2023-24 Women's Tennis Roster
Leong, Justine
Justine Leong
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Diocesan Girls' School
- Hometown:
- Hong Kong
- Prev School:
- Claremont McKenna
Bio
AWARDS:
2024: 11-12 (four unfinished) in singles, including an 8-2 mark (one unfinished) in conference action… 11-13 (three unfinished) in doubles… defeated No. 77 Selma Cadar in the 'Cats' victory over No. 49 Maryland (3/17)... Ranked as high as No. 105 in singles in the ITA rankings… With doubles partner Christina Hand, ranked No. 39 in preseason and No. 64 at the conclusion of the regular season... made it to the quarterfinals of the ITA National Fall Championships and the semifinals of the ITA Midwest Regional Championships in doubles play.
2023: 10-9 in singles (five unfinished) ... 15-4 in doubles (five unfinished) ... All-Big Ten Conference selection ... Named Big Ten Conference Player of the Week following an upset win in straight sets over No. 100 Ashley Yeah of Illinois (3/10) ... Also picked up wins over No. 7 Texas A&M (2/27) and No. 56 Maryland (4/7) ... Went 12-1 in doubles alongside Christina Hand, as the pairing climbed as high as No. 34 in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Doubles Rankings (4/7) ... Picked up non-conference wins over No. 21 Vanderbilt (1/22) and No. 17 Kansas (3/3) ... Went 5-1 in doubles in Big Ten play ... College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District pick.
2022: 9-10 in singles (one unfinished) ... 6-0 in doubles (one unfinished) ... Posted a 7-3 singles record in Big Ten Conference play, posting notable wins over No. 51 Wisconsin (3/19), No. 42 Wisconsin (3/20), and No. 55 Nebraska (4/29) ... Victory against the Cornhuskers capped off a stretch that saw her win four of her final five matches to close the regular season ... Played exclusively with Christina Hand in doubles action, notching conference wins over Rutgers (3/26) and Maryland (3/27).
2019-20 (at Claremont McKenna College): ITA Division III National Rookie of the Year ... ITA All-American in singles and doubles ... ITA West Region Rookie of the Year ... ITA Cup Champion in singles and doubles ... Earned ITA Player of the Month in November after winning both the singles and doubles championships (with Catherine Allen) at the ITA Cup ... Participated in the ITA Fall Nationals in November, defeating Janice Shin of Stanford in the opening round (who clinched the NCAA Division I championship for the Cardinal against Georgia) before falling to No. 3 seed Jada Hart of UCLA in the Round of 32 ... Only lost one set in her 20 singles wins, which came to Ghazal Pakbaten of Division II Concordia Irvine (2-6, 6-1, 12-10) ... Defeated defending national champion Ysabel Gonzalez-Rico of Emory 6-3, 6-3 at the ITA Indoor Championship ... Had a 9-0 record in duals, including two against Hawaii Pacific, ranked No. 8 in Division II ... Only doubles losses came to Division I Army and Division II Azusa Pacific.
High School: Played on the International Tennis Federation circuit as a resident of Hong Kong, compiling a career record of 45-26 in singles and 20-19 in doubles ... Reached the Round of 16 at the Hong Kong Open ITF Junior Tennis Championships in 2018 ... Attended Diocesan Girls' School.
SINGLES
DOUBLES
- All-Big Ten (2023)
- Big Ten Player of the Week (3/15/23)
- Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2023)
- 2x Academic All-Big Ten (2023, 2024)
- 2x CSC Academic All-District (2023, 2024)
- ITA Scholar-Athlete (2023)
2024: 11-12 (four unfinished) in singles, including an 8-2 mark (one unfinished) in conference action… 11-13 (three unfinished) in doubles… defeated No. 77 Selma Cadar in the 'Cats' victory over No. 49 Maryland (3/17)... Ranked as high as No. 105 in singles in the ITA rankings… With doubles partner Christina Hand, ranked No. 39 in preseason and No. 64 at the conclusion of the regular season... made it to the quarterfinals of the ITA National Fall Championships and the semifinals of the ITA Midwest Regional Championships in doubles play.
2023: 10-9 in singles (five unfinished) ... 15-4 in doubles (five unfinished) ... All-Big Ten Conference selection ... Named Big Ten Conference Player of the Week following an upset win in straight sets over No. 100 Ashley Yeah of Illinois (3/10) ... Also picked up wins over No. 7 Texas A&M (2/27) and No. 56 Maryland (4/7) ... Went 12-1 in doubles alongside Christina Hand, as the pairing climbed as high as No. 34 in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Doubles Rankings (4/7) ... Picked up non-conference wins over No. 21 Vanderbilt (1/22) and No. 17 Kansas (3/3) ... Went 5-1 in doubles in Big Ten play ... College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District pick.
2022: 9-10 in singles (one unfinished) ... 6-0 in doubles (one unfinished) ... Posted a 7-3 singles record in Big Ten Conference play, posting notable wins over No. 51 Wisconsin (3/19), No. 42 Wisconsin (3/20), and No. 55 Nebraska (4/29) ... Victory against the Cornhuskers capped off a stretch that saw her win four of her final five matches to close the regular season ... Played exclusively with Christina Hand in doubles action, notching conference wins over Rutgers (3/26) and Maryland (3/27).
2019-20 (at Claremont McKenna College): ITA Division III National Rookie of the Year ... ITA All-American in singles and doubles ... ITA West Region Rookie of the Year ... ITA Cup Champion in singles and doubles ... Earned ITA Player of the Month in November after winning both the singles and doubles championships (with Catherine Allen) at the ITA Cup ... Participated in the ITA Fall Nationals in November, defeating Janice Shin of Stanford in the opening round (who clinched the NCAA Division I championship for the Cardinal against Georgia) before falling to No. 3 seed Jada Hart of UCLA in the Round of 32 ... Only lost one set in her 20 singles wins, which came to Ghazal Pakbaten of Division II Concordia Irvine (2-6, 6-1, 12-10) ... Defeated defending national champion Ysabel Gonzalez-Rico of Emory 6-3, 6-3 at the ITA Indoor Championship ... Had a 9-0 record in duals, including two against Hawaii Pacific, ranked No. 8 in Division II ... Only doubles losses came to Division I Army and Division II Azusa Pacific.
High School: Played on the International Tennis Federation circuit as a resident of Hong Kong, compiling a career record of 45-26 in singles and 20-19 in doubles ... Reached the Round of 16 at the Hong Kong Open ITF Junior Tennis Championships in 2018 ... Attended Diocesan Girls' School.
SINGLES
| Season | Overall W-L | Dual Match | Fall | Conference | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 2022 | 9-10 | 9-10 | -- | 7-3 | -- | 0-2 | 0-3 | 2-1 | 5-2 | 2-2 |
| 2023 | 10-9 | 10-9 | -- | 3-2 | 2-3 | 4-3 | 1-2 | 3-1 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | 13-14 | 11-12 | 2-2 | 4-5 | 3-3 | 8-9 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 32-33 | 30-31 | 2-2 | 14-10 | 2-3 | 12-14 | 1-5 | 5-2 | 5-2 | 2-2 |
DOUBLES
| Season | Overall W-L | Dual Match | Fall | Conference | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2022 | 6-0 | 6-0 | -- | 2-0 | -- | -- | 6-0 |
| 2023 | 15-4 | 15-4 | -- | 5-1 | 6-3 | 9-0 | 0-1 |
| 2024 | 16-16 | 11-12 | 5-4 | 8-2 | 11-12 | -- | -- |
| Career | 37-20 | 32-16 | 5-4 | 15-3 | 17-15 | 9-0 | 6-1 |
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