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On Court: Hong Kong ITF J4 Singles Champion and Doubles Runner-up (Jan 2023), 2023 Hong Kong Junior National Championship U18 Singles Champion, 2021 Hong Kong Junior National Championship U16 Doubles Champion, ITF Highest Ranking: 495, Ranked #2 in Hong Kong, Part of high school tennis team for four years but played two years due to COVID and won two league titles and went undefeated in senior year, 4-Star recruit on TRN with highest class ranking of 114…2023-2024: one of four first-year players to make his debut at ITA West Regionals, where he played two of the best players in the West (Chapman’s Caleb Wilkins and Pomona-Pitzer’s Ethan Lee) in his opening two singles matches, and partnered Ani Reddy in doubles…returned in the dual match season to win six of seven singles matches at positions 4 – 6, while becoming a doubles starter with Rojanasoonthon and later Mareedu at No. 3 and No. 2… won 11 of his last 13 doubles matches at No. 2 from April 6…had the second best serve return numbers, winning 45.4% of return games, and had the third best serving stats, holding 76.7% of his service games…finished 2024 with overall records of 6-3 in singles and 20-10 in doubles...2024-2025: went 1-1 in singles and 3-1 in doubles (with Mareedu) at the ITA West Regionals in the fall segment...returned in the spring as one of the Stags' most improved players, playing singles positions 2-6, but most often at No. 4., as well as Nos. 1-2 doubles with Mareedu...won his first eight singles dual matches of the season, and finished 2025 by winning eight of his last nine...had overall records of 21-4 in singles and 26-8 in doubles (24-8 with Mareedu)...earned ITA All-American honors in doubles and 2nd Team All-SCIAC distinction, as well as year-end rankings of No. 9 regionally and No. 58 nationally in singles, and No. 2 regionally and No. 8 in doubles with Mareedu...one of seven Stags to earn ITA Scholar-Athlete honors...2025-2026: spent the Fall season abroad in Paris, returning in January to go unbeaten in his first eight singles matches...was pivotal in the Stags' National Indoors Team title defense, playing No. 4 singles and No. 2 doubles (with Raja) and winning four of five matches, with one unfinished...had integral singles wins in team victories against Bowdoin (twice), Middlebury, and at Azusa Pacific, while Kim and Raja held down the No. 2 position throughout the dual season...finished the season with overall records of 19-8 in singles and 23-9 in doubles, playing all but two matches with Raja...was second best Stag in deuce point conversion success at 56.6%...earned 2nd Team All-SCIAC honors and a final West Region ranking of No. 9 in doubles with Raja, as well as ITA Scholar-Athlete honors for the second straight year.

Personal: Son of Kathy and Steven Kim (who grew up in Claremont) ...has one younger sister...Clippers and Angels fan...enjoys singing, music production, fashion, trying new foods, and playing basketball.

Favorite Stag: Matt Meredith (CMC ’25 - Stags Basketball) 

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