Women's Tennis organizes Washington on Saturday after changes during the kick -off weekend

The Columbia and UCF tennis teams for ladies, who have previously been set to participate in the UCLA Regional of Ita Kickoff Weekend, have withdrawn from the tournament. The ITA announced on Thursday that the regional will now consist of just one match between no. 6 UCLA (1-0) and Washington (1-0) in the tennis center of Los Angeles, with the first Serve planned for 1 p.m. pt . The winner continues to the ITA National Team Indoor Championships of next month in Evanston, Ill. And Urbana, ill. See the ITA release for more information about the changes HERE.

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Past matchups

Series vs. Washington: UCLA leads 32-5
Most recent vs. Washington: UCLA won 4-0 in Los Angeles Tennis Center on March 9, 2024 (summary)

Last time -out

UCLA opened Dual-Match Play on Tuesday with a 7-0 win against LMU in Los Angeles Tennis Center. All six Bruins in action have taken two wins in the day. The lions only collected one singles set. First -year Olivia Center And Kate Fakih Had striking versions, in which the center earned its first dual match singles with a 6-0, 6-0 score and Fakih who achieved the total result. They also worked together to beat the 32nd-arranged pair of Anastasia Bozova and Stefania Rogozinska-Dzik in doubles.

Autumn

Bruins were in action at five autumn tournaments, culminating in the first Fall NCAA individual championships. Anne-Christine Lutkemeyer Vesto teammate Kate Fakih In the ITA West Sectional Championships Singles final. Elise Wagle reached the semi -final. All three players qualified for NCAAs with their versions. The All-Freshman combination of FAKIH and Olivia Center Collected the Doubles title and earned another berth. Kimmi Hance And Elise Wagle The campaign started with a strong show on the ITA All-American Championships, which achieved second place in the Doubles field for its own NCAA place. Center and Fakih would run on Ncaas and beat three nationally arranged couples on their way to the title competition. The duo eventually fell in a third set of Tiebreak, but ended the fall with a 14-3 record (9-3 against ranked teams). Fakih also went 14-5 in Singles Play, while Lutkemeyer placed a 13-4 mark. Lutkemeyer and Guichard worked together to go 12-4 in double competitions.

In the ranking

Team: No. 6 UCLA
Singles: No. 38 Anne-Christine Lutkemeyer*, No. 41 Kate Fakih*, No. 53 Elise Wagle*
Dubbels: No. 4 Olivia Center*/Kate Fakih*, No. 6 Kimmi Hance/Elise WagleNo. 36 Ahmani Guichard/Anne-Christine Lutkemeyer

* – career high

Uclacolades

Lutkemeyer appointed Big Ten Women's Tennis Player to view List – January 6
Lutkemeyer Big Ten Player of the Week – November 13, 2024
Fakih mentioned Big Ten Player of the Week for the second time – October 23, 2024
First -year fakih called Big Ten Player of the Week – 25 September 2024

2023-24 in Review

UCLA went 21-6 and reached the quarterfinals Tour of the NCAA championships. De Bruins recorded a 9-1 record in PAC-12 Conference game to earn the last regular seasonal gigging. They would close the crown with a 4-2 victory in the 11th ranking USC. UCLA declined five top 10 enemies during the campaign: No. 5 Stanford, no. 6 Texas, no. 7 Pepperdine, no. 8 USC and no. 9 Texas. The tandem of Tian Fangran And Elise Wagle was named the PAC-12 Doubles team of the year. Tian and Kimmi Hance received all-pac-12 first team awards. Bianca Fernandez was in the second team while Ahmani Guichard And Elise Wagle Made the Dear mental list. Head coach Stella Sampras Webster was named the Wilson Ita Southwest Regional Coach of the Year and Fernandez picked up the Rookie-of-the-Year Award of the region. Fernandez, Hance and Tian/Wagle participated in the individual event of NCAA Championships. Guichard (20-10) and Anne-Christine Lutkemeyer (20-8) Bound for the team leader with 20 singles victories, while Lutkemeyer (30-4) picked up a team-best 30 Doubles victories

Who is back?

UCLA returns his most common participants in Singles courts 2-6, including All-PAC-12 Honorees Bianca Fernandez” Ahmani Guichard” Kimmi Hance And Elise Wagle. Ita Southwest Regional Rookie of the year Fernandez had a team-high 14 dual-match singles wins and made the NCAA singles field with Hance. Double -digit singles winners alongside Fernandez who returns to the Bruins are Anne-Christine Lutkemeyer (13), Guichard (12), Wagle (11) and Hance (10). Lutkemeyer (21), Hance (18), Guichard (16) and Wagle (14) each bring at least 14 Doubles victories from the 2023-24 season.

Who's new?

First -year Olivia Center (South Pasadena, Calif./san Marino HS) and Kate Fakih (Pasadena, Calif./Connections Academy) are new for UCLA before 2024-25. Frequent double partners during their junior Careers, the tennis recruitment network Blue Chip -Voorzicht worked together to gain access to the main draw of the US Open Ladies Doubles by conquering the 18 -title of the girls on the Usta Billie Jean Jean King King National Championships in San Diego. Center also combined with Sophia Webster to claim the 18 Doubles Championship of the girls at the Easter Bowl 2014 in San Diego 2014. FAKIH qualified for the Girls' Draws on the Australian Open (Singles, Doubles), French Open (Doubles) and US Open (singles, Doubles) events in 2024.

Shibahara shines

Ena Shibahara, who played for UCLA during the 2016-17 and 2017-18 seasons, played in her professional career in Doubles names and saw her career-high singles rise from no. 503 to no. 132 in 2024. She earned her first Grand Slam Championship in 2022, together with Wesley Koolhof to grab the mixed Doubles title at Roland-Garros. Shibahara made her first big women's doubles last round next to Shuko Aoyama on the Australian Open 2023. Shibahara/Aoyama was the last pair that was open in Toronto at the National Bank 2023, giving each player her second WTA 1000 championship. Shibahara climbed to a career-best no. 4 position in the WTAs Doubles rankings in March 2022 and entered 2025 at No. 46. She left her Grand Slam Singles debut on the US Open 2024, and reached the main drawing as qualification before He brought down Daria Saville from Australia in three sets. Shibahara represented Japan on the Billie Jean King Cup 2024 and made the best of her chance when he wasn't right then. 73 Jacqueline Cristian van Romania and follow-up-no. 54 Elisabetta Cocciaretto from Italy.

Star is the great CV

Head coach Stella Sampras Webster Is at the helm of the UCLA Women's Tennis Program in its 29th season, with an impressive general record of 525-192 (.732). She is the second longest -widespread active coach at UCLA, behind men's tennis head coach Billy Martin. Sampras Webster collected the 500th victory of her illustrious career when the Bruins UC San Diego defeated on April 18, 2023. She led her Alma Mater to NCAA championships in 2014 and 2008, the first two in program history and all three PAC -12 titles in the regular season in 2024, 2021 and 2008. The teams of Sampras Webster are the top 10 national Finished in 23 of its 27 completed seasons and in the top five 16 times. Four NCAA Individual Championships have been won under her watch: Tian Fangran In 2023, Gabby Andrews/Ayan Broomfield in 2019, Tracy Lin/Riza Zalameda in 2008 and Daniela Bercek/Lauren Fisher in 2004. Sampras Webster is a four -time Wilson Ita Southwest Regional Coach of the Year in 2024, 2021, 2021, 2012 and 2000 The National Award deserved in 2012. She was a four-fold all-America Honoree during her match days at UCLA and as first-year students the NCAA Doubles title of 1988 won next to Allyson Cooper.