From Tokyo to Lehigh: How family, friendship and tennis shaped Kosei Ogata
How a father’s single decision, close friendships and years of play guided Kosei Ogata from Tokyo and Saratoga, California, into Lehigh’s tennis program.
At 10, Kosei Ogata and his younger brother Somei were told to choose between tennis or golf; Kosei had wanted basketball, but their father insisted on tennis. The article traces how that decision, along with friendship and family influences, shaped Ogata’s path to playing tennis at Lehigh.