Tetta Oyama

Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Shizauoka, Japan

BALL STATE: A photography major.

FALL 2006: Recorded a 5-5 singles record and earned a 3-3 doubles mark . . . made collegiate debut at the Ball State Fall Invitational . . . competed at the ITA Wilson Mid-West Regional and captured a win over Ohio State’s Ty Schaub.

CLUB: Ranked as high as No. 3 in junior singles in Japan and No. 2 in doubles in 2003 . . . ranked as high as No. 187 in the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Combined Junior Rankings in March 2005 . . . won the Hong Kong ITF Junior Tournament in January 2005 . . . advanced to the singles quarterfinals of the 32nd Brunei International and was a doubles semifinalist at the Salonpas Indonesia in March 2005 . . . at the Chief Ministers Cup - ITF Malaysian International Junior Championships in February 2005, advanced to the semifinals with Russia’s Alexei Evstratenkov as well as to third round of the main singles draw . . . in January 2005, was a singles quarterfinalist at the Bangladesh International and the Neway International Junior Tennis Championships . . . competed in doubles in both events and advanced to the semifinals at the Bangladesh International and the finals of the Neway International . . . advanced to the semifinals in singles at the 2005 BKSP International Junior Championships . . . made it to the finals in doubles at the China International Junior Championships in September 2004.

PERSONAL: Son of Michiaki and Chikako Oyama . . . was born November 20, 1987 in Tokyo, Japan . . . full name is Tetta Oyama.