Grace Hashiguchi

Class:
Freshman
Prev School:
Chieftain Christian Academy
Height:
5-5
Hometown:
Lynchburg, Va.

2019-20 (Jr.)
• Honored as ITA Scholar Athlete for a third straight year
• Garnered inclusion on ASUN Academic Honor Roll for a second straight season
• Picked up eight singles victories on the year, one in the spring and seven in the fall
• Clinched Liberty's 4-2 victory over North Texas on March 10 with a 6-4, 6-3 win over Haruka Sasaki in a match played in Honolulu, Hawaii
• Claimed E singles flight title by going 3-0 at Cal State Northridge Fall Invitational, Nov. 8-10
• Won her last five singles matches during the fall season
• Collected seven doubles triumphs, two in the spring and five in the fall
• Posted 4-2 record with Esther Lovato as her partner, including 4-1 mark in fall contests
• Sealed the doubles point with partner Alexandra Almborg (No. 3 doubles) in home opener versus Georgetown, Jan. 25
*Note: Remainder of the season was cancelled on March 13, 2020 due to health concerns related to the COVID-19 virus

2018-19 (So.)
• Named 2019 ITA Scholar-Athlete for a second straight year
• Garnered inclusion on ASUN Academic Honor Roll
• Won 13 doubles matches on the year, nine in the spring and four in the fall
• Posted an 8-2 doubles record (2-1 in ASUN) in the spring with her partner Kalani Soli
• Captured 11 singles wins on the season, eight in the spring and three in the fall
• Posted 8-4 mark in spring singles matches, including a 3-1 record in ASUN matches
• Claimed seven of her nine singles matches at the No. 5 (3-2) and No. 6 (4-1) positions during the spring campaign
• Reached the final of the Golden singles bracket of the Elon Fall Invitational (Oct. 27-28), posting a 2-1 record in the tournament
• Had a pair of three-match singles winning streaks, both coming in the spring

2017-18 (Fr.)
• Selected to Big South Second Team All-Conference Doubles listing alongside partner Rebekah Anderson
• Voted to VaSID University Division All-State Doubles second team
• Closed out season as the No. 5 doubles unit in the Oracle/ITA Division I Regional Rankings for the Atlantic Region alongside Anderson
• Tabbed 2018 ITA Scholar-Athlete
• Named to Big South Presidential Honor Roll
• Won 20 doubles matches on the year, including a 17-2 mark in spring competition
• Posted a perfect 7-0 record in record in Big South regular-season doubles matches
• Held the best No. 3 doubles winning percentage (.882, 15-2) in the Big South with Anderson and finished second overall in winning percentage (.889, 16-2) among all conference doubles teams.
• Won 10 doubles matches in a row with Anderson to close out the year (March 15-April 21)
• Finished the year No. 3 in program history for single-season doubles winning percentage with Anderson
• Claimed eight singles victories on the year, four in the fall and four in the spring
• Closed the season on a three-match winning streak in singles, with each result coming in straight sets

Prep
• Homeschooled
• Four-star recruit in high school
• Ranked as high in the No. 129 in the country as a junior player
• Reached the quarterfinals of the Elon Invitational on the ITA Summer Circuit
• Went to nationals on her USTA Junior Team|
• Posted unbeaten record with USTA Zonal Team
• Maintained a 4.0 grade-point average throughout high school

Personal
• Daughter of Dean and Donna Lynn Hashiguchi
• Majoring in mathematics
• Grandfather, Nasuo, played tennis at Washington
• Birthday is Nov. 14