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Head coach Ben Cabell with senior Giannina Ong.
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Giannina Ong

Giannina Ong

  • Height:
    5-3
  • Year:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Cupertino, Calif.
  • High School:
    Menlo School
  • Major:
    English, Classical Studies, & Women's and Gender Studies

AS A SENIOR IN 2017-18: Named to the All-West Coast Conference All-Academic Team.  Finished the season with an overall record of 4-10 in singles and 2-9 in doubles.  FALL: Ong ended the fall with a 3-3 singles record and a 1-4 doubles record.  SPRING: Finished the spring season with a 1-7 singles record playing on courts five and six ... clinched the match against San Francisco (April 14) by battling back from a set down to down Hanna Borjeson 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 on court five ... posted a 1-5 doubles record all on court three ... paired with fellow senior Zeina El Tawil to defeat Arizona Christian's Tia Okano and Sydney Smyth, 6-1, on Feb. 16.    

AS A JUNIOR IN 2016-17: Earned WCC All-Academic honorable mention honors. FALL: Went 3-7 in both singles and doubles play ... picked up a singles and doubles win at the Saint Mary's Invitational ... won one singles match and two doubles matches with Caitlyn Frankel at the Cal Nike Invitational. SPRING: Played each of her matches on court six and went 3-11 overall ... partnered with Zeina El Tawil for the majority of the dual season and they went 4-5 on court three for the Broncos.

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2015-16: Spring: Joined the squad for the spring season ... played in four singles matches.

HIGH SCHOOL:  Member of the tennis team … coached by Tommy Hicks.

PERSONAL:  Daughter of Herbie Ong and Gale Tan … has one younger sibling, Helena … father is a Santa Clara graduate … member of the Santa Clara University Honors Program … 2015-2016 Retail Studies Student Association Executive Board & Newsletter editor … majoring in English, Classical Studies, & Women's and Gender Studies.

RECORD AT SANTA CLARA:  

  Singles   Doubles
  Overall Dual WCC Overall Dual WCC
2015-16 0-4 0-4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
2016-17 6-18 3-11 2-5 7-12 4-5 3-5
2017-18 4-10 1-7 1-5 2-9 1-5 0-2
Total 10-32 4-22 3-10 9-21 5-10 3-7