Huskies Add Kamendje For Start Of Winter Quarter
January 03, 2025 | Men's Tennis
SEATTLE β With the start of dual play just a couple weeks away, Head Coach Rahim Esmail has added a new recruit set to contribute right away. Stéphane Kamendje, hailing from Montreal, Canada, is ready to start his collegiate career with the Dawgs this winter quarter.
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"We are excited to have Stéphane join our program," said Esmail. "Stéphane has a lot of upside with a lot of athletic ability. We are excited for Stéphane to make an immediate positive impact on our team."
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Kamendje has a career-high ITF Junior World Ranking of 118. He won two junior tournaments in 2023 in Japan and his hometown Montreal, and reached two more semifinals. He won the Lac Saint-Louis region division AAA twice and qualified for nationals. Kamendje participated in the Mundialito in Spain representing Canada in 2017.
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Kamendje regularly ran into current Husky freshman Rohan Belday on the junior circuit, winning three out of five meetings with his new fellow Dawg.
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He attended College Saine Anne de Lachine and the Academie des Estacade.
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"We are excited to have Stéphane join our program," said Esmail. "Stéphane has a lot of upside with a lot of athletic ability. We are excited for Stéphane to make an immediate positive impact on our team."
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Kamendje has a career-high ITF Junior World Ranking of 118. He won two junior tournaments in 2023 in Japan and his hometown Montreal, and reached two more semifinals. He won the Lac Saint-Louis region division AAA twice and qualified for nationals. Kamendje participated in the Mundialito in Spain representing Canada in 2017.
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Kamendje regularly ran into current Husky freshman Rohan Belday on the junior circuit, winning three out of five meetings with his new fellow Dawg.
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He attended College Saine Anne de Lachine and the Academie des Estacade.
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