Murray State University Athletics
2026-27 Women's Tennis Roster
Roster
Yu Kikawa
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Fukuoka, Japan
- High School:
- Daiichi Pharmaceutical University High School
2026
Went 10-7 in singles and 10-7 in doubles ... Moved up to No. 3 singles after spending her freshman season primarily at No. 4 ... Was 6-5 at No. 3 singles and 4-0 at No. 5 ... Paired with Yuna Kadowaki for a 7-6 doubles record, including 5-2 once the duo settled at No. 2 doubles ... Went 4-3 in singles and 5-2 in doubles during Missouri Valley Conference play ... Owns a career record of 31-17 in singles and 26-27 in doubles
2025
Went 21-10 in singles and 16-20 in doubles ... First Team All-MVC at No. 4 singles ... MVC Doubles Team of the Week (March 5) ... Runner-up in Singles Flight 3 at the MVC Fall Individual Championships ... Runner-up in Doubles Flight 1 at the MVC Fall Individual Championships with Yuna Kadowaki ... Reached the Round of 16 in doubles with Kadowaki at the ITA Ohio Valley Regional, the first duo in program history to advance that far ... Played primarily at No. 4 singles and No. 2 doubles
Before Murray State
Reached a career-high ITF junior world ranking of 276, the highest of any recruit in Murray State women's tennis history ... Four-time ITF junior doubles champion, three of them in October and November 2022 ... Runner-up in ITF singles events in October 2022 and October 2023 ... Doubles semifinalist at the ITF J500 in Osaka, Japan, falling in three sets to 2023 US Open junior semifinalists Wakana Sonobe and Hayu Kinoshita ... Reached a career-high UTR of 9.25
