-4 | 25-6 |
| 2017-18 | 15-6 | 12-4 | 27-10 | 21-3 | 7-1 | 28-4 |
| TOTALS | 33-9 | 34-8 | 67-17 | 39-5 | 14-5 | 53-10 |
