Temple University Athletics
Uchijima Named AAC Freshman of the Year
5.8.23 | Women's Tennis
Uchijima, a native of Toyama, Japan, stepped into the Temple lineup and was part of The American's highest-ranked doubles tandem in the ITA rankings. Uchijima went 18-1 in singles matches and 14-3 in doubles play during the dual match season and was 25-2 in singles and 28-4 in the combined fall and spring season. She paired with Wei to comprise a doubles tandem that was ranked as high as No. 5 in the ITA rankings, reached the quarterfinals of the ITA Fall Championships and qualified for the NCAA doubles championship.
Wei, a Chaiyi, Taiwan native, is 19-4 on the season in singles play, entering the lineup primarily at the No. 2 position. The graduate student is on an eight-game win-streak in singles, and has won nine of her last 10 matches. Her doubles record, including tournament play, sits at 28-3, with Uchijima being her main doubles partner.
2023 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE WOMEN'S TENNIS POSTSEASON HONORS
Player of the Year
Hadley Doyle, Sr., SMU
Freshman of the Year
Maiko Uchijima, Temple
Coach of the Year
Jeff Nevolo, SMU *
All-Conference Team
Marie Mattel, Sr., UCF *
Nandini Sharma, Sr., UCF
Laura Slisane, Jr., Houston
Camila Soares, Jr., Memphis
Sierra Berry, So., South Florida *
Grace Schumacher, Jr., South Florida
Hadley Doyle, Sr., SMU *
Taylor Johnson, Gr., SMU *
Drew Morris, So., SMU
Jamie Wei, Gr., Temple *
Maiko Uchijima, Fr., Temple
Laia Conde Monfort, Sr., Tulsa *
* unanimous selection
