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UNLV: An emerging force who has pushed her way up to top half of the lineup for spring … Is challenging for first career national ranking after posting the top fall campaign on the team (10-4) … Won two consolation brackets during tournament season by going 4-1 at ITA Regional in October and going 4-1 at Collegiate Tennis Kickoff Classic in Las Vegas in January … Defeated opponents from Florida, Georgia and Tennessee – all in straight sets – during that elite event … Will team with Cindy Treber in doubles action … A top student who earned Academic All-MWC honors as a rookie … 2002: Turned in one of school’s best-ever seasons by a freshman … Finished with 24-9 record, including 18-5 dual-match record at No. 4 singles spot … Won 17 of her first 19 matches in the spring, including a 10-match winning streak … Downed six of nine MWC opponents … One of only two Lady Rebels to win their match in NCAA tournament loss to Oregon by defeating Vickie Gunnarsson 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 … Also made big impact in doubles by turning in 16-11 record, including a 10-4 mark with Leentjie Oosthuizen at the third spot … Posted a 4-2 fall record in her collegiate debut semester … Downed Notre Dame’s Lindsey Green in the first round of the National Collegiate Tennis Classic in Las Vegas in January before falling to the nation’s fourth-ranked player in the next round … Won Flight Two of the annual UNLV fall invite.
HIGH SCHOOL: A 2001 graduate of Iolani School in Honolulu … The top-ranked girls’ player in the state of Hawaii played No. 1 singles for four years for coach Mark Skillicorn … The Raiders won the city championship in 1998 and a state title in 1999 … A four-time prep city champion and team MVP as well as the 2001 state titlist … Ranked No. 1 in Hawaii among girls 18 and under … Rated as high as No. 51 nationally by the ITA … A top student who won the Headmaster’s Award.
PERSONAL: Tracie Ann Wai Lin Chong was born on Aug. 22, 1983, in Honolulu … The daughter of Wesley and Marion Chong … Has one sister, Sherri … Has spent time as a hospital volunteer … Majoring in computer engineering.
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