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An extremely athletic and fast player ... will vie for the No. 5 and No. 6 singles spots ... considered a positive player who will contribute to a winning season ...
2000-01: In the fall, amassed a 5-2 record in doubles with freshman Wayne Wong ... advanced to the final of the Fresno State Invitational by defeating Santa Clara's Michael Duong and Adam Lewis 9-7 in the semifinals ... in singles, compiled a 5-2 record, including five wins in a row ... in singles, advanced to the back draw championship of the Fresno State Invitational against teammate Andrey Vinogradsky ... lost in the second round of the ITA Regional Championships against Ari Strasberg of Washington, 6-3, 6-2.
1999-2000: In singles, amassed a 7-16 record ... started off the spring with three victories in a row, competing at the dual No. 5 and No.6 spots ... compiled a 3-3 record in doubles ... teamed up with Scott Kintz, Andrey Vinogradsky and David Tzou to play at the No. 6 spot for the Bears ... went 1-3 in the fall ... win came over Cristian Dumitru of Portland in the consolation of the ITA All-American Championships 8-6 ...
1998-99: Hampered by injuries that kept him out of action for a portion of the season ... came on late in the year to re-establish himself as the Bears regular No. 6 singles player ... finished the season with a 11-10 record ... advanced to the quarterfinals of the Milwaukee Open, where he lost to Duke's Pedro Escudero ... was 5-7 against dual match opponents, including a 4-3 record at No. 6 ... finished the season on a roll, going 4-2, including a three-match winning streak that extended into the second round of the Pac-10 Flight 2 championships ... played five matches at No. 5 ... paired with Chris Lewis for five doubles matches, going 2-3, including a 1-2 dual match record at No. 3 doubles ... the duo split a pair of matches in the All-American Pre-Qualifier ... was Bears most adaptable doubles player, also playing along side Erik Dmytruk, Chris Santoso and Andrey Vinogradsky throughout the season.
PREVIOUS/PERSONAL: No. 1 junior in the Eastern Tennis Association in 1996 ... a four-year letterman at Cardozo High School ... selected as team captain and team MVP in both 1995 and '96 ... led Cardozo to three straight city championships from 1994-96 ... went undefeated in singles play as a senior ... full name is Hiro Nakamura ... major is american studies ... hobbies include basketball and skiing ... has two brothers, Junji and Shinya ... chose Cal over Michigan, Columbia, Illinois and Northwestern ... parents are Yukio and Hisako of Bayside ... born March 16, 1979, in Nagoya, Japan.
NAKAMURA'S Career Record
Year Singles Doubles
1998-99 11-10 4-5
1999-00 7-16 3-3
Fall '00 1-1 5-2
Totals 19-27 12-10
