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At Princeton — 2011-12: earned All-America Honorable Mention during his freshman season … went 12-2 during his freshman season and helped Princeton win both the Ivy League and CSA team championships … outlasted Cornell's William Hartigan for a 3-2 in the national team semifinal to help push the Tigers into the team final … went undefeated against Ivy League competition, including crucial 3-2 win over Nigel Koh at No. 5 during Princeton's 5-4 road victory at Harvard … also had a 3-2 victory against Yale … his only two losses of the season came against Trinity.
Before Princeton — has been the top-ranked player in Singapore at his age range since
U-15 ... won the 2011 national men's championship ... has
represented Singapore in both junior and senior international tournaments,
including 2011 Asian International Games ... won the Australian Junior Open
and the Malaysian Junior Circuit in 2009; at Australian Open, upset top three
seeds to win title and fought off two match balls in final set of eventual
12-10 win ... placed second at Japan Junior Open and third at Canadian
Junior Open ... placed in top 8 at U.S. Junior Open ... captain of high
school team that finished second at National Inter-School Championships
... awarded the Police Sportsman of the Year and HUSRA Sportsman of the Year
... nominated for Singapore Sports Boy of the Year Award ... has played for
Singapore Combined Schools, United Condo Squash Club and Police Sports
Association ... started playing squash at age 12.
Personal — born
Dec. 25, 1990 ... son of Jeremy Kang and Kuda Vidanage ... father is a vice
president and head of training at Hong Leong Finance; mother is a manager at
the National Library Board ... has an older brother Abraham ... enjoys playing
soccer and tennis ... interested in studying economics and psychology.
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