Denali Kitayama

Height:
5-7
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
West Bloomfield Township, MI
High School:
Walled Lake Central

2019-20 | Freshman: Posted 10-12 overall record ... went 5-6 in singles and 5-6 in doubles, all in tournament play.

2018-19: Attended the USAFA Prep School … earned the Dean’s rope and Commandant’s rope.

High School: Lettered two years in tennis, playing for his father, Nova Kitayama … Tennis Recruiting national ranking of #123 as a senior.

PERSONAL: Son of Nova and Hilomi Kitayama … has a younger sibling … nickname is DK … hobbies are anime and sleeping … pre-match superstition is eating burgers … favorite possession is a Chinese finger trap … credits his father as having the biggest influence on his sports career … one thing on his bucket list is to buy out a Taylor Swift concert and dance vigorously by himself … on road trips, he never forgets his head phones … guilty pleasure is tennis … favorite role model is Ferris Bueller … something most people don’t know about him is that he has long toes … favorite TV show is A Game of Thrones … favorite movie is Toy Story 4 … favorite athlete is Forrest Gump.