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Big Ten CommunicationsPublished: 9/25/2024, Last updated: 9/25/2024
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UCLA Claims Women’s Tennis Weekly Award

Bruins’ Fakih earns women’s tennis weekly award

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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