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Q&A with Washi
Favorite restaurant? La Piazzetta (pizza restaurant in Montreal)
Favorite book? Andre Agassi
Favorite band/musician? Coldplay
Favorite tv show? Family Guy
Favorite food? Pizza
Favorite pro sports team? Montreal Canadians
Proudest athletic accomplishment? Rookie of the month, September of my freshman year
Favorite movie? Inception
Best non-athletic talent? Singing (definitely)
First job? Tennis coach
Something people don’t know about me? I have diverse origins; my mom’s family is Chinese.
My dad is French, from a Russian mother and a Swiss father.
If a movie were made about me, I’d want this actor to play me? Jackie Chan
The reality show I’d go on? America’s got talent
Favorite athlete? Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Zinedine Zidane
Most famous person I’ve met? Novak Djokovic
Pro player I’d most like to play against? Marat Safin
If I’m cooking, we’re having? Steak
Craziest ambition? Play in at least one main draw of a professional tournament |
SENIOR (2015-16) – NEC Player of the Year… First Team All-NEC at No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles… NEC Player of the Week on 3/3, 3/17 and 4/19… Went 15-6 in singles, including 4-0 in NEC matches, and 17-6 in doubles, including 5-1 in NEC matches… Won a match at the NEC Tournament and was ahead in two others that went unfinished… Paired with Alec Dylan Foo-Kune in doubles and won their last six matches, including all three at the NEC Tournament.
JUNIOR (2014-15) – Registered a 13-14 record in singles competition, which led the team in wins … posted a perfect record in NEC play with a 3-0 record … posted a 5-7 record in doubles action with teammate Rodrigo Tico, including 2 wins in conference competition … earned NEC Player of the Week honors (4/7).Â
SOPHOMORE (2013-14) – Finished the season with 9 singles wins … posted a 3-1 record in the NEC … teamed up with Rodrigo Tico for 7 wins in doubles play, including 2 conference wins.Â
FRESHMAN (2012-13) - Led the team with 20 singles wins ... recorded a 4-3 record in the NEC ... paired up with Sergio Carvajal for 7 wins in doubles competition.
BEFORE SFU – Began playing tennis at the age of 13 and has trained at the prominent Ménard-Girardin Tennis Academy in Laval, Quebec for three years … a top-ranked U18 junior player, reaching as high as seventh in Québec and 25th in Canada … advanced to the third round of the Quebec Championship and played several ITF grade 3, 4 and 5 opponents … invited to compete in the prestigious Junior Canadian Championship.
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| CAREER STATS |
| Season |
Singles Record |
Doubles Record |
| 2012-13 |
20-13 |
10-16 |
| 2013-14 |
9-12 |
11-11 |
| 2014-15 |
13-14 |
9-13 |
| 2015-16 |
15-6 |
17-6 |
| TOTALS |
57-45 |
47-46 |