2026-27 Men's Tennis Roster
Biography
Awards:
- Lone Star Conference Sportsmanship Team (2025-26)
- LSC Doubles Team of the Week (2/26/2026)
- ITA Scholar-Athlete (2024-25)
- College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District® Men's Tennis Team (2025-26)
2025-26 (Sophomore):
Named to the 2026 LSC Preseason Players to Watch list... Named to the LSC Sportsmanship Team... Competed in all 19 matches this Spring, and played in doubles in all 19 matches... Was 6-9 overall in singles (1-1 at No. 1 singles, 4-3 at No. 2 singles, 1-5 at No. 3 singles) and was 7-12 overall in doubles (6-11 at No. 2 doubles, 1-1 at No. 3 doubles) in dual matches during the Spring season... Was second on the team in singles wins... Played his most doubles matches with Andrew Hunsley (5-5 at No. 2 doubles, 0-1 at No. 3 doubles)... In conference play, he was 3-4 in singles (3-3 at No. 1 singles, 0-1 at No. 3 singles) and was 3-5 in doubles (2-5 at No. 2 doubles, 1-0 at No. 3 doubles)... Won in both singles and doubles in four matches this season, including in conference play at UT Dallas and at home vs. St Mary’s... Clinched a 4-0 win over Southeastern Oklahoma State with a 6-3, 6-1 win at No. 3 singles in the Falcons’ season opener... Nakasato/Hunsley had a national-ranked doubles win, a 6-4 decision over the No. 23 nationally-ranked doubles pair from No. 24 Harding at No. 2 doubles. The duo also teamed together the day before for a 7-5 victory at No. 2 doubles against No. 22 Mississippi College, helping them earn LSC Doubles Team of the Week recognition (2/26/26)... Playing at No. 1 singles for the first time this season, Nakasato won 6-1, 6-3 over the 2025 American Southwest Conference MVP from Hardin-Simmons... To start the second half of conference play, Nakasato earned back-to-back wins at No. 2 singles against No. 30 Cameron and St. Mary’s... Won in both singles and doubles vs. St. Mary's. Earning a win in doubles to start off the day was Nakasato and Kabir Chothani with a 6-2 defeat over Nikita Gavrilonoks/Louis Hein. Then Nakasato won 6-2, 6-2 over Florian Smalto at No. 2 singles to get UTPB it first point of the match... During the Fall season, Nakasato finished a combined 6-3 in singles and 4-4 in doubles... Went 3-0 in his singles flight at the StMU Kimbell Memorial Invitational... At the ITA South Central Regional Championships, Nakasato advanced to the second round of the Singles Flight A Back Draw while in doubles, Nakasato and his partner, Ayush Sharma, were one of three UTPB doubles pairs to win their first match to advance to the second round of the Doubles Flight A Main Draw... Lastly, at the TAMUT Eagle Invite, Nakasato finished in third place in both the No. 2 singles draw and No. 2 doubles draw (with Enrique Silveira)... Named to the Spring 2026 Lone Star Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll... Has made the LSC Commissioner’s Honor Roll three times in his first four semesters at UTPB... Named to the 2025-26 Academic All-District® Team, selected by College Sports Communicators.
2024-25 (First-Year):
Was 5-8 overall at No. 2 singles and 2-1 in doubles as a true freshman for the Falcons... In LSC matches, he was 2-5 at No. 2 singles... Went 3-0 in doubles and 2-1 in doubles in his first collegiate action at the Hardin-Simmons Cowboy Classic (Sep. 13-14)... Secured back-to-back shutouts of his singles opponents against McMurry (Apr. 17) and Sul Ross State (Apr. 18)... Played at No. 2 singles in UTPB's NCAA Regional match at No. 5 Lubbock Christian (May 9)... Named to the Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 Lone Star Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll with a 4.0 GPA for both semesters... Named an ITA Scholar-Athlete.
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