Moka Ito, one of Japan’s top junior players, has signed her letter of intent and will join the Western Kentucky tennis program this fall.
Ito is the highest-ranked Universal Tennis Rankings (UTR) player to sign with the Lady Toppers under head coach Jonatan Berhane, the reigning Conference USA Women’s Tennis Coach of the Year.
Ito defeated Julia Vulpio this year – one of France’s top juniors – as well as Kanae Hisami, who has ranked as high as No. 393 in the Women’s Tennis Association rankings.
“Moka is a very motivated player,” Berhane said in a news release.