PULLMAN, Wash. -- Washington State Tennis Head Coach Lisa Hart announced Tuesday that Lunda "Fifa" Kumhom has signed a National Letter of Intent and is expected to join the Cougar Tennis program in the fall of 2020.
"We are so excited that Fifa has signed a national letter of intent with us," said Hart. "Fifa brings an amazing on-court resume and has earned the highest UTR rating of any recruit in the history of our program. With Fifa's personality, work ethic and desire to be a Coug, we have no doubt that she will make a huge impact on and off the court during her time at WSU!"
Kumhom, a native of Bangkok, Thailand, has been one of the top juniors in Thailand over the past few years and has a career-best 11.44 UTR. In 2019, Kumhom reached three the semifinals in three singles events, two G2 and one G3, while also captured two doubles titles and reaching the final of a third. She was a member of Thailand's ASEAN School Games and was a reserve for the 2019 Southeast Asian Games team. She holds a career-best ITF junior ranking of 132, achieved early in 2019.
In 2018, Kumhom captured three junior titles, the Terengganu Malacca International Junior Championship and Kuala Lumpur Junior Championship in Malaysia, along with a G5 event in Thailand. She also reached two other singles finals and reached the doubles final in three events.
The Cougars begin their 2020 spring season Jan. 9-11 at the Hawaii Invitational.
"We are so excited that Fifa has signed a national letter of intent with us," said Hart. "Fifa brings an amazing on-court resume and has earned the highest UTR rating of any recruit in the history of our program. With Fifa's personality, work ethic and desire to be a Coug, we have no doubt that she will make a huge impact on and off the court during her time at WSU!"
Kumhom, a native of Bangkok, Thailand, has been one of the top juniors in Thailand over the past few years and has a career-best 11.44 UTR. In 2019, Kumhom reached three the semifinals in three singles events, two G2 and one G3, while also captured two doubles titles and reaching the final of a third. She was a member of Thailand's ASEAN School Games and was a reserve for the 2019 Southeast Asian Games team. She holds a career-best ITF junior ranking of 132, achieved early in 2019.
In 2018, Kumhom captured three junior titles, the Terengganu Malacca International Junior Championship and Kuala Lumpur Junior Championship in Malaysia, along with a G5 event in Thailand. She also reached two other singles finals and reached the doubles final in three events.
The Cougars begin their 2020 spring season Jan. 9-11 at the Hawaii Invitational.