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As a Senior (2016-17)

• One of three team captains
• Playing No. 3, lost to Princeton, but beat Virginia and Columbia
• Lost first game against Columbia, then won match in fifth game
• Lost to Trinity 3-11, 6-11, 11-13 in the first round of CSA National Championships
• Won second match against Cornell 11-6, 10-12, 11-2, 7-11, 11-3
• Won consolation final against Yale 12-10, 11-5, 8-11, 11-6
• Advanced to finals of B Draw in CSA Individual Championships
• Finished season ranked 22nd in the country

As a Junior (2015-16)
 Competed in 16 matches and compiled 12-4 record
• Earned second-team All-American honors
• Finished season ranked as one of the top 10 Americans
• Won B Draw Flight at CSA National Championships 
• Rebounded from 7-3 deficit in fifth game to win 13-11
• Finished season ranked 17-20 in the country
• Helped team post first-ever win against Trinity 
• One of four Cardinal players to reach quarters or semis at the National Championships

As a Sophomore (2014-15)

 Appeared in all 16 matches for the Cardinal
 Shouldered the burden of the no. 1 position for 14/16 matches. 
 Won five matches at the no. 1 position
 Finished the season on a three match winning streak, all three wins coming in the Kurtz Cup, eventually won by Stanford

As a Freshman (2013-14)

 Notched a 9-7 record on the season while playing at the No. 1-3 spot in the order
 Became the first Stanford freshman since 2010 to qualify for a postseason individual tournament 
 Made the quarterfinals of the Holleran Cup after wins against Katherine Nimmo of Dartmouth in the round of 32 and Melina Turk in the round of 16 
 Posted a 1-2 record at the Howe Cup, winning in three sets against Melina Turk of Dartmouth 
 Won the first match of her collegiate career, defeating Rachel Au of Cornell 11-13, 11-8, 11-0, 11-4 at the No. 3 spot in the lineup 
 Moved up to No. 2 for a three-set victory over Caroline Sawin of Williams College 
 Closed out the season’s opening weekend with her first loss at the No. 3 position against Penn 
 Went 2-2 during a road trip to New Haven, Conn. with wins against Dartmouth and Bates and losses versus Yale and Trinity 
 Earned a victory against Brown and lost versus Princeton 
 Closed out the regular season with a straight set win over Kathleen Poa of Cal

International

 Competed for the United States in the Battle of the Border against Canada
 Won 15-under badminton championship at the 2009 Pan Am Games

The Ho File

High School

 A 2013 graduate of Groton School in Groton, Mass. 
 Three-time Boston Globe Independent School League MVP 
 Captained team in 2012 
 Placed third at 2012 and 2013 New England Regional Championships 
 Went undefeated in the regular season over four years 
 Ranked as high as No. 8 nationally in the U-17 rankings 
 Also competed in cross country and tennis at the Groton School 
 Three-time all-league selection in tennis 
 A 2009 National and Pan American Junior Champion for girls singles badminton (Under-15 division) 
 Ranked among the top 10 golfers aged 14 to 18 in New England in 2011
 CSA Scholar Athlete

Personal

 Born in Paradise Valley, Ariz. 
 Parents are Bernard Ho and Jennifer Lam 
 Father, Bernard, was a Hong Kong badminton champion at age 15 
 Majoring in computer science and compiled 3.75 cumulative GPA

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