MALIBU, Calif. – The 13^th-ranked Pepperdine women's tennis team signed Ohio State transfer and 2020 ITA All-American Shiori Fukuda to further excel the Waves' roster.
 
A native of Tokyo, Japan, Fukuda helped the fifth-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes to a 9-3 season, where she was also named the Big Ten Athlete of the Week twice. She finished the abrupt 2020 dual season ranked 11^th in the country in singles, going 24-7 on the year. Fukuda's career accolades include a 2020 ITA All-American selection, 2018 and 2019 First Team All-Big Ten team, 2018 ITA Midwest Region Rookie of the Year, two-time Big Ten Athlete of the Week and has been ranked for nearly her entire career.
 
With the Buckeyes, Fukuda saw wins over highly-ranked opponents such as #2 Florida State, #10 Duke, #18 Arizona State and #34 Northwestern.
 

"We're very excited to add Shiori to our team," Head coach Per Nilsson said.
 
"She's not only an outstanding player and proven winner but she's the kind of person and personality we look for in a student-athlete. We have a close-knit, hard-working team of conscientious athletes and Shiori is a perfect fit."
 
Fukuda joins Texas transfer Lexi Ryngler and prep standout Nikki Redelijk in the #13 Waves' 2020-21 signing class, as well as veterans #1 Ashley Lahey, #35 Jessica Failla and #33 Anastasia Iamachkine.