2020-21 Women's Tennis Roster
Asuka Kawai
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Palatine, Ill.
- High School:
- Palatine High School
Career Statistics
| Singles | Doubles | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Overall | Big Ten | Overall | Big Ten |
| 2017-18 | 15-15 | 5-5 | 14-8 | 6-2 |
| 2018-19 | 18-10 | 8-2 | 19-7 | 9-2 |
| 2019-20 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 4-2 | 0-0 |
| 2019-21 | 9-11 | 6-8 | 10-13 | 6-9 |
| Total | 44-37 | 19-15 | 47-29 | 21-12 |
Rankings History
Career-High Singles Ranking: 20 ( Sept. 17, 2019 (Fall))
- 35 (May 29, 2019 (Final))
- 107 (January 2021)
Collegiate Honors
- 2019 ITA All-American (Singles)
- 2019 NCAA Singles qualifier
- 2x B1G Athlete of the Week (Feb. 26 and March 5, 2019)
- 2019 Unanimous All-Big Ten selection
- 2019 Academic All-Big Ten
- 2019 Team MVP*
- 2018 Fighting Illini Spirit Award*
*team award
Senior - 2021
- Entered the season ranked No. 107 by ITA
- Won her doubles matchup with Josie Frazier 7-6 (7-3) at the #1 spot against No. 7 ranked Northwestern
- Won her doubles match with Josie Frazier on court one in a 4-3 victory over Minnesota
- Clinched a 4-3 win over Purdue with her win on court one
- Won her singles match on court one in a Senior Day upset of #7 Northwestern
Junior- 2019-20
- Played at No. 3 doubles and clinched two doubles points
- Primarily played at No. 1 singles
- Was ranked 121 on Feb. 18
- Had a career-high ranking of 20 in the Fall (Sept. 17, 2019)
Sophomore - 2018-19
- Becomes the fourth Illini in program history to earn All-America honors and the second in singles play.
- This marked the first All-American under fourth-year head coach Evan Clark.
- Concluded the NCAA Singles Championships with a quarterfinalist finish, which is the best finish in program history (surpassing Illinois Athletics Hall of Famer, Lindsey Nimmo Bristow).
- Accumulated a singles record of 15-10 at the No. 1 position, including 11 wins over nationally-ranked opponents
- Paired with Rabinowitz to secure a team-best 19 doubles victories on the season
- Clinched three matched for the Illini, including Illinois' upset over No. 18 Ohio State on April 21
Freshman - 2017-18
- Clinched five Illini victories, including the first dual match of the season and Illinois's 4-3 win over Wake Forest to earn the Illini the 2018 Blue Gray National Tennis Classic title
- Played primarily at the No. 1 and 2 singles positions
- Clinched six doubles points
High School | Junior Tennis
- Top-20 prospect in 2016; ranked No. 2 prospect in Illinois
- 20-1 overall record in USTA competition
- Singles champion at the 2015 Midwest L3 Winter Championships, the 2016 Midwest L3 Spring Championships in 2016 and the 2016 ITA Championship Summer Circuit
Personal
- Daughter of Akiko and Toshio Kawai
- Has one sister, Kanae
- Chose Illinois because of the team and atmosphere
- Favorite athlete: Usain Bolt
- Intends to major in neuroscience
Women's Tennis vs Bradley COURT 1
Tuesday, April 14
Women's Tennis vs Bradley COURT 2
Tuesday, April 14
Women's Tennis vs Bradley COURT 6
Tuesday, April 14
Women's Tennis vs Bradley COURT 3
Tuesday, April 14
