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2013-14 Women's Tennis Roster
Valerie Thong
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Prev School:
- Campbell Hall High School
- Height:
- 5-5
- Hometown:
- Alhambra, Calif.
2014-15 (Jr.)
• Garnered national recognition with Emily Groeneveld as the No. 57 national doubles tandem and No. 7 in the Atlantic Region
• Notched 26 doubles wins during the 2014-15 season, ranking second most in a single season in program history
• Posted a .788 doubles winning percentage, ranking sixth best in a single season in program history
• Collected 22 doubles wins alongside Evangeline Crist, marking the most team wins in a single season in program history
• Claimed both the B-1 Singles and B-1 Doubles flights during the Elon Fall Invitational
• Teamed with Emily Groeneveld to win Flight B Doubles at the Hokie Fall Invite
• Reached the doubles quarterfinals with Evangeline Crist at the ITA Atlantic Regional tournament
• Won 17 doubles draws and three singles matches in the spring
• Notched nine doubles wins and seven singles draws during the fall campaign
• Currently ranks fifth in program history in doubles wins with 62
2013-14 (So.):
• Collected four singles and six doubles victories in the fall
• Posted a perfect 3-0 mark in doubles play to win Flight 2 at the Liberty Fall Classic
• Advanced to the round of 16 in the ITA doubles bracket
• Finished with an untarnished 2-0 singles record in the spring season
• Tied for the squad's most doubles wins with a 12-6 record, including seven Big South wins
• Prior to falling against No. 62 Winthrop in the Big South Tournament, Thong won 10 doubles matches in a row
• Named to the 2014 Big South Conference Women's Tennis All-Conference No. 3 Doubles Flight Winner
2012-13 (Fr.):
• Recorded five singles wins and three doubles wins during tournament schedule
• Notched a pair of singles wins at the Liberty Fall Classic in her first collegiate tournament
• Finished spring season ranked second on the squad with a 10-5 singles mark
• Played the majority of her matches in the No. 4 and No. 5 positions
• Won six out of seven Big South singles contests
• Posted two separate winning streaks of five matches each
• Tallied wins in 10 out of 11 matches from Feb. 28-April 6
• Finished spring season second on the squad with a 12-8 doubles mark with partner Cameron Richard
• The 12 doubles victories tied the duo for first in the Big South among No. 3 doubles tandems and is the fifth highest win total by a pair in single-season program history
• Recorded a 6-2 tally in Big South doubles matches
• Won eight out of nine doubles tilts from March 9-April 7
• Named Big South Freshman of the Week on March 12
Prep:
• Was a part of two California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Division 1 championships
• Was a three-time CIF doubles champion
• Won the doubles title at Winter Nationals in 2007, earning her the prestigious Gold Ball award which is only given to national champions
• Was also awarded the Sportsmanship Award at Winter Nationals in 2007
Personal:
• Daughter of Tony and Ingrid Thong
• Majoring in business
• Birthday is March 2
