UCLA Claims Women’s Tennis Weekly Award
Bruins’ Fakih earns women’s tennis weekly award
Player of the Week
Kate Fakih, UCLA
Fr. – Pasadena, Calif. – Major: Undeclared
- Has won first five singles matches of college career, earning a spot in the ITA All-American Championships main draw
- Three singles victories came opposite nationally ranked opponents, including comeback efforts against No. 108 Gabriella Broadfoot of NC State and No. 123 Anna Zhang of Wake Forest
- Topped No. 68 Lucciana Perez of Texas A&M 6-3, 7-6(1)
- Teamed with Olivia Center to take down No. 69 Heike Janse Van Vuuren and Gracie Mulville of Kansas
- Fakih is the first Bruin to earn a Big Ten Player of the Week honor
2024-25 Big Ten Women’s Tennis Honorees
Sept. 18 Maiko Uchijima, Jr., Penn State
Sept. 25 Kate Fakih, Fr., UCLA