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PEPPERDINE 2018-19: Named to WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll … Came to Pepperdine in January of 2019 … Appeared in 17 singles and five doubles matches as a freshman … Amassed a .588 winning percentage (10-7) in singles and a .600 percentage (3-2) in doubles.


JUNIORS: Career-high WTA singles ranking of #621 and WTA doubles ranking of #1265 … Finalist at 10K Prokuplje, Serbia in 2015, 15K Hammamet, Tunisia in 2017 and 15K Banja Luka, Bosnia in 2018 … Has amassed a 57-44 career record in the ATP/WTA Tour and ITF Pro Circuit main draws.

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Yushi International HS in 2018 … Spent the last six years living in Serbia.

PERSONAL: Born in Saitama, Japan … Daughter of Yasuhiro Takamura and Satoko Takamura … Has one younger sibling, Hideka … Stated her sports heroes are “coaches, because in order to improve, advice and expertise from coaches is necessary.”

FAVORITES: Titanic (movie) … Avicii and Coldplay (musical artist/group) … Okonomiyaki (Japanese food) … Listening to music and spending time with her pets (hobbies/pastimes).

WHY YOU CHOSE PEPPERDINE: “I chose Pepperdine because it has a great environment for tennis, along with excellent academics.  The beautiful location was an attraction as well.”