Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges

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.

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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