Yuuka Morigaki

Yuuka Morigaki (森垣 友香 Morigaki Yūka) is a first year at Kentani High who used to live abroad in the United States of America before going to Kentani.

Appearance
Yuuka has medium-length strawberry blonde hair and purple eyes.

She wears the standard Kentani high uniform.

National Tournament Arc
During the inter-high tournament, although Yuuka's match was briefly shown, she managed to hit a dealer's baiman and emerged victorious, bringing her team to second place. Unfortunately her team did not advance to the next round and she is seen in the anime crying with Riko Yasufuku at the end.

Final Eight Arc
Yuuka later appears serving tea to Miyuki Tsubakino early in the morning. She then turns the television on to the inter-high matches. She notices Teru Miyanaga and the points difference, saying that its only going to get worse from there on out. During the semi-finals match, Hiroko Funakubo mentions that because of Yuuka, she couldn't collect enough data on Arata Sagimori.

Playing Style/Abilities
Although Yuuka is only scarcely shown, she is a talented freshman who was able to score a dealer baiman and handily defeat the likes of Hiroko Funakubo and Arata Sagimori.

Etymology

 * The name Yuuka means "friend" (友) (yuu) and "fragrance, fragrant" (香) (ka).
 * Yuuka's surname Morigaki means "forest" (森) (mori) and "fence" (垣) (kaki/gaki).