| |
|---|---|
| Harumi Saotome | |
| Kanji |
早乙女晴海 |
| Rōmaji |
Saotome Harumi |
| Nicknames |
Fatty |
| Gender |
Male |
| Age |
41 |
| Occupation |
Tennis Club Advisor |
| Affiliation | |
Harumi Saotome (早乙女 晴海, Saotome Harumi) is the 41 years old coach of Higa Chuu's boys' tennis club.
History[]
Nationals[]
After she was nearly knocked down by Hirakoba Rin's ball, Ryūzaki Sumire confronted Saotome for condoning his players' dangerous behavior and lack of self-restraint. Saotome was all ready to take Ryuuzaki down himself, but fortunately, Echizen Ryoma and Momoshiro Takeshi's serves stopped him in his tracks. Insulted, Saotome signaled Hirakoba for a repeat performance when the match was at 5-3 in Higa's favor, but was outright ignored. In truth, Saotome has no control over his team. After Higa lost the fourth straight set to Seigaku, a pissed off Saotome was ready to abandon his charges, but got a taste of his own medicine when Kite Eishirō knocked him back down to his bench with a serve.
Etymology[]
- The name Harumi means "clear weather" (晴) (haru) and "sea, ocean" (海) (mi).
- Harumi's surname Saotome means "already, now, fast, early" (早) (sa) and "virgin, maiden, girl" (乙女) (otome).