Ayaka Terashi

Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Tokyo, Japan

2012-13: Played in 30 singles matches . . . Won first collegiate match in dual action against Wright State after defeating Alex Bastock 7-5, 3-6, 10-6 (2/1) . . . Earned first Mid-American Conference victory at Northern Illinois, winning in straight sets 6-3, 6-3 over the Huskies’ Arantza De La Torre (4/22) . . . Captured doubles wins with teammate Courtney Earnest over IUPUI (1/19) and Chicago State (1/19).

A successful international competitor, Terashi was a semi-finalist for the International Tennis Federation (ITF) in Fiji and in New Zealand along with competing in the Osaka Mayer's Cup and in the Japan Open. She all received All-Japan Junior accolades.