Justine Leong
Justine Leong
  • Year:
    Fy.
  • Hometown:
    Hong Kong
  • High School:
    Diocesan Girls' School
  • College:
    Claremont McKenna

Bio

At CMS: Record through one season - 41-3 (20-1 singles, 21-2 doubles)

2019-20 (First-Year)
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
ITA Division III Player of the Month (October)
SCIAC All-Academic Team
ITA Scholar-Athlete selection
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. 

Prior to CMS
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.

Personal
Attends Claremont McKenna College. 

News Mentions

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CMS Women's Tennis Places 13 on ITA Scholar-Athlete Team

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The No. 1-ranked Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's tennis team had just as much success in the classroom as it did on the court...

July 29, 2020

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Catherine Allen Earns ITA National Senior Player of the Year Award, Justine Leong Captures Rookie of the Year

CLAREMONT, Calif. – Senior Catherine Allen was named the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Division III Women’s Tennis Senior Player...

May 27, 2020

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Allen, Leong, Bryan-Ajania Earn ITA West Region Awards

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Intercollegiate Tennis Association announced its awards for each of its four regions this morning, and the Claremont-Mudd-...

May 20, 2020

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CMS Women's Tennis Has Five Players Earn ITA All-America Honors

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Five members of the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's tennis team officially earned All-America honors from the Intercollegiate...

April 29, 2020

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Athenas Dominate Final ITA Rankings, Leong-Allen Rank 1-2 in Singles, Allen-Cox No. 1 in Doubles

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Intercollegiate Tennis Association put out its final Division III rankings for the 2019-20 season on Friday afternoon, and...

April 24, 2020

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Video Tribute: The CMS Women's Tennis Class of 2020

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Women's Tennis senior class won a national championship in 2018 and had their sights set on ending...

March 30, 2020

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Catherine Allen Named SCIAC Women's Tennis Player of the Week

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Senior Catherine Allen earned the SCIAC Women's Tennis Player of the Week Award for events through Sunday, March 15, the...

March 16, 2020

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CMS Women's Tennis Takes 9-0 Win over WashU

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The top-ranked CMS women's tennis team defended its home court with a 9-0 win over Washington University on Wednesday evening...

March 12, 2020

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CMS Women's Tennis Remains Undefeated with Two Home Court Wins

CLAREMONT, Calif. - After dropping the doubles point to Division I Army, the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's tennis team responded to sweep singles...

March 8, 2020

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CMS Women's Tennis Takes Over Top Spot in Latest ITA National Poll

CLAREMONT, Calif. - After earning the title of the ITA Indoor Nationals over the weekend, the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's tennis team moved up...

March 6, 2020

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Top-Ranked CMS Women's Tennis Earns Shutout Win over Cal Lutheran

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's team, one day after moving into the top spot in the latest national rankings, defended its...

March 6, 2020

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Justine Leong Wins UTR/ITA National Player of the Week Honors

CLAREMONT, Calif. - After a statement performance at the ITA Indoor Nationals this weekend, first-year Justine Leong captured the UTR/ITA Division...

March 3, 2020

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Catherine Allen's Clincher Gives CMS Women's Tennis 5-4 Win over Emory for ITA Indoor Championship

Nicholasville, Ky. - Senior Catherine Allen won a thrilling three-setter at No. 2 singles (7-5, 3-6, 7-5) to provide the decisive point as the...

March 1, 2020

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Second-Ranked CMS Women's Tennis Shuts Out No. 7 Carnegie Mellon in ITA Indoor Semifinals

Nicholasville, Ky. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's tennis team looked the part of national championship contenders, shutting out No. 7...

February 29, 2020

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CMS Women's Tennis Advances to ITA Indoor Semis with 9-0 win over Centre

NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. - The No. 2 ranked Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's tennis team opened up play at the ITA Indoor Nationals with a strong...

February 28, 2020

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CMS Women's Tennis Shuts Out Southwestern to Remain Unbeaten

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's tennis team swept through singles and doubles as it remained perfect in the early part of...

February 22, 2020

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CMS Women's Tennis Sweeps Home Tripleheader on Saturday

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The second-ranked Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's tennis team played three matches in one day and won all three, defeating...

February 16, 2020

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Justine Leong Named SCIAC Women's Tennis Athlete of the Week for Second Time

CLAREMONT, Calif. - For the second time in her young career, first-year Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's tennis player Justine Leong was named the...

February 3, 2020

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CMS Women's Tennis Takes 7-0 Shutout Win over UC San Diego

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Justine Leong and Catherine Allen won a tiebreaker at No. 1 doubles and then captured wins at No. 1 and No. 2 singles as the...

February 1, 2020

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Catherine Allen Participates this Week in NCAA Division III Student Immersion Program

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Senior Catherine Allen is participating in the 2020 NCAA Division III Student Immersion Program at the organization's national...

January 22, 2020

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Justine Leong Captures SCIAC Women's Tennis Athlete of the Week Accolades

CLAREMONT, Calif. - First-year Justine Leong added to her growing list of awards in her rookie season of collegiate competition by earning the...

January 20, 2020

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Sydney Lee's Three-Set Clincher Gives CMS Women's Tennis 4-3 Win over Hawaii Pacific

HONOLULU, Hawaii - Sophomore Sydney Lee prevailed in three sets (6-0, 4-6, 6-2) as the No. 2 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's tennis team defeated...

January 18, 2020

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CMS Women's Tennis Opens Dual Schedule with 6-1 Win over Hawaii Pacific

HONOLULU, Hawaii - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's tennis team swept all three doubles lines for the first point, and then won five of the six...

January 17, 2020

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CMS Women's Tennis Holds Down No. 2 Spot in Preseason Division III Poll

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's tennis team was picked second in Division III in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association's...

January 16, 2020

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Justine Leong, Catherine Allen Ranked No. 1-2 in the Nation after Fall Season

CLAREMONT, Calif. - After dominating the national field at the ITA Cup in October, first-year Justine Leong and senior Catherine Allen will head...

November 21, 2019

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Justine Leong Wins First Match at Oracle ITA Fall National Championships

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. - First-year Justine Leong has had an impressive start to her collegiate tennis career at the Division III level for...

November 6, 2019

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Justine Leong Earns UTR/ITA Division III National Player of the Month

CLAREMONT, Calif. - First-year Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's tennis player Justine Leong was named the UTR/ITA Division III National Player of...

November 5, 2019

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Justine Leong to Compete at ITA Fall National Championships for CMS Women's Tennis

CLAREMONT, Calif. - First-year Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's tennis player Justine Leong will represent Division III at the Oracle ITA Fall...

October 25, 2019

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Allen, Leong Capture Oracle ITA Cup National Doubles Championship

ROME, Ga. - Senior Catherine Allen and first-year Justine Leong clicked on all cylinders as they captured the Division III doubles championship...

October 19, 2019

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Leong, Allen to Face Each Other in ITA Cup National Finals, Then Play With Each Other in Doubles Finals

ROME, Ga. - Senior Catherine Allen and first-year Justine Leong picked up their third consecutive straight-set wins in the Oracle ITA Cup national...

October 18, 2019

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CMS Women's Tennis Goes 6-0 on First Day of ITA Cup

ROME, Ga. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's tennis team swept all of its matches on the opening day of the Oracle ITA Cup at the Rome Tennis...

October 17, 2019

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Justine Leong Takes Singles Title at ITA West Regionals for CMS Women's Tennis

CLAREMONT, Calif. - First-year Justine Leong had a big impact in her first ITA event of her collegiate career, picking up a singles championship...

October 7, 2019

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Athena Sunday: CMS Women's Tennis Has Both Singles Finalists, All Four Doubles Semifinalists at ITA Regionals

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's tennis team will be the only team in action in the A Flights on the final day of the ITA...

October 6, 2019

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Allen, Leong Earn ITA West Regional Doubles Championship over Kern, Juan

CLAREMONT, Calif. - All four women's doubles teams still alive in the ITA West Region Championships on Sunday were from CMS, and the top-seeded...

October 6, 2019

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Six Athenas Advance to ITA West Region Women's Tennis Quarterfinals

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's tennis team has six of the eight players who advanced to the ITA West Region Quarterfinals...

October 5, 2019

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CMS Women's Tennis Compiles 20-4 Singles Record at Fall Scramble

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's tennis team combined for 20 singles wins while dropping only four on the second day of its...

September 21, 2019

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CMS Women's Tennis Opens 2019-20 Season with Doubles Play at Fall Scramble

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The 2018-19 CMS women's tennis season ended with doubles, as Catherine Allen and Caroline Cox defeated Sarah Bahsoun and...

September 20, 2019