2025-26 Women's Tennis Roster

Akari Matsuno 2024-25 Women's Tennis Roster

Class Senior

Eligibility Senior

Hometown Hoffman Estates, IL

High School William Fremd/Hilton Head Prep

Height 5-6

Bio

CAREER STATS

Part of a Notre Dame senior class who not only made the NCAA Tournament all four years but also advanced at least one round each time
Finished with an 81-49 career singles record, with a 48-35 mark in dual matches
Also finished with a 64-48 career doubles record, with a 42-27 mark in dual matches

CAREER HONORS

AS A SENIOR (2025-26)

2026 ITA Midwest Regional Arthur Ashe Leadership & Sportsmanship Award winner. She became the sixth all-time winner of the award in program history.
2026 ITA Scholar-Athlete
2026 ACC All-Academic Team
ITA Midwest Regional final ranking of No. 16
Compiled an 18-10 overall singles record
Produced a 13-6 singles dual record, with a 4-4 mark in ACC matches
Defeated No. 34 Alyssa Ahn of Stanford in three sets. Two days later she was up 5-4 in the third set against the No. 8-ranked player in the country from Cal but it went unfinished
Won both her singles matches against opposition from Boston College and Clemson to advance multiple rounds in the ACC Tournament
Also defeated Arizona’s Josie Usereau, 6-4, 6-0, to help the Irish advance past the first round of the NCAA Tournament
In doubles, she posted a 20-16 overall record
In addition to a 14-11 doubles dual record

AS A JUNIOR (2024-25)

Third Team All-ACC Singles
Tallied a 25-9 singles record and 19-15 doubles record during the fall and spring seasons
Went 13-6 in singles during the spring, including 9-5 from the first position
Had five singles wins over ACC opponents, four of them ranked
Recorded singles wins over the 30th ranked opponent twice during the season (Mar. 2, Mar. 28)
Posted a 13-8 doubles record and was 9-6 from the top doubles position alongside Carrie Beckman
Knocked off the 32nd ranked team from Clemson 6-4 alongside Beckman
Won 6-0 at No. 1 doubles with Beckman against UIC at the 2025 NCAA Columbus Regional
Finished the season 58th in the ITA singles rankings and 67th in the ITA doubles rankings

AS A SOPHOMORE (2023-24)

Recorded an 18-18 singles mark and went 17-12 in doubles during the fall and spring seasons
Finished the spring dual meet season 12-13 in singles with five wins over ACC opponents
Was a perfect 2-0 at No. 4 singles, and added eight wins at the No. 6 spot of the lineup
Went a combined 13-8 in doubles, earning six ACC wins
Earned seven of her 13 doubles wins when partnered with Carrie Beckman, including six in ACC play

AS A FRESHMAN (2022-23)

Finished her freshman season 20-13 in singles and 8-5 in doubles during the combined fall and spring seasons
Earned six wins at the No. 6 spot of the singles lineup where she competed the most
Tallied three wins at No. 5 singles
Added three ACC wins
Competed twice against ranked opponents

PREP

Competed for one season at Fremd High before transferring to Hilton Head
Top ranked player in USTA G18
Placed first in Mobile Level 1
Led her team from Fremd to state semi-finals
Worked with the Deep Wells Project, collecting food donations and drop off to local food shelters

PERSONAL