Washington State University Athletics
Cougars Sign Lunda Kumhom to National Letter of Intent
January 07, 2020 | Tennis
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!"
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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.
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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.
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The Cougars begin their 2020 spring season Jan. 9-11 at the Hawaii Invitational.
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"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!"
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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.
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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.
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The Cougars begin their 2020 spring season Jan. 9-11 at the Hawaii Invitational.
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