St. John's University Athletics
2024-25 Men's Tennis Roster
Kaneda, Ryota
Men's Tennis NCAA Selection Show
Tuesday, April 30
Ryota Kaneda
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Fukuoka, Japan
- High School:
- Aioi Gakuin
Bio
2024-25: Selected to the All-BIG EAST Second Team… Went 18-2 in singles matches… Won all 18 doubles contests paired with Sam Edgar and Adam Groves… Went 4-0 in the BIG EAST conference… Picked up a victory in the Red Storm's BIG EAST semifinal win against No. 5 Georgetown (April 19)... Won the BIG EAST Championship against No. 2 Creighton (April 20)... Named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2023-24: Selected to the All-BIG EAST Second Team… Named BIG EAST Doubles Team of the Week on April 1 and April 15… Finished with a team-best 29 combined victories… His 29 combined victories are a career-best… Went 18-4 in singles action… Second-straight year eclipsing 15 singles victories… Picked up eight consecutive victories from March 1 through April 19, including earning a straight-set, 6-4, 6-4 decision in the Red Storm's triumph over No. 75 Monmouth on March 27… Went 11-3 in doubles play with all 11 wins coming with Adam Groves as his partner… The duo played all 14 matches on the No. 3 court… Won eight matches in a row leading up to the BIG EAST Tournament.
2022-23: Touted a 15-4 record in singles play to co-lead the Johnnies with Carl Gustafsson... Was named BIG EAST Doubles Team of the Week on Apr. 3 with Diogo Marques after a defeat of VIllanova's top pairing... Totaled 25 wins on the season... finished doubles play with a 10-6 record... Won his last five singles matches of the season including a pair of singles matches in the BIG EAST Championships.
2021-22: Logged a 7-1 record in singles play, including six straight to finish the season... Went 3-0 at the BIG EAST tournament in the no. 6 slot, as he defeated DePaul's Tripp Tuff, 6-3, 6-1 in the title match (Apr. 24)... Mainly featured in the no. 2 doubles court recording a 7-7 record... Recorded the Johnnies lone victory at no. 59 Cornell, as he and partner Charlie James defeated Adit Sinha and Nathan Mao, 6-3 (Apr. 2).
Prior to St. John's: Ranked no. 437 in the ITF Junior Ranking in January 2021... Recorded a 3-1 record on the junior circuit in 2020... Earned six victories en route to a semi-final appearance at a junior competition in Miki City, Japan.
Personal: Son of Fumiaki Kaneda... Born in Foukoka, Japan... Intends to major in sports management at St. John's.
2023-24: Selected to the All-BIG EAST Second Team… Named BIG EAST Doubles Team of the Week on April 1 and April 15… Finished with a team-best 29 combined victories… His 29 combined victories are a career-best… Went 18-4 in singles action… Second-straight year eclipsing 15 singles victories… Picked up eight consecutive victories from March 1 through April 19, including earning a straight-set, 6-4, 6-4 decision in the Red Storm's triumph over No. 75 Monmouth on March 27… Went 11-3 in doubles play with all 11 wins coming with Adam Groves as his partner… The duo played all 14 matches on the No. 3 court… Won eight matches in a row leading up to the BIG EAST Tournament.
2022-23: Touted a 15-4 record in singles play to co-lead the Johnnies with Carl Gustafsson... Was named BIG EAST Doubles Team of the Week on Apr. 3 with Diogo Marques after a defeat of VIllanova's top pairing... Totaled 25 wins on the season... finished doubles play with a 10-6 record... Won his last five singles matches of the season including a pair of singles matches in the BIG EAST Championships.
2021-22: Logged a 7-1 record in singles play, including six straight to finish the season... Went 3-0 at the BIG EAST tournament in the no. 6 slot, as he defeated DePaul's Tripp Tuff, 6-3, 6-1 in the title match (Apr. 24)... Mainly featured in the no. 2 doubles court recording a 7-7 record... Recorded the Johnnies lone victory at no. 59 Cornell, as he and partner Charlie James defeated Adit Sinha and Nathan Mao, 6-3 (Apr. 2).
Prior to St. John's: Ranked no. 437 in the ITF Junior Ranking in January 2021... Recorded a 3-1 record on the junior circuit in 2020... Earned six victories en route to a semi-final appearance at a junior competition in Miki City, Japan.
Personal: Son of Fumiaki Kaneda... Born in Foukoka, Japan... Intends to major in sports management at St. John's.