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UCLA Sweeps Women’s Tennis Weekly Awards

Bruins’ Lutkemeyer and Fakih earn weekly recognition

Player of the Week 
Anne-Christine Lutkemeyer, UCLA 
Jr. – Irvine, Calif. – Tustin Connect High School – Major: Environmental Science  

  • Posted a 4-0 record across singles and doubles matches as UCLA swept Minnesota and topped No. 19 Wisconsin last week. The Bruins snapped Wisconsin’s 13-match win streak 
  • Defeated nation’s No. 5 singles player, Maria Sholokhova of Wisconsin, 7-5, 7-5, on court one to pull UCLA level at 3-3. It was the highest-ranked win of Lutkemeyer’s career 
  • Added a 6-0, 6-1 win vs. Minnesota’s Aiva Schmitz  
  • With Ahmani Guichard, beat Taylor Cataldi/Tianna Rangan of Wisconsin 6-4 on court three to clinch doubles point  
  • Lutkemeyer/Guichard also registered a 6-3 victory against Schmitz/Arina Valitova of Minnesota 
  • Last UCLA Player of the Week: Elise Wagle (Feb. 5, 2025) 

 

Freshman of the Week 
Kate Fakih, UCLA 
Pasadena, Calif. – Connections Academy   

  • Logged 2-0 singles record and 2-0 doubles mark, clinching both wins during Big Ten homestand with Minnesota and No. 19 Wisconsin 
  • Outlasted Wisconsin’s Tianna Rangan 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 in deciding contest on court four  
  • Her 6-0, 6-3, performance vs. Minnesota’s Sofia Pinto on court three the next day counted for UCLA’s fourth point to complete the sweep 
  • Alongside partner Olivia Center, beat Pinto/Jeselle Ante of Minnesota, 6-4, on court two to clinch the doubles point  
  • With Center, downed Ekaterina Ivanova/Ellison Reynoldson of Wisconsin, 6-3, in day’s first result to help UCLA earn the doubles point 
  • Last UCLA Freshman of the Week: Kate Fakih (March 5, 2025) 

 

2024-25 Big Ten Women’s Tennis Honorees 
Sept. 18: Maiko Uchijima, Jr., Penn State 
Sept. 25: Kate Fakih, Fr., UCLA 
Oct. 2: Maria Sholokhova, Jr., Wisconsin 
Oct. 9: Jana Hossam, Fr., USC  
Oct. 16: Luciana Perry, So., Ohio State/Oliva Dorner, Jr., Penn State  
Oct. 23: Kate Fakih, Fr., UCLA 
Oct. 30: Kiley Rabjohns, Sr., Northwestern  
Nov. 6: Nao Nishino, Fr., Ohio State  
Nov. 13: Anne-Christine Lutkemeyer, Jr., UCLA 
Jan. 15:  
P: Reese Miller, So., Michigan 
F: Emily Sartz-Lunde, Michigan 
Jan. 22 
P: Teah Chavez, So., Ohio State 
F: Patsy Daughters, Oregon 
Jan. 29 
P: Piper Charney, So., Michigan 
F: Kate Fakih, UCLA 
Feb. 5 
P: Elise Wagle, Sr., UCLA 
F: Jessica Bernales, Michigan 
Feb. 12 
P: Julia Fliegner, Sr., Michigan 
F: Kate Fakih, UCLA 
Feb. 19 
P: Teah Chavez, So., Ohio State 
F: Erica Jessel, Northwestern 

Feb. 26 
P: Neena Feldman, So., Northwestern 
F: Carina Syrtveit, Washington 
March 5 
P: Mai Nguyen, Jr., Rutgers 
F: Kate Fakih, UCLA 
March 12 
P: Oriana Parkins-Godwin, RS-So., Michigan State 
F: Jana Hossam, USC 
March 19 
Co-P: Tereza Dejnozkova, Jr., Iowa 
Co-P: Julia Fliegner, Sr., Michigan 
F: Emily Sartz-Lunde, Michigan 
March 26 
P: Reese Miller, So., Michigan  
F: Emily Sartz-Lunde, Michigan 
April 2 
P: Luciana Perry, So., Ohio State 
F: Patricia Grigoras, Penn State  
April 9 
P: Anne-Christine Lutkemeyer, Jr., UCLA 
F: Kate Fakih, UCLA 

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