LSU Gold
Height
5'8
Class
Junior
Hometown
Birsbane, Australia
High School
Brisbane HS
Previous School
Georgia Tech
Experience
TR

SENIOR SEASON (2023-24)
In his final season with the Tigers, Dong bounced around singles courts two, three, four, five, and six and earned a record of 15-11 … in doubles he holds a 7-5 record with Stefan Latinovic and a 15-4 record with Julien Penzlin … ITA doubles ranking season high of 56 with Penzlin … clinched the win in the first round of the 2024 SEC Tournament against Noah Schlagenhaun of Ole Miss with a three set match score of 4-6, 6-2, 6-1 … clinched the win against Nicholas Heng of Auburn with a score of 7-5, 6-7(4-7), 6-4 to send the team to the semifinals of the 2024 SEC Tournament … named SEC All-Tournament.. named All-Louisiana second team … Named SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll.

JUNIOR SEASON (2022-23)
Went 14-12 in singles…Bounced around courts two and three …Went 15-12 in doubles…ITA ranking of 109…Named First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll…Named ITA Scholar Athlete.

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2021-22)
Compiled a 13-10 singles record … Was 5-7 against ACC opponents … Competed mostly at the No. 4 position at the No. 4 position … Cruised to a 6-1, 6-3 decision over Rrezart Cungu of Wake Forest in the ACC Tournament … Secured a 9-11 record in doubles … Had a productive fall tournament season, posting a 10-4 singles record … Finished with a 23-14 overall singles record for the season.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2020-21)
Produced a 12-6 overall record in singles, including an 11-4 dual singles record … Mainly played from the No. 6 position … Went 5-4 in singles against ACC opponents … Compiled a 7-2 overall record in doubles action … Earned a record of 7-1 in doubles.

HIGH SCHOOL
Held a ranking of No. 88 in the International Tennis Federation world junior rankings, after rising as high as No. 56 in January of 2020 … Won three ITF titles, and has competed in the junior Australian Open and U.S. Open grand slam events … Represented Australia in Junior Davis Cup competition in Budapest where he played No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles for his country …

PERSONAL
Born November 20, 2002 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia … Son of Jin Song Dong and Shannen Dan … Two siblings, Jie and Tianyu … Majoring in computer science … Enjoys video games, movies and going to the beach in his free time.

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