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2023-24 Women's Tennis Roster

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Kate Duong

  • Class Senior
  • Height 5-7
  • Hometown Cupertino, California
  • High School Cupertino
  • Instagram kate.duonggg

Biography

NIL Opportunities

Career Statistics

Singles Doubles
Season Overall Big Ten Overall Big Ten
2020-21 14-8 11-5 13-9 8-6
2021-22 12-9 6-4 13-8 6-3
2022-23 12-12 1-5 27-7 6-2
2023-24 2-5 0-0 12-9 2-1
Total 40-34 18-14 65-33 22-12

Senior - 2023-24

  • 2024 Big Ten Postgraduate Scholarship recipient
  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • ITA Scholar Athlete
  • Sidelined for a majority of the dual season due to injury
  • Once healthy again, rejoined forces with Megan Heuser to earn an ITA doubles ranking as high as No. 73 as the duo finished with a 6-8 record when teaming up
  • Went 2-5 overall in singles play with a 1-1 record in duals - both matches were at No. 2
  • Finished 12-9 overall in doubles play including a 6-3 record in duals, and 2-1 mark in Big Ten matches
  • Appeared in all three doubles slots, posting a 2-3 record at No. 1, 3-0 reading at No. 2, and 1-0 mark at No. 3
  • Worked with four teammates across doubles play

Junior - 2022-23

  • Spring Academic All-Big Ten
  • Big Ten All-Conference Team
  • NCAA Doubles All-American with Megan Heuser after earning Elite Eight berth
  • Finished with a 26-6 record working with Heuser on the doubles court
  • Duong and Heuser became second-ever Illini doubles team to earn All-American status
  • Reached as high as No. 7 in the ITA doubles rankings with Heuser, the best-ever ranking by an Illini doubles tandem and would finish at No. 17 in the rankings
  • Went 12-12 overall in singles play including a 6-9 record in dual action all at No. 1
  • Faced five nationally ranked opponents on the singles court
  • Went 27-7 overall in doubles play on the season including a 16-3 dual record all at No. 1
  • Tallied a 6-2 record in Big Ten doubles
  • Went 6-3 vs. nationally ranked opponents on the doubles court
  • Teamed up with Heuser to take down the No. 1 ranked doubles tandem at the ITA National Fall Championships (Carol Lee/Kate Sharabura, Georgia Tech) and would reach the Round of 16
  • Won the ITA Midwest Regional doubles championship with Heuser – the third-ever Illini duo to win a regional championship
  • Won the Fighting Illini Women’s Open USTA/ITF 15K Doubles championship with Heuser in the fall

Sophomore - 2021-22

  • All-Big Ten
  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • Big Ten Conference Women's Tennis Athlete of the Week (4/19/22)
  • Illinois Women’s Tennis MVP
  • Posted a 12-9 record at No. 1 singles and went 13-8 with partner Megan Heuser at Nol. 1 doubles
  • Put together a 6-4 mark in singles and a 6-3 record in doubles in Big Ten action
  • Named Big Ten Conference Women's Tennis Athlete of the Week after helping lead the Illini to a 4-3 win over Northwestern on April 17 with her 6-2, 7-5 straight-sets win over No. 110 Clarissa Hand at No. 1 singles, her first victory over a ranked opponent on the season.

Freshman - 2020-21

  • Won her singles match on court three (6-1, 4-6, 6-4) in a 4-3 win over Minnesota
  • Started the Big Ten season with a 2-0 record in both singles and doubles, securing wins against Iowa and Nebraska in the first weekend of action 
  • Won her doubles matchup with Ashley Yeah 6-3 at the #3 spot against No. 7 ranked Northwestern
  • Added two singles wins the weekend of 4/11 to lead the squad
  • Won her singles match on court two to clinch a Senior Day win over #7 Northwestern

HIGH SCHOOL | JUNIOR TENNIS 

  • Was a two-time CCS Singles Finalist in 2018 and 2019
  • A 2019 CCS Team Finalist
  • Captain of her team in 2020

PERSONAL 

  • Daughter of Son Duong and Fatemeh Birhani
  • Has one brother, Alexander
  • Chose Illinois because of the incredible sports environment and the amazing accounting program
  • Graduated with her bachelor's degree in accountancy

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21Freshman

  • 2021-22Sophomore

  • 2022-23Junior

  • 2023-24Senior

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