William Oon

Photo by: Beverly Schaefer

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Singapore
High School:
Anglo-Chinese School

At Princeton — 2018-19 (0-1, 0-0 Ivy): played #9 in season opener against Virginia … added depth throughout season. 2017-18 (0-2, 0-0 Ivy): added depth throughout the season, and played #9 against both #1 Trinity and a higher-seeded Penn team at the CSA team championships. 2016-17 (4-1, 2-0 Ivy): entered lineup late in season and posted one of team's biggest wins, a 3-0 victory in a narrow win over Cornell … provided crucial 3-2 win in CSA comeback victory over Bates; followed with a 3-2 win over Cornell … only loss came in CSA team finale to Dartmouth … featured in Princeton's Achieve, Serve, Lead series. 2015-16 (8-9, 2-5 Ivy): won eight matches during his freshman season, tied for second-most on the team … won his collegiate debut 3-1 against Franklin & Marshall … earned two wins at the No. 7 spot — his highest spot on the ladder — against Columbia and Drexel; the latter was Princeton's lone win against top-seeded Drexel in the Hoehn Cup draw … won Ivy matches over Brown and Columbia.

Before Princeton — earned a No. 3 national ranking at the U-19 level; reached No. 2 at both the U-15 and U-17 levels … Top 8 ranking in the Open category … played for the Singapore National Team at the 2011 Asian Junior Championships … won the Singapore Graded Championships and the National Squash League Premier Division … placed in the Top 4 at the Malaysia Junior Circuit … took fifth at the Irish Junior Open … reached the third round of the U-19 U.S. Junior Open … led his high school team to five national championships, including one as team captain … earned school award for Outstanding Performance on IB Exams … recipient of the National Certificate of Academic Achievement and National Good Progress Award … recipient of the Singapore University Scholars’ Program Invitation … received EAGLES Award for Achievement, Good Leadership and Service … held various leadership positions within the Class Committee Company while serving in the Singapore Military.

Personal — born April 7, 1994 … son of Chong Hau Oon and Helen Oon … has two older sisters, Jessica and Sara … both Helen and Sara graduated from Princeton … father represented Singapore in squash … enjoys reading, and watching TV and movies … considering studying Economics.