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Date of Birth: Jan. 23, 1989 Residence: Walnut Creek Education: Freshman at Stanford University Ethnicity: Chinese Rating: 2109 Style: Two-winged close to the table looper Equipment: Kong Linghui Special Blade with Bryce FX on Forehand and Sriver FX on Backhand Sponsor: Butterfly Clubs Played: Concord TTC, Palo Alto TTC |
Atha followed in the footsteps of her elder sister Kyna and elder brother Conan who were both playing table-tennis. She started at age seven at the Concord club and now trains at the Palo Alto club as well under the supervision of Dennis Davis. When asked how many national titles she had, she humbly said "Too many too count!" Her biggest accomplishments are winning the Joel Ferrell Award for good sportsmanship at the Junior Olympics and winning the Pan American Cadet Girls Singles title in 2003. In the 2004 tryouts for the girls national team, Atha was one match away from making the team and in 2005, she made the girls national team in the #2 position. She has been ranked #1 in the US for her age group and wants to "reach the pinnacle of [her] potential." She recently was admitted to Stanford University and will join her sister Kyna there this fall. She played golf for fun on her high school team.