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April
5-8/Fr. South Pasadena, Calif.
5-8/Sr.
5-6/Fr. Pasadena, Calif.
5-4/So. Montreal, QC, Canada
5-5/So. Seminole, Fla.
5-7/Sr.
5-10/So.
5-5/Jr.
Kimmi HANCE
Torrance, Calif.
Ahmani GUICHARD
Bianca FERNANDEZ
Stella SAMPRAS WEBSTER Head Coach
Rance BROWN Associate Head Coach
Giancarlo “G.C.” CAVA Assistant Coach
Olivia CENTER
Kate FAKIH
Anne-Christine LUTKEMEYER
Irvine, Calif.
Elise WAGLE
Niskayuna N.Y.
Mia JOVIC
Torrance, Calif.
ALPHABETICAL ROSTER
Name Ht. Yr. Hometown (High School/College)
Olivia Center 5-8 Fr. South Pasadena, Calif. (San Marino HS)
Kate Fakih 5-6 Fr. Pasadena, Calif. (Connections Academy)
Bianca Fernandez
Ahmani Guichard
Kimmi Hance
5-4 So. Montreal, QC, Canada (International Virtual Learning Academy)
Mia Jovic .......................................................... YO-vitch
Anne-Christine Lutkemeyer LUT-kuh-my-er
Elise Wagle eh-LEE-suh WAH-glee
TEAM STAFF
Head Coach: Stella Sampras Webster (29th Year, UCLA, ‘91)
Associate Head Coach Coach: Rance Brown (28th Year)
Assistant Coach: Giancarlo “G.C.” Cava (9th Year)
Staff Athletic Trainer: Ariel Guldstrand
ROSTER BREAKDOWN
Height
5-10 Jovic
5-8 Center Wagle
5-7 Hance
5-6 Fakih
5-5 Guichard Lutkemeyer
5-4 Fernandez
Class
Freshmen (2): Center, Fakih
Sophomores (3): Fernandez, Guichard, Jovic
Juniors (1): Lutkemeyer
Seniors (2): Hance, Wagle
State
California (5): Center, Fakih, Hance, Jovic, Lutkemeyer
Florida (1): Guichard
New York (1): Wagle
International
Canada (1): Fernandez
(Left to right): Kate Fakih, Olivia Center, Mia Jovic, Elise Wagle, Kimmi Hance, Ahmani Guichard, Anne-Christine Lutkemeyer, Bianca Fernandez.
STELLA SAMPRAS WEBSTER
Head Coach 29th Season
UCLA ‘91
Owner of an impressive overall record of 524-192 (.732), head coach Stella Sampras Webster completed her 28th season at the helm of UCLA women’s tennis in 2023-24. Sampras Webster is only the third head coach in program history, following legends Bill Zaima (1972-76, 1986-1996) and Gayle Godwin (1977-1986). The second-longest-tenured active coach at UCLA, Sampras Webster has led the women’s tennis program to both of its NCAA team championships. On April 9, 2010, she passed friend and mentor Zaima as the program’s all-time leader in head-coaching victories, with No. 246. On April 18, 2023, Sampras Webster recorded the 500th win of her career.
Sampras Webster and the Bruins captured the 2014 NCAA title with a thrilling 4-3 victory over North Carolina in Athens, Ga. It marked the 111th NCAA championship for UCLA. The Bruins finished the 2014 campaign with a 27-2 overall record, which included a 9-1 mark in the highly-competitive Pac-12 Conference. UCLA did not surrender the doubles point in any match that year, going a perfect 29-0 in doubles play. The 2014 season marked the second NCAA championship for Sampras Webster, as she also led UCLA to the title in 2008. UCLA’s 2008 title was the first NCAA championship for the program, following up on the team’s 1981 AIAW national crown.
Few college coaches can match Sampras Webster’s ability to continually put her team in the title hunt year in and year out. Prior to her first title in 2008, she also had a pair of second-place finishes at the NCAAs in 2004 and 2007. In all, Sampras Webster’s teams have finished in the top 10 at the NCAA Championships in 23 of her 27 completed seasons in Westwood. UCLA has also finished in the top five nationally on 16 occasions. The 2020 Bruins, who had their season cut short by the coronavirus pandemic, held a record of 12-1 for the best start in program history since the 2014 NCAA champions. They also matched the 2014 team in reaching the final round of the ITA National Team Indoor Championships.
The shortened-season success carried into 2021 for Sampras Webster and UCLA, which outscored conference opponents by a margin of 47 points (53-6) en route to a 10-0 record and the first outright regular-season Pac-12 championship in program history. The 2008 team claimed UCLA’s initial Pac-10 title, sharing the top spot with Stanford after each went 7-1 in conference play. In 2024, the Bruins earned their spot in history by securing the final Pac-12 regular-season title outright with a 9-1 mark. For her efforts, Sampras Webster was named Pac-10 Coach of the Year in 2008. She was voted ITA National Coach of the Year in 2012 and earned Southwest Region Wilson ITA Coach of the Year honors in 2000, 2012, 2021 and 2024.
Sampras Webster has recruited and coached some of the top players in collegiate tennis. Under her tutelage, a total of 35 players have achieved All-America status. Two of the most notable during Sampras Webster’s tenure are Riza Zalameda and Robin Anderson. Zalameda was a four-time All-American and the Most Outstanding Player at the 2008 NCAA Championships. Anderson, who like Zalameda was named the Most Outstanding Player at the NCAAs in 2014, also achieved All-America status each of her four years. Sampras Webster has guided five four-time All-Americans in all, with Sara Walker, Kyle McPhillips and Jada Hart rounding out the quintet.
The 2023 campaign proved to be a milestone one for Sampras Webster, who saw her career win total reach 500, and UCLA. Freshman Tian Fangran became the program’s second NCAA singles champion and first under Sampras Webster’s guidance as head coach, collecting six straight-set wins over as many days at the USTA National Campus in Orlando, Fla. Tian put an exclamation point on her run with a 6-4, 6-2 decision over Layne Sleeth of Oklahoma, joining UCLA Athletic Hall of Famer Keri Phebus as the only Bruins to raise the NCAA singles trophy. Phebus won the 1995 top prize with Sampras Webster on Zaima’s staff as assistant coach.
Three Sampras Webster-coached duos have won NCAA doubles championships, including Zalameda and Tracy Lin in 2008. Seeded first, Zalameda and Lin did not lose a set in the tournament. Daniela Bercek and Lauren Fisher captured the initial title, overcoming an unseeded starting position in 2004. Most recently, Gabby Andrews and Ayan Broomfield accomplished the feat in 2019. The fifth-seeded pair won three third-set, 10-point tiebreakers
en route to the top spot. Hart and Elysia Bolton finished atop the ITA doubles rankings in 2020, but were unable to compete for the championship due to the shortened season. Sampras Webster has also directed a pair of future Grand Slam champions in Abigail Spears and Ena Shibahara, who won mixed doubles titles at the 2017 Australian and 2022 French Opens, respectively. Jennifer Brady, who starred for the 2014 NCAA champions as a freshman, made a run to the 2020 U.S. Open singles semifinals before reaching the Australian Open singles final the next year.
A 1991 graduate of UCLA with a degree in psychology, Sampras Webster enjoyed a successful four-year career as a Bruin player from the fall of 1987 through the spring of 1991 and competed on the pro circuit for a season prior to joining Zaima’s staff. An NCAA doubles champion as a freshman in 1988 with Allyson Cooper, Sampras Webster was also the NCAA doubles runner-up as a senior in 1991 with Kimberly Po. A four-time All-American, Sampras Webster was, at the time, only the second player in UCLA women’s tennis history to obtain this status. She also won the 1989 and 1991 Pac-10 doubles championships and the 1990 Rolex Regional doubles title. Sampras Webster completed her UCLA career ranked No. 3 nationally in doubles and No. 42 in singles. Team accomplishments were most important to Sampras Webster, who helped lead the Bruins to four straight NCAA top-three finishes.
Career Coaching Record
Stella and her husband, Steve, with twins Sophie (left) and Savannah
COACHING STAFF
As a professional, Sampras Webster’s highest international singles ranking was No. 248, and her best in doubles was No. 142. Her professional highlights include competing in both singles and doubles at the U.S. Open and Lipton Championships. Sampras Webster advanced to the U.S. Open second round in doubles and also competed in doubles at Wimbledon. She also won three satellite tournament titles and competed in Team Tennis for the Wichita Advantage in 1992.
Lauded for her “achievements and contributions to the game of tennis across Southern California,” Sampras Webster was inducted into the Southern California Tennis Association Hall of Fame in 2017. Then, in 2018, she became just the fourth active head coach to gain entry into the UCLA Athletic Hall of Fame.
Born in Potomac, Md., Sampras Webster moved to the Los Angeles area as a child and graduated from Palos Verdes High School in Palos Verdes Estates, Calif. A top-three player in Southern California and among the top 10 in the country as a junior player, a freshman Sampras Webster claimed the CIF-Southern Section doubles championship in 1983, as well as the singles title during her senior season in 1986. She capped her high school career by being named her school’s Athlete of the Year.
The second oldest of four children of Sam and Georgia Sampras, Stella considers the support of her entire family most significant. Younger brother Pete demonstrated his level of support for Stella and the Bruin program when he personally endowed a scholarship and assisted with the important fundraising effort in Stella’s first fall as head coach. Pete won a then-record 14 Grand Slam singles titles during his playing days, including seven Wimbledon championships.
Sampras Webster and her husband, Steve, were married Jan. 3, 2002 in Dana Point, Calif. They are the proud parents of twin girls Sophia and Savannah, who start college tennis careers of their own in 2024-25. Sophia signed a National Letter of Intent to attend Vanderbilt, while Savannah is taking her talents to Miami (FL).
RANCE BROWN
Associate Head Coach 28th Season
Associate head coach Rance Brown completed his 27th season on the UCLA women’s tennis coaching staff in 2023-24. He served under Bill Zaima in 1996, and has been Stella Sampras Webster’s top assistant for 26 seasons. The 2000 and 2012 ITA National Assistant Coach of the Year, Brown was promoted to the position of associate head coach effective at the beginning of the 2008-09 season.
During Brown’s tenure, UCLA has continually been among the top teams in the nation. In addition to NCAA titles in 2008 and 2014, the Bruins have finished runner-up at the NCAA Championships four times (2004, 2007, 2012 and 2015). UCLA has made the NCAA tournament in each of his 26 completed seasons as an assistant. The 2020 team, led by the top-ranked doubles tandem of Elysia Bolton and Jada Hart, went 12-1 and reached the final round of the ITA National Team Indoor Championships in the coronavirus-shortened season. The next year, the Bruins went 10-0 in regular-season conference play, outscoring opponents by a 53-6 margin en route to the program’s first outright Pac-12 championship. Then, in 2024, UCLA went 9-1 against conference opponents to claim the final Pac-12 regular-season title in outright fashion.
Brown has especially excelled in the area of recruiting, bringing in a number of highlyranked junior players to the program over the years. He was also instrumental in the success of NCAA singles champion Keri Phebus, who became the first women’s tennis player inducted into the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame in 2007. Freshman Tian Fangran joined Phebus as the only Bruins to raise the NCAA singles trophy when she ran off six straight-set wins across six days in 2023. Three NCAA doubles championships have also been won during his time, with 2019 titleholders Gabby Andrews and Ayan Broomfield recently following in the footsteps of Daniela Bercek and Lauren Fisher in 2004 and Tracy Lin and Riza Zalameda in 2008.
Brown has been named the ITA Southwest Region Assistant Coach of the Year on five occasions (1999, 2000, 2007, 2010 and 2012). A total of 34 All-American Bruins have been named over the course of his time in Westwood. Among them was Ena Shibahara,
who helped capture the 2022 French Open mixed doubles title. Brown also coached 2017 Australian Open mixed doubles champion Abigail Spears at UCLA.
Brown spent the summer of 2008 as the coach of the USTA Summer Collegiate Team, traveling to professional tournaments with some of the top women’s college players in the nation. He also guided USA Team’s contingent of Bruins at the 2015 Summer Universiade (World University Games) in Gwangju, South Korea and the 2019 event in Naples, Italy. Brown went on to represent his home country at the 2019 Master’U BNP Paribas tournament in Grenoble, France, where he was an assistant coach for the title-winning Americans. He returned to international competition in 2023, leading an American group that included Bruins Kimmi Hance and Elise Wagle to Chengdu, China. Hance and Wagle earned bronze medals for their FISU World University Games performance.
In addition to his efforts with the UCLA program, Brown was among the first graduating classes of the USTA High Performance Coaches’ Program. He also worked at the Riviera Country Club, heading up the club’s Elite Junior Tennis Program along with professional coach Erik Kortland. Prior to his appointment at Riviera, Brown headed up one of the most successful junior tennis programs in the country, serving as Director of Tennis at the Newport Beach Marriott Hotel and Tennis Club in Orange County for more than 20 years.
Brown received his Associate of Arts degree from Golden West Junior College, where he played tennis for two years. He helped lead the team to two conference team titles and notched one conference doubles title. Brown played the 1981 season at Long Beach State and competed professionally at Challenger Level tournaments before devoting his time to coaching.
GIANCARLO “G.C.” CAVA
Assistant Coach Ninth Season
Giancarlo “G.C.” Cava rejoined the UCLA women’s tennis program as assistant coach for his ninth season in 2023-24. He replaced alumna Laura Gordon as volunteer assistant in 2014 and served in the role until 2021. The 2024 Bruins made history in Cava’s return, claiming sole possession of the final Pac-12 regular-season championship and an NCAA Championships quarterfinal-round berth. UCLA has advanced to or past the second round of the season-ending tournament in each completed season with Cava on staff.
Cava’s first dual-match season came in 2015 and his appointment paid immediate dividends. Coming off its 2014 NCAA title, UCLA again reached the championship match in 2015 before falling short. Over his time on staff, the Bruins have put together a 96-35 (.733) overall record and a 38-11 (.776) conference mark. Honda Award winner Robin Anderson and Jennifer Brady each played one year under Cava, while Catherine Harrison and Kyle McPhillips are among others who have thrived under his tutelage. The combination of Gabby Andrews and Ayan Broomfield won the NCAA doubles championship in 2019 and Elysia Bolton and Jada Hart finished the coronavirus-shortened 2019-20 season atop the ITA doubles rankings.
Immediately after his own collegiate career ended, Cava became a teaching professional at Riviera Country Club, a role that lasted until 2018—a span of 12 years. From 20082012, he also served as the head pro of Riviera’s junior program, leading summer camps and supervising the junior program during the school year.
Cava played collegiately from 2003-06 at UC Riverside, where he manned Court 6 to the tune of three singles wins and also came out on top of four doubles decisions in his debut season. It was in the 2005-06 campaign that his tennis career took a turn. Cava assumed a role of player-coach, oftentimes guiding his teammates in singles play after participating in doubles. The Highlanders saw dramatic improvement to their team’s on-court performance during Cava’s time on campus, winning eight more matches in 2005-06 than they did in 2003-04.
A Southern California native, Cava is an avid CrossFit athlete and trainer.
12-8 singles record (10-6 in dual matches) … 19-5 doubles mark (18-4 in dual matches) … Bruins captured Pac-12 regular-season championship … qualified for NCAA Championships singles tournament … finished No. 36 in ITA singles rankings (May 29) and reached season-high No. 21 (April 16) … with partner Elise Wagle, reached No. 4 in ITA doubles rankings (Sept. 5); also finished No. 26 with partner Anne-Christine Lutkemeyer (May 29) … All-Pac-12 First Team honoree … posted majority of singles decisions on Court 2 (9-6); also finished on Court 1 (1-0) … majority of completed doubles matches came on Court 2 (15-3); also finished on Court 1 (3-1) … earned Pac-12 Player of the Week award (April 2) after outlasting No. 13 Connie Ma in 6-4, 6-7(3), 7-6(5) marathon that decided 4-3 road win against No. 5 Stanford; also teamed with Lutkemeyer to beat No. 67 Angelica Blake/Alexis Blokhina 7-6(6) and secure doubles point … totaled five wins versus nationally-ranked singles opponents, including 1-6, 6-4, 7-5 result over No. 14 Lisa Zaar of Pepperdine (April 11) … with Lutkemeyer, clinched six doubles points, including 7-6(5) winner-take-all decision over No. 34 Malaika Rapolu/Tanya Sasnouskaya of Texas in NCAA Championships third round (May 10) … with Lutkemeyer, went 3-0 versus nationally-ranked doubles opponents, including 6-2 result over No. 55 Alexia Jacobs/ Astrid Olsen of Washington (March 9) … posted two match-clinching points, including 6-4, 1-6, 6-1 decision over No. 24 Emma Charney of USC (March 1) … with Wagle, defeated Carlota Molina/Isabella Tcherkes-Zade of LMU to clinch doubles point (Feb. 23) … with partner Sasha Vagramov, beat Gala Arangio/Ashlee Narker of Iowa State 6-4 to
clinch doubles point in ITA Kickoff Weekend consolation round (Jan. 28) … defeated No. 96 Janice Tjen of Pepperdine 6-1, 7-6(5) to claim Bellagio Draw singles consolation title at Freeman Memorial Championships (Jan. 14) … named to Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Winter 2024 and Spring 2024.
2022-23
22-15 singles record (12-8 in dual matches) … 23-9 doubles mark (15-5 in dual matches) … logged team high in doubles wins … with Elise Wagle, logged team high in dual-match doubles wins … achieved ITA All-America status for doubles … with partner Wagle, qualified for NCAA Championships doubles tournament … finished No. 90 in ITA singles rankings (May 31) and reached season-high No. 46 (Nov. 16) … with Wagle, finished No. 12 in ITA doubles rankings (May 31) and reached season-high No. 4 (April 25) … Pac-12 Doubles Team of the Year with Wagle … All-Pac-12 Second Team honoree … posted majority of singles decisions on Court 2 (10-8); also finished on Court 1 (2-0) … completed doubles matches came exclusively on Court 1 … collected conference-high-tying two Pac-12 Player of the Week awards (April 25, March 21); both honors came after wins against USC, the second of which Hance clinched with 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 winner-take-all decision over Snow Han … totaled five wins versus nationally-ranked singles opponents, including 6-4, 7-5 result over No. 62 Georgia Drummy of Duke in NCAA Championships second round (May 6) … with Wagle, clinched team-high seven doubles points, including 6-3 result over No. 39 Han/Naomi Cheong of USC (April 21) … with Wagle, went 10-5 versus nationallyranked doubles opponents, including 6-3 win against No. 1 Savannah Broadus/Janice Tjen of Pepperdine (April 12) … posted two match-clinching points, including 6-2, 6-2 decision over Elys Ventura of Colorado (March 31) … with Wagle, defeated No. 17 Ange Oby Kajuru/Chie Kezuka of Iowa State 6-3 in ITA Kickoff Weekend first round (Jan. 28) … with Wagle, beat No. 6 Broadus/Tjen 7-5, 2-6, 1-0(7) to claim doubles title at ITA Southwest Regional Championships (Oct. 23); knocked off No. 22 Patricija Spaka/Domenika Turkovic of Arizona State 8-3 to reach semifinal round (Oct. 21) … beat Emma Charney of USC 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 to reach singles final round at ITA Southwest Regional Championships (Oct. 22); knocked off No. 69 Turkovic of Arizona State 6-3, 6-1 to reach quarterfinal round (Oct. 20) … took down No. 53 Chelsea Kung of Yale 6-1, 6-4 to reach qualifying third round at ITA All-American Championships (Oct. 3) … named to Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Fall 2022 and Winter 2023.
2021-22
15-3 singles record (12-1 in dual matches) … 16-3 doubles mark (12-1 in dual matches) … logged team high in singles wins … with Abbey Forbes, logged team high in dualmatch singles wins … reached season-high No. 112 in ITA singles rankings (Feb. 9) … All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention selection … posted majority of singles decisions on Court 4 (10-1); also finished on Court 3 (2-0) … completed doubles matches came exclusively on Court 3 … earned ITA x Universal Tennis Player of the Week award (April 14) after knocking off No. 86 Savannah Broadus of Pepperdine and teaming with Sasha Vagramov for two doubles wins … won final 12 singles decisions, including 6-3, 6-2 decision over Sofia Rojas of Oklahoma State in NCAA Championships second round (May 8) … with partners Vagramov and Vanessa Ong, won 12 consecutive doubles decisions and 14 of 15 from Nov. 5/Feb. 4-April 21, including 8-2 result over Pang Jittakoat/Carolina Piferi of Fresno State to reach semifinal round at Jack Kramer Invitational (Nov. 6) … with
PLAYER PROFILES - SENIORS
Vagramov, clinched two doubles points, including 6-2 decision over Kelly Leung/Zoey Weil of Washington (April 1) … defeated Julia Rosenqvist 6-4, 6-4 to clinch win versus California (Feb. 21) … went 2-1 versus nationally-ranked singles opponents, including 6-4, 6-1 victory against No. 30 Victoria Flores of Pepperdine (Feb. 5) … earned first career singles victory with 6-0, 6-0 decision over Ysabel Gonzalez-Rico of UC Irvine to reach second round at ITA Southwest Regional Championships (Oct. 21) … named to Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Fall 2021.
PRIOR TO UCLA
Attended Palos Verdes Peninsula High School in Rolling Hills Estates, Calif. … Blue Chip recruit according to TennisRecruiting.net; reached high of No. 4 in 2021 … with partner Reese Brantmeier, claimed doubles title at ITF J1 San Diego (International Open of Southern California) event in 2021 …. with Brantmeier, won Girls’ 18 doubles championship at ITF JA Plantation (Orange Bowl) event in 2020 ... with partner Lauren Stein, captured doubles championship at ITF J4 Irvine tournament in 2019; also collected ITF junior doubles title with partner Vivian Ovrootsky at J5 San Diego event in 2020 … named SoCal Varsity Player of the Year by Southern California News Group in 2019 … selected Daily Breeze Girls Tennis Player of the Year in 2018 and 2019 … Panthers captured CIF Southern Section Open Division crowns in 2020 and 2021 … veteran of ITF women’s tournaments, including singles quarterfinal-round trips at Williamsburg, Naples and Orlando in 2019 … collected Bay League singles championships in 2017 and 2018 … PVPHS won Bay League team titles in 2017 and 2019 … occupied No. 1 spot in Panthers’ singles lineup over course of four-year prep career.
PERSONAL
Full name: Kimberly Megan Michael Hance … daughter of Ken and Courtney … has one older sister, Kenadi, one older brother, Connor, and one younger brother, Keaton … brother, Connor, played tennis at UCLA … decided to attend UCLA because it “has a great combination of athletics and academics” and her older brother was a Bruin … lists her greatest athletic thrill to date as capturing the 2020 Orange Bowl International Championships doubles title (with partner Reese Brantmeier) because it fulfilled a long-time goal … admires Petra Kvitova … hobbies and interests include baking, cooking, going to the beach and animals ... sociology major.
Career Singles Record Career Doubles Record
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
ELISE WAGLE
5-9 / Senior Niskayuna, N.Y. Laurel Springs School
… Bruins captured Pac-12 regular-season championship … achieved ITA All-America status for doubles … with partner Tian Fangran, qualified for NCAA Championships doubles tournament … reached season-high No. 113 in ITA singles rankings (Feb. 7) … with Tian, finished No. 10 in ITA doubles rankings (May 29); reached season-high No. 5 with partner Kimmi Hance (Sept. 5) … All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention selection … voted onto CSC Academic All-America® second team … member of CSC Academic All-District Team ... earned spot on Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll … majority of singles decisions came on Court 4 (6-5); also finished on Courts 3 (3-0) and 5 (2-3) … posted majority of completed doubles matches on Court 1 (13-4); also finished on Court 2 (1-0) … earned Pac-12 Player of the Week award (April 16) after fending off two match points en route to 5-7, 7-6(7), 6-3 decision over No. 94 Anna Campana that decided 4-3 road win against No. 7 Pepperdine; also teamed with Tian to beat No. 2 Savannah Broadus/Janice Tjen 6-3 and secure doubles point … posted team-high eight match-clinching points, including 1-6, 6-2, 7-5 result over No. 79 Eryn Cayetano of USC that sealed Pac-12 regular-season championship (April 19) … with Tian, went 6-2 versus nationally-ranked doubles opponents, including 6-2 decision over No. 52 Connie Ma/Alexandra Yepifanova of Stanford (March 31) … with Tian, went 5-1 versus top-20 doubles pairs during dual-match play, beating No. 2 Savannah Broadus/Janice Tjen of Pepperdine (April 11 – 6-3), No. 5 Matka Komac/ Avelina Sayfetdinova of Texas in NCAA Championships second round (May 4 – 6-4), No. 11 Sofia Cabezas/Elza Tomase of Tennessee in NCAA Championships quarterfinal round (May 17 – 7-6[3]), No. 18 Eryn Cayetano/Emma Charney of USC (April 19 – 6-2) and No. 19 Taisiya Pachkaleva/Sabina Zeynalova of Texas in NCAA Championships third round (May 10 – 6-2) … with Tian, clinched team-high eight doubles points, including 6-4 winnertake-all result over Dariya Detkovskaya/Erika Matsuda of Washington (March 9) … with Hance, defeated Carlota Molina/Isabella Tcherkes-Zade of LMU to clinch doubles point (Feb. 23) … defeated went 5-2 versus nationally-ranked singles opponents, including 7-6(4), 6-1 decision over No. 60 Ayumi Miyamoto of Oklahoma State in ITA Kickoff Weekend first round (Jan. 27) … Malwina Rowinska of Florida 6-4, 6-4 to claim Aria Draw singles title at Freeman Memorial Championships (Jan. 14) … named to Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Fall 2023, Winter 2024 and Spring 2024.
2022-23
15-5 singles record (11-4 in dual matches) … 22-8 doubles mark (15-5 in dual matches) … with Kimmi Hance, logged team high in dual-match doubles wins … achieved ITA All-America status for doubles … with partner Hance, qualified for NCAA Championships doubles tournament … with Hance, finished No. 12 in ITA doubles rankings (May 31) and reached season-high No. 4 (April 25) … Pac-12 Doubles Team of the Year with Hance … All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention selection … member of CSC Academic All-District Team ... earned spot on Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll ... posted majority of singles decisions on Court 4 (5-1); also finished on Courts 3 (1-0), 5 (2-3) and 6 (3-0) … completed doubles matches came exclusively on Court 1 … with Hance, clinched team-high seven doubles points, including 6-3 result over No. 39 Naomi Cheong/Snow Han of USC (April 21) … with Hance, went 10-5 versus nationally-ranked doubles opponents, including 6-3 win against No. 1 Savannah Broadus/Janice Tjen of Pepperdine (April 12) … defeated Hania Abouelsaad 6-1, 6-0 to clinch win at Washington State (March 5) … with Hance, defeated No. 17 Ange Oby Kajuru/Chie Kezuka of Iowa State 6-3 in ITA Kickoff Weekend first round (Jan. 28) … beat Aura Fang of UNLV 6-0, 6-3 to claim Venetian Draw singles title at Freeman Memorial Championships; knocked off No. 121 Raquel Gonzalez of Oklahoma State 6-2, 6-4 in semifinal round (Jan. 14) … with Hance, beat No. 6 Broadus/ Tjen 7-5, 2-6, 1-0(7) to claim doubles title at ITA Southwest Regional Championships (Oct. 23); knocked off No. 22 Patricija Spaka/Domenika Turkovic of Arizona State 8-3 to reach semifinal round (Oct. 21) … named to Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Fall 2022, Winter 2023 and Spring 2023.
2021-22
14-8 singles record (8-6 in dual matches) … 17-8 doubles mark (10-5 in dual matches) … with partner Elysia Bolton, qualified for NCAA Championships doubles tournament … with Bolton, finished No. 52 in ITA doubles rankings (June 2) and reached season-high No. 16 (Feb. 9); also reached No. 57 with partner Vanessa Ong (March 23) … named ITA Scholar-Athlete ... posted majority of singles decisions on Court 5 (6-5); also finished on Court 4 (2-1) … majority of completed doubles matches came on Court 1 (10-4); also finished on Court 2 (0-1) … with Bolton, totaled four wins versus nationally-ranked doubles opponents, including 6-2 result over No. 13 Angelica Blake/Connie Ma of Stanford in Pac-12 Championships semifinal round (April 22) … with Bolton, clinched team-high six doubles points, including 6-0 decision over No. 62 Michaela Bayerlova/Maxine Murphy of Washington State in Pac-12 Championships quarterfinal round (April 21) … defeated Yolanda Lin 6-1, 4-6, 7-5 to clinch win versus Washington (April 1) … with Bolton, posted 6-2 result over No. 18 Wiktoria Rutkowska/Isabella Tcherkes-Zade of LMU to clinch doubles point (Jan. 26) … with Bolton, defeated No. 11 Victoria Flores/Lisa Zaar of Pepperdine 6-3 to reach doubles semifinal round at Freeman Memorial Championships (Jan. 15)
PLAYER PROFILES - SENIORS, JUNIORS
… with Ong, defeated Flores/Zaar by walkover to claim doubles title at ITA Southwest Regional Championships (Oct. 26); knocked off No. 11 Shiori Fukuda/Taisiya Pachkaleva of Pepperdine 6-3 in third round (Oct. 23) … earned first career singles victory with 6-3, 6-3 decision over Lexi Ryngler of Arizona at Women of Troy Invitational (Oct. 8) … named to Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Fall 2021, Winter 2022 and Spring 2022.
PRIOR TO UCLA
Graduated from Laurel Springs School … Blue Chip recruit according to TennisRecruiting. net; reached high of No. 15 in 2018 … with partner Katja Wiersholm, won Girls’ 16 doubles title at 2019 USTA Billie Jean King National Championships in San Diego … with partner Carson Tanguilig, captured Girls’ 16 doubles crown at 2018 Orange Bowl International Tennis Championships in Plantation, Fla. … with partner Valencia Xu, took doubles title at 2018 USTA Girls’ 16 National Clay Court Championships in Memphis, Tenn. … won
singles crown at 2017 USTA Girls’ 14 National Clay Court Championships in Plantation, Fla. … with Tanguilig, seized Girls’ 12 doubles championship at 2016 Easter Bowl in Indian Wells, Calif.
PERSONAL
Admires Roger Federer ... economics major.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
• ITA Scholar-Athlete (2023)
ANNE-CHRISTINE LUTKEMEYER
5-5 / Junior Irvine, Calif. Tustin Connect HS
• CSC Academic All-America® honoree (Third Team - 2024)
• CSC Academic All-District Team member (2024)
• Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll member (2024)
• 6-time Athletic Director’s Honor Roll member (last Spring 2024)
• Career-high ITA singles ranking: 120 (Nov. 16, 2022)
20-8 singles record (13-4 in dual matches) … 30-4 doubles mark (21-2 in dual matches) … logged team highs in total wins, doubles wins and dual-match doubles wins … with Ahmani Guichard, logged team high in singles wins … Bruins captured Pac-12 regular-season championship … with partner Kimmi Hance, finished seasonhigh No. 26 in ITA doubles rankings (May 29); also finished No. 90 with Guichard … voted onto CSC Academic All-America® third team … member of CSC Academic AllDistrict Team ... earned spot on Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll … posted majority of singles decisions on Court 4 (7-3); also finished on Court 5 (6-1) … posted majority of completed doubles matches on Court 2 (16-1); also finished on Courts 1 (2-0) and 3
(3-1) … with Hance, went 3-0 versus nationally-ranked doubles opponents, including 7-6(5) result over No. 34 Malaika Rapolu/Tanya Sasnouskaya of Texas in NCAA Championships third round (May 10) … posted four match-clinching points, including 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 decision over Betina Tokac of Colorado (April 7) … totaled three wins versus nationally-ranked singles opponents, including 6-1, 6-3 result over No. 92 Alexis Blokhina of Stanford (March 31) … with Hance, clinched six doubles points, including 7-6(6) winner-take-all decision over No. 67 Blokhina/Angelica Blake of Stanford (March 31) … with Guichard, posted 7-6(3) winner-take-all result over Safiya Carrington/ Kristina Novak of Oklahoma State to clinch doubles point in ITA Kickoff Weekend first round (Jan. 27) … defeated No. 62 Carrington 6-3, 6-2 to claim Aria Draw singles title at Freeman Memorial Championships (Jan. 14) … with Guichard, beat Cindy Hu/Coco Zhao of UNLV 6-1 to claim Caesars Draw doubles title at Freeman Memorial Championships (Jan. 14) … named to Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Fall 2023, Winter 2024 and Spring 2024.
2022-23
21-13 singles record (8-9 in dual matches) … 11-7 doubles mark (11-2 in dual matches) … reached season-high No. 120 in ITA singles rankings (Nov. 16) … named ITA Scholar-Athlete ... posted majority of singles decisions on Court 6 (4-6); also finished on Courts 3 (0-1), 4 (3-1) and 5 (1-1) … completed doubles matches came exclusively on Court 3 … with partners Fangran Tian and Sasha Vagramov, won nine consecutive doubles decisions and 11 of 12 from March 26-April 21/May 6 … with Tian, clinched two doubles points, including 7-5 winner-take-all result over Marianna Argyrokastriti/Chelsea Fontenel of Arizona State (April 8); also secured one doubles point with Vagramov … defeated Angela Ho 6-3, 6-1 to clinch win versus CSUN (Feb. 16) … knocked off No. 38 Veronika Miroshnichenko of LMU 6-1, 6-7(8), 6-2 to reach singles fourth round at ITA Southwest Regional Championships (Oct. 21) … collected singles championship at Women of Troy Invitational after beating Stefania RogozinskaDzik of LMU (Oct. 7 – 6-2, 6-4), Emma Charney of USC (Oct. 8 – 6-3, 6-3 and Calissa Dellabarca of UC Santa Barbara (Oct. 9 – 6-0, 6-1) … earned first career singles victory with 6-3, 6-2 decision over Marisa Schmidt of Iowa to reach third round at Intercollegiate Championships (Sept. 29) … named to Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for
Fall 2022, Winter 2023 and Spring 2023.
PRIOR TO UCLA
PLAYER PROFILES - JUNIORS, SOPHOMORES
Graduated from Tustin Connect High School ... Blue Chip recruit according to TennisRecruiting. net; reached No. 1 in 2020 and 2021 … ranked No. 2 in state of California, Southwest region by TennisRecruiting.net … took singles championship at 2021 PTT Newport Beach, Calif. Women’s $25K Hard 2 … won Girls’ 18 singles crown at 2019 USTA SoCal Final 8 Junior Masters Championships Invitational in Malibu, Calif. … with partner Lauren Friedman, seized doubles title at 2019 Los Caballeros Junior Tournament (Level 3) in Fountain Valley, Calif. … captured Girls’ 18 singles championship at 2019 Woody Hunt South Bay Junior Tournament (Level 2) in Rolling Hills Estates, Calif. … collected Girls’ 16 singles crown at 2018 USTA International Spring Championships in Carson, Calif. … won Girls’ 18 singles championship at 2018 Harper Ink Junior Open Tournament (Level 3) in San Diego … earned Girls’ 18 singles title at 2018 Long Beach (Calif.) Junior Tournament … took Girls’ 18 singles title at 2018 RCI Winter Junior Classic in Irvine, Calif. … collected Girls’ 16 singles crown at 2018 Fullerton, Calif. Junior Closed Tournament (Level 2) … captured Girls’ 18 singles title at 2018 Ramada Winter Junior Open Championships in
Claremont, Calif. … with partner Tsehay Driscoll, seized Girls’ 14 doubles championship at 2017 USTA National Level 2 Tournament – February in Claremont, Calif. … with Driscoll, took Girls’ 14 doubles title at 2017 Fullerton, Calif. Junior Closed Tournament (Level 2).
PERSONAL
Daughter of Christian and Marie Claire … has one younger brother, Christoph … decided to attend UCLA because it offers an “exceptional coaching staff and resources that create an atmosphere of both academic and athletic excellence” … admires Rafael Nadal and Maria Sharapova … hobbies and interests include reading, cooking and baking and outdoorsy activities … is trilingual (English, Spanish and German)... environmental science major.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
• NCAA singles qualifier (2024)
BIANCA FERNANDEZ
5-4 / Sophomore
Montreal, QC, Canada
International Virtual Learning Academy
• ITA Southwest Regional Rookie of the Year (2024)
• All-Pac-12 honoree (Second Team - 2024)
• Pac-12 Player of the Week (April 9, 2024)
• Athletic Director’s Honor Roll member (Winter 2024)
• Career-high ITA singles ranking: 65 (twice, last April 23, 2024) 2023-24
17-11 singles record (14-10 in dual matches) … 5-5 doubles mark (5-4 in dual matches) … Bruins captured Pac-12 regular-season championship … qualified for NCAA Championships singles tournament as alternate … finished No. 83 in ITA singles rankings (May 29) and twice reached season-high No. 65 (April 23, March 5)
… named ITA Southwest Regional Rookie of the Year … All-Pac-12 Second Team honoree … posted majority of singles decisions on Court 3 (10-10); also finished
on Court 2 (4-0) … majority of completed doubles matches came on Court 3 (3-4); also finished on Court 2 (2-0) … earned Pac-12 Player of the Week award (April 9) after winning all six individual matches played on trip to Colorado, Utah … posted two match-clinching points, including 6-0, 6-3 result over Myah Petchey of San Diego State in NCAA Championships first round (May 3) … with partner Ahmani Guichard, clinched two doubles points, including 6-4 result over Sara Akid/Kaila Barksdale of Utah (April 5) … totaled six wins versus nationally-ranked singles opponents, including 7-6(5), 6-2 decision over No. 43 Grace Piper of USC (March 1) … with partner Tian Fangran, posted 7-6(2) winner-take-all result over Malaika Rapolu/Tanya Sasnouskaya of Texas to clinch doubles point (Jan. 19) … beat No. 53 Lucia Peyre of Oklahoma State 6-1, 6-0 to claim Bellagio Draw singles title at Freeman Memorial Championships (Jan. 14) … earned first career singles victory with 6-3, 7-5 decision over No. 60 Ayumi Miyamoto of Oklahoma State to reach Bellagio Draw semifinal round at Freeman Memorial Championships (Jan. 12) … named to Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Winter 2024.
PRIOR TO UCLA
Graduated from International Virtual Learning Academy … with partner Mia Kupres, reached doubles semifinal round at ITF W60 Saskatoon event in 2023 … with partner Chiara Scholl, reached doubles final round at ITF W25 Santa Margherita di Pula event in 2023; also made doubles final round with partner Anna Ulyashchenko at ITF W15 Fortde-France (Martinique) event in 2023 … earned spot in singles quarterfinal round at ITF W25 Santa Margarita di Pula event in 2023 … advanced to singles semifinal rounds at two ITF W15 Santo Domingo events in 2022; also made singles semifinal round at ITF W15 Lima event in 2019 … with partner Leylah Fernandez, reached doubles second round at 2022 National Bank Open in Toronto … with partner Ana Lantigua de la Nuez, reached doubles final round at ITF W25 Marbella event in 2021 … with Leylah Fernandez, made doubles final round at ITF W15 Sharm El Sheikh event in 2020 … captured singles title at ITF J4 Guatemala City event in 2020; also reached doubles final round with partner Stefanie Frias da Silva … earned first WTA points at age of 15.
PLAYER PROFILES - SOPHOMORES
PERSONAL
Daughter of Jorge and Irene (Exevea) … has two older sisters, Jodeci (Malixi) and Leylah … father was volleyball standout in high school and played soccer professionally … sister, Leylah, is professional tennis player … decided to attend UCLA because “the feeling that everyone wants to succeed is very strong,” it automatically felt like home and presented the biggest opportunities to not only reach, but surpass her goals under coaching staff that is “so open” and has “great history together” … lists her greatest athletic thrill to date as playing doubles alongside sister and partner Leylah at 2022 National Bank Open in Toronto … admires Leylah Fernandez, Camila Giorgi, Venus Williams, Serena Williams, basketball players Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen and Dennis Rodman and soccer players Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Sergio Ramos and Pep Guardiola … hobbies and interests include listening to music, reading, skin care, Latin dances and singing … was in school circus for two years as child and can finger knit a blanket … also played soccer, football, volleyball, badminton and baseball growing up … other relatives prominent in athletics include two great uncles, who were professional jockeys, and cousin, who won national championship in ballroom dancing … aspires to be professional tennis player … undeclared major.
Career Singles Record
Career Doubles Record
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
AHMANI GUICHARD
5-5 / Sophomore Seminole, Fla.
Florida Virtual School
• All-Pac-12 honoree (Honorable Mention - 2024)
• 3-time Athletic Director’s Honor Roll member (last Spring 2024)
• Career-high ITA singles ranking: 99 (Nov. 15, 2023)
20-10 singles record (12-5 in dual matches) … 24-8 doubles mark (16-7 in dual matches) … with Anne-Christine Lutkemeyer, logged team high in singles wins … Bruins captured Pac-12 regular-season championship … reached season-high No. 99 in ITA singles rankings (Nov. 15) … with Lutkemeyer, finished No. 90 in ITA doubles rankings (May 29); also reached season-high No. 66 with partner Sasha Vagramov (March 5) … All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention selection … posted majority of singles decisions on Court 6 (8-4); also finished on Court 5 (4-1) … majority of completed doubles matches came on Court 3 (13-7); also finished on Court 2 (3-0) … posted two match-clinching points, including 6-0, 4-6, 6-4 result over Vivian Ovrootsky of Texas in NCAA Championships third round (May 10) … with Vagramov, clinched four doubles points, including 7-6(3) decision over Berta Passola Folch/Katja Wiersholm of California in Pac-12 Championships semifinal round (April 26) … with partner Bianca Fernandez, clinched two doubles points, including 6-4 result over Sara Akid/Kaila Barksdale of Utah (April 5) … with Vagramov, beat No. 29 Parker Fry/Grace Piper of USC 7-6(6) to clinch doubles point (March 1) … with Lutkemeyer, posted 7-6(3) winner-take-all result over Safiya Carrington/Kristina Novak of Oklahoma State to clinch doubles point in ITA Kickoff Weekend first round (Jan. 27) … with Lutkemeyer, beat Cindy Hu/Coco Zhao of UNLV 6-1 to claim Caesars Draw doubles title at Freeman Memorial Championships (Jan. 14) … earned first career singles victory with 6-4, 6-2 decision over Katie Codd of Duke to reach prequalifying second round at ITA All-American Championships (Sept. 30) … named to Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Fall 2023, Winter 2024 and Spring 2024.
PRIOR TO UCLA
Graduated from Florida Virtual School … Blue Chip recruit according to TennisRecruiting. net; reached high of No. 4 in 2021 … career-high ITF junior ranking: 59 … reached singles second round at 2022 US Open Junior Championships; also qualified for singles
draw at 2023 Australian Open Junior Championships and 2022 French Open Junior Championships … reached singles semifinal rounds at ITF JA Criciuma (Banana Bowl) and J1 Charleroi-Marcinelle (Astrid Bowl Charleroi, Belgian International Junior Championships) events in 2022 … with partner Ariana Anazagasty-Pursoo, advanced to doubles semifinal round at ITF J1 San Diego (International Open of San Diego) event in 2022 … earned spot in Girls’ 18 singles final round at 2021 USTA Florida Bobby Curtis event in Orlando, Fla. … with partner Lara Smejkal, seized doubles championship at 2021 Evert American ITF event in Boca Raton, Fla. … made Girls’ 16 singles quarterfinal round at 2021 USTA Billie Jean King National Championships in San Diego … advanced to Girls’ 16 singles semifinal round at 2021 Spring Individual Championships in Mobile, Ala. … with partner Mary Stoiana, advanced to doubles final round at ITF J4 Plantation event in 2021 … won Girls’ 18 singles title at 2020 USTA Level 4 Summer Smash Section Championships in Delray Beach, Fla. … collected Girls’ 16 singles championship at 2020 USTA Florida Level 3 event in Lakeland, Fla. … with partner Valeria Ray, reached doubles final at ITF J4 Coral Gables event in 2021 … earned spot in singles final round at Level 2: Key Biscayne, FL event in 2021 … with partner Lexington Reed, reached Girls’ 16 doubles final round at 2020 Orange Bowl International Championships in Plantation, Fla. … captured Girls’ 16 singles and doubles (with Reed) titles at 2019 USTA National Level 2: Columbus Day Open in Delray Beach, Fla. … picked up Girls’ 14 singles title at 2019 USTA Florida Bobby Curtis event in Orlando, Fla.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Raphael and Mahalia … has one younger sister, Chiara … decided to attend UCLA because of its “incredible environment and people,” including the women’s tennis coaches and “extremely welcoming and supportive” team, and “it always felt like the right choice in [her] heart” … lists her greatest athletic thrills to date as competing at 2023 Australian Open Junior Championships, 2022 US Open Junior Championships and 2022 French Junior Championships … admires Serena Williams, former football player Tom Brady and former basketball player Kobe Bryant … hobbies and interests include hanging out with friends and family, beach trips, shopping, outdoor activities, listening to music, fitness, board games and trying new foods … before picking up tennis, was active in gymnastics, karate and dance … undeclared major.
Career Singles Record Career Doubles Record
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
JOVIC
5-10 / Sophomore Torrance, Calif. South HS
• 3-time Athletic Director’s Honor Roll member (last Winter 2024)
2023-24
4-6 singles record (0-1 in dual matches) … 3-3 doubles mark … Bruins captured Pac-12 regular-season championship … posted singles decision on Court 6 … earned first career singles victory with 7-5, 6-1 result over Cydney Yamamoto at ITA Southwest Regional Championships (Oct. 20) … named to Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Fall 2023, Winter 2024 and Spring 2024.
PRIOR TO UCLA
Attended South High School in Torrance, Calif. … four-star recruit according to TennisRecruiting.net; reached high of No. 117 in 2023 … Spartans qualified for CIF Southern Section Championships in 2019-2022; SHS reached Division 2 semifinals in 2019 … captured Pioneer League singles championship in 2022 … with partner Alyssa Lee, won Pioneer League doubles title in 2021 … with partner Danay Holman, earned spot on 2020 Daily Breeze All-Area Team for doubles … named to 2019 All-SoCal Varsity Team by Daily Breeze … earned spot on 2019 Daily Breeze All-Area Team. MIA
PLAYER PROFILES -
PERSONAL
Decided to attend UCLA because it is her dream school, there “is no better environment” to expand upon her academic and athletic passions and she could not ask for a better support system than the women’s tennis program … admires Novak Djokovic … hobbies and interests include skiing, surfing, going to the beach, reading, traveling, crocheting and all kinds of art … undeclared major.
PRIOR TO UCLA
OLIVIA
CENTER
5-8 / Freshman
South Pasadena, Calif.
San Marino HS
PRIOR TO UCLA
KATE
FAKIH
5-6 / Freshman Pasadena, Calif.
Connections Academy
Attended San Marino High School in San Marino, Calif. … Blue Chip recruit according to TennisRecruiting.net … reached career-high ITF junior ranking of No. 90 in 2024 … with partner Sophia Webster, claimed Girls’ 18 doubles championship at 2024 Easter Bowl in San Diego … reached singles quarterfinal round at ITF J300 Indian Wells (FILA International Junior Championship) event in 2024 … with partner Kate Fakih, earned entry into US Open women’s doubles main draw by capturing Girls’ 18 title at 2023 USTA Billie Jean King National Championships in San Diego … reached girls’ singles second round at 2023 US Open; also made doubles second round alongside Fakih … Titans beat Mater Dei HS to claim program’s first CIF Southern Section (SS) Open Division title in 2022 … SMHS bested La Cañada High School for first-ever CIF-SS Division 1 crown in 2021.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Brian and Vivian … has one older sister, Sophia … parents attended UCLA School of Law … decided to attend UCLA “because it offers a balance between good academics and a strong tennis program,” encourages her to grow on and off the court and surrounds her with people who “provide amazing support while also challenging and pushing [her] to be the best version of [herself] …describes her greatest athletic thrill to date as competing in 2023 US Open women’s doubles main draw in front of supportive crowd on Court 10 … admires Serena Williams, Rafael Nadal and gymnast Simone Biles … hobbies and interests include singing, psychology and bullet journaling … hates pickles … aspires to career in dermatology … undeclared major.
Graduated from Connections Academy … Blue Chip recruit according to TennisRecruiting. net; reached No. 6 in 2024 … reached career-high ITF junior ranking of No. 56 in January 2024 … reached singles semifinal round at ITF W35 Bakersfield, CA event in 2024 … qualified for girls’ draws at Australian Open (singles, doubles), French Open (doubles) and US Open (singles, doubles) events in 2024; also made 2023 US Open doubles field … with partner Olivia Center, earned entry into US Open women’s doubles main draw by capturing Girls’ 18 title at 2023 USTA Billie Jean King National Championships in San Diego … swept singles and doubles (with Center) titles at ITF J300 Zapopan event in 2023.
PERSONAL
Son of Marwan and Annette (Sunga) … has one younger brother, Luke … born in Astana, Kazakhstan … decided to attend UCLA because it presents a balance between outstanding athletics and world-class academics ... describes her greatest athletic thrill to date as competing in 2023 US Open women’s doubles field … admires former basketball player Kobe Bryant and Aryna Sabalenka … undeclared major.
Singles Player of the Year Angelica Blake, STAN Doubles Team of the Year Tian Fangran/Elise Wagle, UCLA Freshman/Newcomer of the Year Katherine Hui, STAN Coach of the Year Lele Forood, STAN
Dual-Match Scoring & Results
Date Opponent Result, Score
Jan. 19 #6 TEXAS W, 5-2
Jan. 27 vs. #3 Oklahoma State@ L, 3-4
Jan. 28 at Iowa State@ W, 4-0
Feb. 3 vs. #17 Duke L, 0-4
Feb. 4 at #12 Ohio State L, 0-4
Feb. 23 LMU W, 6-1
Feb. 24 CAL STATE FULLERTON W, 7-0
March 1 #8 USC W, 5-2
March 8 WASHINGTON STATE* W, 7-0
March 9 #25 WASHINGTON* W, 4-0
March 15 #33 ARIZONA STATE* W, 4-0
March 16 #42 ARIZONA* W, 6-1
March 26 at San Francisco W, 4-1
March 30 at #11 California* L, 3-4
March 31 at #5 Stanford* W, 4-3
April 3 CSUN W, 4-0
April 5 at #47 Utah* W, 4-0
April 7 at #72 Colorado* W, 4-1
April 11 at #7 Pepperdine W, 4-3
April 13 #67 OREGON* W, 5-0
April 19 at #11 USC* W, 4-2
April 25 vs. #53 Utah# W, 4-1
April 26 vs. #10 California# L, 2-4
May 3 #59 SAN DIEGO STATE% W, 4-0
May 4 #25 TEXAS TECH% W, 4-0
May 10 #9 TEXAS% W, 4-1
May 17 vs. #16 Tennessee% L, 3-4
Home matches in ALL CAPS * Denotes Pac-12 Match @ ITA Kick-Off Weekend # Pac-12 Championships % NCAA Championships
vs. Arizona* W, 4-0 vs. Washington* W, 4-3 vs. Stanford* L, 2-4
NORTHERN ARIZONA^ W, 4-0 LSU^ W, 4-0
WASHINGTON+ W, 4-0
North Carolina% L, 1-4
# National Team Indoor Qualifying (LATC) & National Team Indoors * Pac-12 Championships ^ NCAA Regionals (LATC) + NCAA Third Round (LATC) % NCAA Championships (Orlando, Fla.)
2020
Stella Sampras Webster -- 12-1 / 2-0 Pac-12 (--)
MINNESOTA# W, 4-0
LOYOLA MARYMOUNT# W, 4-0
SAINT MARY’S W, 7-0
UC SANTA BARBARA W, 7-0
vs. Illinois& W, 4-0
vs. Florida State& W, 4-0 vs. Stanford& W, 4-0 vs. North Carolina& L, 0-4
CALIFORNIA W, 7-0
@ USC W, 5-2
PEPPERDINE W, 4-3
@ California W, 4-3
@ Stanford W, 4-1
Remainder of season not played due to COVID-19
# National Team Indoor Qualifying (LATC) & National Team Indoors
TEXAS A&M# W, 4-0 at Oklahoma State& W, 4-0 vs. Texas& L, 2-4 vs. Pepperdine& W, 4-2 at San Diego W, 7-0 at California L, 3-4 at USC W, 6-1 at Washington State W, 6-1 at Washington W, 6-1 at Pepperdine L, 3-4
UTAH W, 7-0
COLORADO W, 4-0 at Oregon W, 4-1 at Arizona State W, 4-3 at Arizona W, 4-0
STANFORD W, 7-0
CALIFORNIA W, 7-0
PEPPERDINE W, 5-2
USC W, 4-0
Washington State* W, 4-0 vs. Arizona State* W, 4-2 vs. California* L, 2-4
GRAND CANYON^ W, 4-0
TEXAS TECH^ W, 4-0 vs. Georgia Tech% W, 4-0 vs. Pepperdine% L, 3-4
# National Team Indoor Qualifying (LATC)
& National Team Indoors
* Pac-12 Championships
^ NCAA Regionals (LATC)
% NCAA Championships (Orlando, Fla.)
2022
Stella Sampras Webster -- 13-7 / 7-1 Pac-12 (2nd)
LOYOLA MARYMOUNT L, 3-4
CAL POLY# W, 4-0
WASHINGTON# L, 3-4
UC SANTA BARBARA W, 4-0 @ Pepperdine L, 2-5
CALIFORNIA W, 6-1
USC W, 4-1
@ Colorado W, 7-0 @ Utah W, 4-0
ARIZONA W, 4-0
ARIZONA STATE W, 4-1
WASHINGTON W, 4-1
WASHINGTON STATE W, 6-1
PEPPERDINE L, 3-4
OREGON W, 4-0 @ USC L, 3-4 vs. Washington State* W, 4-1 vs. Stanford* L, 1-4 vs. Arkansas^ W, 4-1 @ Oklahoma State^ L, 2-4
NCAA Finish: 2nd Round of 16 W, 9-0 vs. Arizona Salt Lake City, Utah Quarterfinals W, 8-1 vs. Miami (Fla.) Salt Lake City, Utah Semifinals W, 5-4 vs. USC Salt Lake City, Utah Final L, 3-6 vs. Stanford Salt Lake City, Utah
1983
NCAA Finish: T-3rd
Round of 16 W, 7-2 vs. Florida Albuquerque, N.M. Quarterfinals W, 8-1 vs. Indiana Albuquerque, N.M. Semifinals L, 4-5 vs. Trinity Albuquerque, N.M.
Record vs. Opponents in NCAA Play (99-40)
1984
NCAA Finish: T-5th Round of 16 W, 6-3 NORTHWESTERN Los Angeles Tennis Center Quarterfinals L, 1-8 STANFORD Los Angeles Tennis Center
1985
NCAA Finish: T-9th Round of 16 L, 1-8 vs. Trinity Oklahoma City, Okla.
NCAA Seed History
NCAA Tournament Year-by-Year
Bruins on the WTA Tour
Name Singles Doubles
Jennifer Brady 13 44
Kimberly Po-Messerli 14 6
Patricia Hy-Boulais 28 36
Dana Gilbert 46 NR
Barbara Gerken 55 45
Heather Ludloff 57 37
Jane Chi 62 178
Abigail Spears 66 10
Kathrin Keil 68 209
Paula Smith 87 75
Jessica Emmons 131 71
Ena Shibahara 132 4
Robin Anderson 137 181
Keri Phebus 186 147
Jennifer Fuchs 206 113
Catherine Harrison 214 69
Jane Thomas 244 106
Stella Sampras 248 142
Stephanie Chi 265 304
Karen Dewis 280 NR
Allyson Cooper 339 249
Iwalani McCalla 347 329
Chanelle Van Nguyen 350 445
Vivian Wolff 351 783
Tian Fangran 361 371
Yasmin Schnack 371 140
Elizabeth Schmidt 380 137
Lynn Lewis 425 295
Brandi Freudenberg 432 380
Elizabeth Lumpkin 443 280
Courtney Dolehide 453 486
Pamela Montez 454 355
Annica Cooper 464 379
Susie Starrett 491 292
* Career-high WTA Tour Rankings as of Jan. 13, 2025. Players are listed in order of highest singles ranking (Top 500 only).
Jennifer Brady became the first Bruin to reach a women’s Grand Slam singles semifinal round when she did so at the 2020 US Open.
Sara Walker
Former UCLA standout Ena Shibahara and her partner Wesley Koolhof won the Roland-Garros mixed doubles championship in 2022, defeating Ulrikke Eikeri and Joren Vliegen 7-6(5), 6-2 in the final.
the ability to hold more than 10,000 spectators,
Los Angeles Tennis Center
Located on the UCLA campus nestled just west of Pauley Pavilion and south of Drake Stadium is the impressive Los Angeles Tennis Center: home to both UCLA men’s and women’s tennis teams.
The LATC was the first large-scale outdoor tennis stadium opened in the Los Angeles metropolitan area and was officially dedicated on May 20, 1984, just in time to host the 1984 NCAA Women’s Tennis Championships and the 1984 Olympic Games. Since then, the LATC has been site of several top collegiate and professional tournaments. The NCAA Women’s Tennis Championships returned to the LATC in 1987 and ’88, while the NCAA Men’s Tennis Championships called the LATC home in 1997.
On the professional level, the LATC has been a regular stop of
the ATP Tour for many years. The first tournament held at the LATC, the Union 76 Pacific Southwest Open, featured former Bruins Jimmy Connors and Eliot Teltscher in the finals. The tournament, renamed The LA Open, continued to thrive at the LATC until 2012.
The LATC features six lighted, hard-surface courts, a 5,800-permanent seat grandstand around the three main courts and a two-level clubhouse. At full capacity, the LATC can accommodate more than 10,000 spectators. The clubhouse contains locker rooms, coaches’ offices and team rooms for both the UCLA men’s and women’s teams, as well as offices for the Southern California Tennis Association (SCTA).
The second level of the clubhouse features a 4,000-square foot indoor dining area and kitchen. Center court is called the Times-Mirror Center Court. The stadium is named the Straus Stadium and Clubhouse.
In January of 2010, both the men’s and women’s teams received a complete renovation of their locker rooms. The newest project at the LATC was completed in January 2019, when the Katz Family Scoreboard debuted. Its Daktronics display, measuring 18 feet high and 31.2 feet wide, is among the largest LED video screens in collegiate tennis. Stationed at the east end of LATC’s main stadium courts, the board features a 13HD pixel pitch and RGB LED lights. Also new to the match-day experience is a custom JBL speaker system set to improve audio on the front courts while introducing sound to the back courts. The Budge Offer Family Scoreboard previously served UCLA tennis for nearly 20 years.
The Elvin & Bert Abels Scoreboard was installed overlooking the back courts in September 2022. The Greiner Family Scoreboard first enabled fans to follow the action on every court from either location when it was hung in 2005.
With
the Los Angeles Tennis Center is one of the nation’s premier on-campus facilities.
The Katz Family Scoreboard was unveiled in January 2019.
The men’s and women’s locker rooms were renovated in 2010.
Martin Jarmond Director of Athletics 5th
Year
UNC Wilmington ‘01
Martin Jarmond, a nationally recognized leader in college athletics, has built an impressive track record of competitive excellence, innovative strategy and student athlete success. A two-time recipient of Sports Business Journal’s Forty Under 40 Award with over 20 years in sports administration spanning three conferences, Jarmond has guided UCLA to new heights through his culture of an E.L.I.T.E. mindset – Energy, Leadership, Integrity, Toughness and Excellence.
Jarmond’s results-driven strategies combined with a relentless work ethic to elevate UCLA Athletics has helped to create an exceptional experience for student-athletes and fans alike. Over Jarmond’s first four years in Westwood, UCLA has won five NCAA championships in the sports of men’s water polo (2020), women’s soccer (2022), men’s volleyball (2023, 2024) and women’s water polo (2024). In the 2023-24 school year alone, UCLA had five teams competing on the final day for an NCAA Championship, with victories in men’s volleyball and women’s water polo in an eight-day span in May.
In June of 2022, Jarmond worked closely with campus leadership while playing a critical role in UCLA Athletics applying and being accepted for future membership in the Big Ten Conference. The Bruins begin their historic first season in the Big Ten Conference on August 2, 2024.
Jarmond was hired on May 19, 2020 as UCLA’s Alice and Nahum Lainer Family Director of Athletics, becoming the ninth athletic director in school history. He made an immediate impact on the Bruins, jumpstarting the Voting Matters Initiative, the first of its kind in the country which assisted student-athletes in discovering the tools needed to exact meaningful change through civic duty. Jarmond engineered a partnership between UCLA and Nike/Jordan Brand, becoming only the fifth Jordan brand school in the nation and the first partnership with Nike in UCLA history. The six-year agreement between UCLA and Nike provides for 22 of the 25 UCLA varsity sports with Nike apparel, while football, men’s basketball and women’s basketball don Jordan Brand. Jarmond exhibits a strong commitment to mental health awareness, and his emphasis on diversity and inclusion was recognized in a 2021 SBJ award for being a national leader in diversity and inclusive hiring. He was the Pac-12 Conference representative to the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee for 2021-22.
Through Jarmond’s instrumental leadership, UCLA Athletics has positioned itself at the forefront of a rapidly-changing collegiate athletics landscape. In the burgeoning area of Name, Image and Likeness (NIL), Jarmond and UCLA Athletics launched “Westwood Ascent,” a comprehensive NIL program that supports UCLA’s student-athletes, helping them build their personal brands and maximize their NIL opportunities. In addition, the “Westwood Exchange” was established as a free business registry designed for companies, donors, fans and alumni that want to connect directly with UCLA’s studentathletes interested in capitalizing on their NIL.
Extensive work by Jarmond and his staff throughout the COVID-19 pandemic ensured that all Bruin teams could compete safely during the 2020-21 academic year, Jarmond’s first at UCLA. Bruin teams won four conference titles that year and the men’s water polo program won its 12th national championship in the spring of 2021. The men’s basketball team embarked on a remarkable journey, advancing from the First Four to the 2021 NCAA Final Four, UCLA’s first national semifinal appearance since 2008. These athletic achievements were balanced by record numbers of student-athletes earning spots on the conference all-academic squads, with 49 individuals earning a perfect 4.0 GPA for the Winter Quarter, and 131 student-athletes earning their UCLA degrees. For the first time ever, the Bruins produced multiple winners of the NCAA Elite 90 Award. Four student-athletes were recognized by CoSIDA as Academic All-Americans.
Jarmond came to UCLA from Boston College, where he served as the school’s Director of Athletics for three years. During his time there, he orchestrated the Eagles’ first-ever strategic plan, a comprehensive five-year goal to advance the program by fostering student-athlete formation, strengthening competitive excellence, increasing external engagement and enhancing facilities. The strategic plan was supported by BC’s first-ever athletics-only capital campaign, at the time, the largest campaign of any Atlantic Coast Conference institution at $150 million. Jarmond hired high-impact coaches in football, women’s basketball, softball, volleyball, swimming & diving, men’s soccer, women’s soccer and fencing. Jarmond served on the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Oversight Committee and on the John McLendon Minority Scholarship Foundation Board of Directors.
Prior to joining Boston College in 2017 and becoming the youngest athletic director of any Power Five institution at age 37, Jarmond previously served as deputy director of athletics at Ohio State, moving up the ranks after arriving as an associate athletic director for development in 2009. During his time at Ohio State, he was the lead administrator for a variety of sports, including football and men’s basketball, and directed external and internal relations and day-today operations. He also had responsibility for football scheduling, served on the NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Committee, and was a member of the inaugural College Football Playoff National Championship Advisory Group and the Rose Bowl Advisory Committee. As Ohio State Athletics’ chief advancement officer, Jarmond helped raise more than $120 million between 2010-2012.
Jarmond was also an assistant athletic director for development for seven years at Michigan State, where he served on the athletic director’s executive leadership team. He was a key member of the $1.2 billion “Campaign for MSU” development team and a liaison between Michigan State’s university development and alumni association leadership. Jarmond led the efforts to implement Scholarship Seating in football and Courtside seating in men’s basketball.
A native of Fayetteville, North Carolina, Jarmond, 43, earned a bachelor’s degree in communication studies from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. A two-year captain of the men’s basketball team, he led his team to the program’s first-ever NCAA tournament appearance in 2000 and earned Colonial Athletic Association All-Academic honors in 2001. He holds both a M.B.A. and a master’s in sports administration from Ohio University. Jarmond is married to Dr. Jessica Jarmond, a dentist. They have three daughters: Scarlett, Savannah and Serena.
Chris Carlson
Associate Athletic Director 11th Year
UC Santa Barbara ‘93
Chris Carlson, who previously served the men’s basketball program at UCLA for five years, begins his 11th year as an associate athletic director supervising women’s tennis. Carlson also supervises men’s basketball, men’s and women’s golf and men’s tennis.
Prior to returning to UCLA, Carlson worked one year as an associate commissioner for the West Coast Conference. Previous to that position, he was the head men’s basketball coach at UC San Diego, where he guided the Tritons to the Division II NCAA Tournament in three of his six seasons.
Carlson served five years (2003-07) as director of operations for former UCLA basketball coach Ben Howland. At UCLA, Carlson was responsible for the day-to-day operations of the program and served as a liaison to the athletic administration and other school officials. Additionally, he assisted in scheduling and recruiting.Prior to that, Carlson served in the same capacity for two years (2002, 2003) at the University of Pittsburgh.
Originally from the San Diego area, Carlson joined the Pittsburgh staff (where Howland was the head coach) in the summer of 2001. Before joining Howland at Pittsburgh, Carlson was on Howland’s coaching staff at Northern Arizona for one season
(1998-99). Howland left NAU a year later to take the Pittsburgh head coaching position. Carlson remained at NAU for two more years (1999-2001), where he worked with the Lumberjacks’ post players, along with recruiting and scheduling.
Prior to working at Northern Arizona, Carlson served as an assistant coach at his alma mater, UC Santa Barbara, from 1994-98.
Carlson was also an assistant coach at Dos Pueblos High School in Goleta from 1991-93.
His administrative basketball experience includes his one year at the West Coast Conference (2013) and 12 years as a game management assistant for the National Association of Basketball Coaches All-Star Game. Carlson has also worked four NCAA Tournament West Regionals.
Carlson is a 1993 graduate of UC Santa Barbara with a bachelor’s degree in history. He is married to Karen Nance and they have two sons, Nick and Charlie. His older son, Nick, played on the men’s basketball team at Point Loma Nazarene and Cal Poly.
Chancellor
1st Year
Michigan ‘81
A champion of high-quality, Julio Frenk became the seventh chancellor of UCLA on January 1, 2025. He also holds an academic appointment as distinguished professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management within the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health. He is an accomplished university administrator and leading global health researcher who has held positions in government and academia, both in the U.S. and in Mexico. Before becoming UCLA’s chancellor, Frenk served as president of the University of Miami from 2015 to 2024, where he also held academic appointments as a tenured professor. Prior to joining the University of Miami, he served for almost seven years as dean of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and as the T & G Angelopoulos Professor of Public Health and International Development.
Frenk served as the federal secretary of health of Mexico from 2000 to 2006. In this role, he spearheaded an ambitious overhaul of the nation’s health system, introducing Seguro Popular — a groundbreaking program of comprehensive universal health coverage that extended healthcare access to over 55 million previously uninsured individuals. He was also the founding director-general of Mexico’s National Institute of Public Health and has held senior roles at the World Health Organization and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Frenk earned his medical degree from the National University of Mexico, as well as a master of public health and a joint Ph.D. in medical care organization and in sociology from the University of Michigan. His scholarly production, which includes close to 200 articles in academic journals, as well as many books and book chapters, has been cited more than 37,000 times. In addition, he has written five novels for young people explaining the functions of the human body.
Frenk is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the U.S. National Academy of Medicine, the National Academy of Medicine of Mexico and El Colegio Nacional, the most prestigious learned society in Mexico. He has received numerous recognitions, including the Clinton Global Citizen Award, the Bouchet Medal for Outstanding Leadership from Yale University and the Welch-Rose Award for Distinguished Service from the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health. In 2024, he was named one of TIME magazine’s top Latino leaders for his contributions to public health and higher education.
Dr. Julio Frenk
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Ayan Broomfield (left) and Gabby Andrews after winning the NCAA doubles title in 2019
