The Person
- Extremely well mannered
- Well- liked and respected by his teammates and educators a like
- Hard working on court and in classroom
- Reliable team player
- Contributor to community service and has a strong sense and awareness of the needs of others
The Student
- Jie is an accomplished student, particularly in Maths and Computer Science
- Won Distinction in Mathematics Competition at United World College (top international school in Singapore) and has been head-hunted into top Singapore national school ACS-Independent (ACS-I consistently ranked in top 3 in the world IB program).
- Registered with NCAA – NCAA ID # 1504164836
- SAT to be taken in October 2015
- Looking to study Computer Science at college
- Please refer to ‘School Reference’ for a reference letter pertaining to his contribution to his High School
The Player
- Highly regarded player in Australia and Singapore
- Groundstrokes in Kafelnikov style- clean hitter from both sides.
- Strong reliable serve.
- Strong doubles and singles results in ITF, National Junior Level and Highest high school level in the world.
- Played # 2 on Australian Champion team behind # 1 Jack Jaede ( USC Fall 2015)
- Has practice set wins over Jaede. Jaede has beaten #3 ITF Junior in the World 6-1 6-2.
- Please refer to ‘Coach Reference’ for a reference letter from Anthony Ross, former Pepperdine All-American, Psychologist for Tomic and other ATP tour players. Ross has been instrumental in Jie’s development
From Anthony Ross “Together, we have worked towards maintaining a simple plan under all conditions; to establish control with aggression, well placed serve and pinpoint ground strokes. Jie is one of the cleanest strikers of the ball I have seen When all cylinders are firing, this kid can beat anybody. I have no hesitation in recommending Jie Dong to any Division 1 program”
