2022-23 Women's Tennis Roster
Roster
Vanessa Ong
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Laurel Springs School
- Hometown:
- Oklahoma City, Okla.
UCLA CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
• 4-time ITA Scholar-Athlete (2021-24)
• CSC Academic All-District Team member (2023)
• 4-time Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll member (2021-24)
• 10-time Athletic Director's Honor Roll member (last Spring 2024)
• Career-high ITA singles ranking: 119 (Jan. 13, 2021)
• Career-high ITA doubles ranking: T64 (March 9, 2022 w/ Elise Wagle)
2023-24
Did not see action during tournament or dual-match portions of schedule … Bruins captured Pac-12 regular-season championship … named ITA Scholar-Athlete ... earned spot on Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll ... named to Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Fall 2023, Winter 2024 and Spring 2024 … received Athletic Director’s Academic Excellence Award … earned spot on UCLA All-Academic Team.
2022-23
12-11 singles record (5-3 in dual matches) … 14-8 doubles mark (6-2 in dual matches) … named ITA Scholar-Athlete ... member of CSC Academic All-District Team ... earned spot on Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll ... posted majority of singles decisions on Court 5 (3-3); also finished on Court 6 (2-0) … completed doubles matches came exclusively on Court 3 … defeated McKenna Koenig 6-1, 6-3 to clinch win at USC (March 16) … with partner Sasha Vagramov, clinched four doubles points, including 6-3 winner-take-all result over Emma Charney/Nathalie Rodilosso of USC (March 16) … with Vagramov, beat Carolyn Campana/Bunyawi Thamchaiwat of Pepperdine 8-7(1) to claim doubles title at Dennis Rizza Classic (Nov. 5) … knocked off Dariya Detkovskaya of San Diego State 6-3, 5-7, 6-1 to reach singles quarterfinal round at Intercollegiate Championships (Sept. 29) … named to Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Winter 2023 and Spring 2023.
2021-22
10-4 singles record (9-3 in dual matches) … 10-3 doubles mark (5-2 in dual matches) … with partner Elise Wagle, reached season-high No. 57 in ITA doubles rankings (March 23) … named ITA Scholar-Athlete … earned spot on Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll … posted majority of singles decisions on Court 6 (7-2); also finished on Courts 4 (1-1) and 5 (1-0) … majority of completed doubles matches came on Court 2 (3-1); also finished on Court 3 (2-1) … posted three match-clinching points, including 7-5, 6-2 decision over Grace O’Donnell of Arkansas in NCAA Championships first round (May 7) … with partner Elysia Bolton, clinched two doubles points, including 6-4 winner-take-all decision over Sedona Gallagher/Giulia Morlet of Arizona State (March 12) … with Wagle, defeated Victoria Flores/Lisa Zaar of Pepperdine by walkover to claim doubles title at ITA Southwest Regional Championships (Oct. 26); knocked off No. 11 Shiori Fukuda/Taisiya Pachkaleva of Pepperdine 6-3 in third round (Oct. 23) … with partner Taylor Johnson, beat Snow Han/Danielle Willson of USC 6-2 at Women of Troy Invitational (Oct. 9) … named to Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Fall 2021 and Spring 2022 … earned spot on UCLA All-Academic Team.
2020-21
5-1 singles record (all dual matches) … 4-0 doubles mark (all dual matches) … Bruins captured Pac-12 regular-season championship outright for first time in program history … team did not compete during fall … reached season-high No. 119 in ITA singles rankings (Jan. 13) … named ITA Scholar-Athlete … earned spot on Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll ... posted majority of singles decisions on Court 6 (3-1); also finished on Courts 4 (1-0) and 5 (1-0) … completed doubles matches came exclusively on Court 3 … with partner Elysia Bolton, defeated Pang Jittakoat/Fifa Kumhom of Washington State 6-4 to clinch doubles point (April 24) … posted two match-clinching points, including 6-0, 6-3 decision over Anya Lamoreaux of Utah (March 19) … with partner Sasha Vagramov, defeated Lindsay Hung/Jasmine Rich of Utah 6-1 to clinch doubles point (March 19) … earned first career singles victory with 6-4, 7-5 clinching decision over Erin Richardson of California in ITA Kickoff Weekend first round (Jan. 24) … named to Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Fall 2020, Winter 2021 and Spring 2021.
PRIOR TO UCLA
Graduated from Laurel Springs School … Blue Chip recruit according to TennisRecruiting.net; reached high of No. 3 in 2017 … won 2019 Lawrence ITF (Jayhawk 15K) singles title after advancing through qualifying rounds … reached Girls' 18 singles and doubles quarterfinal rounds at 2018 USTA Billie Jean King National Championships in San Diego; defeated pair of higher-seeded opponents on singles side … earned trips to Girls’ 18 singles quarterfinal rounds at 2018 USTA International Spring Championships and 2017 Orange Bowl International Tennis Championships; was felled by top seed in each draw … reached Girls’ 18 doubles semifinal round at 51st Easter Bowl in 2018 … advanced to Girls’ 18 doubles quarterfinal round at 2017 Eddie Herr International Championships … earned berth into 2016 US Open Junior Tennis Championships, where she won three singles matches before falling to Bianca Andreescu of Canada on Grandstand court.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Cheong and Bee (Tey) … has one older brother, Johnson … decided to attend UCLA because of location, her closeness to the women’s tennis team and coaches “and the culture of UCLA” … lists her greatest athletic thrill to date as playing on Grandstand court at 2016 US Open Junior Tennis Championships … admires Roger Federer … hobbies and interests include reading, baking and yoga … played piano growing up … aspires to career in medicine ... psychology major.
| CAREER SINGLES RECORD | CAREER DOUBLES RECORD | |||||
| YEAR | DUAL | TOUR | OVERALL | DUAL | TOUR | OVERALL |
| 2020-21 | 5-1 | 0-0 | 5-1 | 4-0 | 0-0 | 4-0 |
| 2021-22 | 9-3 | 1-1 | 10-4 | 5-2 | 5-1 | 10-3 |
| 2022-23 | 5-3 | 7-8 | 12-11 | 6-2 | 8-6 | 14-8 |
| 2023-24 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| TOTALS | 19-7 | 8-9 | 27-16 | 15-4 | 13-7 | 28-11 |
