Saturday, March 1
San Diego, Calif.
12:00 PM
UCLA
3
at
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San Diego State
Kate Fakih
Photo by: Scott Chandler
Women's Tennis Falls 4-3 at San Diego State
March 01, 2025 | Women's Tennis
SAN DIEGO – The UCLA women's tennis team was outlasted by San Diego State in a 4-3 result Saturday afternoon at Aztec Tennis Center. The match was decided by a third-set tiebreaker.
Zoe Olmos clinched the win for the Aztecs (6-4), who overcame a 3-1 deficit in singles play. Four singles matches went to third sets. Kate Fakih and Anne-Christine Lutkemeyer picked up singles victories for the Bruins (5-3), who earned the doubles point without a loss.
Playing together for the first time, Bianca Fernandez and Kimmi Hance beat Olmos and Gloria Alogo 6-2 on Court 3 to give UCLA the initial advantage in doubles play. The first point was then clinched by the 59th-ranked combination of Lutkemeyer and Ahmani Guichard, which won the final three games against Jo-Yee Chan and Ninon Martinache to complete a 6-3 win on Court 2.
SDSU won four singles first sets to begin shifting momentum in its favor. Varul pulled the Aztecs level on Court 6, where she topped Center by a 6-2, 6-2 score.
The only other straight-set decision favored the Bruins, as No. 42 Fakih defeated Alogo 6-4, 6-3 on Court 3. Fakih is 7-0 in dual-match singles play and leads her team with 21 total singles victories.
No. 28 Lutkemeyer closed strong to take down Kabbaj by a 6-3, 2-6, 6-2 count on the top court. Lutkemeyer improved to 2-0 on the top singles court in 2025.
Martinache got the best of Fernandez, 6-1, 0-6, 6-4 on Court 4, cutting SDSU's deficit in half. Chan then held off Hance for a 6-2, 6-7(6), 6-4 win on Court 2, steering all eyes toward Court 5.
With Guichard serving for the team victory at 6-5, she had her serve broken by Olmos. Guichard took the tiebreaker's first point, but Olmos charged back to win 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(3).
UCLA next heads across town to face rival USC on Friday, March 7. First serve in the non-conference contest is scheduled for 3 p.m. PT. The Bruns were previously scheduled to visit the University of San Diego Sunday, but the match canceled.
Tennis Match Results
UCLA vs San Diego State
3/1/2025 at San Diego, CA
(Aztec Tennis Center)
San Diego State 4, #30 UCLA 3
Singles competition
1. #28 Anne-Christine Lutkemeyer (UCLA) def. Yasmine Kabbaj (SDSU) 6-3, 2-6, 6-2
2. Jo-Yee Chan (SDSU) def. Kimmi Hance (UCLA) 6-2, 6-7 (6-8), 6-4
3. #42 Kate Fakih (UCLA) def. Gloria Alogo (SDSU) 6-4, 6-3
4. Ninon Martinache (SDSU) def. Bianca Fernandez (UCLA) 6-1, 0-6, 6-4
5. Zoe Olmos (SDSU) def. Ahmani Guichard (UCLA) 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (7-3)
6. Liisa Varul (SDSU) def. Olivia Center (UCLA) 6-2, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. Yasmine Kabbaj/Liisa Varul (SDSU) vs. #4 Olivia Center/Kate Fakih (UCLA) 4-5, unfinished
2. #59 Ahmani Guichard/Anne-Christine Lutkemeyer (UCLA) def. Jo-Yee Chan/Ninon Martinache (SDSU) 6-3
3. Bianca Fernandez/Kimmi Hance (UCLA) def. Gloria Alogo/Zoe Olmos (SDSU) 6-2
Match Notes:
UCLA 5-3; National ranking #30
San Diego State 6-4
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (6,3,1,4,2,5)
Zoe Olmos clinched the win for the Aztecs (6-4), who overcame a 3-1 deficit in singles play. Four singles matches went to third sets. Kate Fakih and Anne-Christine Lutkemeyer picked up singles victories for the Bruins (5-3), who earned the doubles point without a loss.
Playing together for the first time, Bianca Fernandez and Kimmi Hance beat Olmos and Gloria Alogo 6-2 on Court 3 to give UCLA the initial advantage in doubles play. The first point was then clinched by the 59th-ranked combination of Lutkemeyer and Ahmani Guichard, which won the final three games against Jo-Yee Chan and Ninon Martinache to complete a 6-3 win on Court 2.
SDSU won four singles first sets to begin shifting momentum in its favor. Varul pulled the Aztecs level on Court 6, where she topped Center by a 6-2, 6-2 score.
The only other straight-set decision favored the Bruins, as No. 42 Fakih defeated Alogo 6-4, 6-3 on Court 3. Fakih is 7-0 in dual-match singles play and leads her team with 21 total singles victories.
No. 28 Lutkemeyer closed strong to take down Kabbaj by a 6-3, 2-6, 6-2 count on the top court. Lutkemeyer improved to 2-0 on the top singles court in 2025.
Martinache got the best of Fernandez, 6-1, 0-6, 6-4 on Court 4, cutting SDSU's deficit in half. Chan then held off Hance for a 6-2, 6-7(6), 6-4 win on Court 2, steering all eyes toward Court 5.
With Guichard serving for the team victory at 6-5, she had her serve broken by Olmos. Guichard took the tiebreaker's first point, but Olmos charged back to win 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(3).
UCLA next heads across town to face rival USC on Friday, March 7. First serve in the non-conference contest is scheduled for 3 p.m. PT. The Bruns were previously scheduled to visit the University of San Diego Sunday, but the match canceled.
Tennis Match Results
UCLA vs San Diego State
3/1/2025 at San Diego, CA
(Aztec Tennis Center)
San Diego State 4, #30 UCLA 3
Singles competition
1. #28 Anne-Christine Lutkemeyer (UCLA) def. Yasmine Kabbaj (SDSU) 6-3, 2-6, 6-2
2. Jo-Yee Chan (SDSU) def. Kimmi Hance (UCLA) 6-2, 6-7 (6-8), 6-4
3. #42 Kate Fakih (UCLA) def. Gloria Alogo (SDSU) 6-4, 6-3
4. Ninon Martinache (SDSU) def. Bianca Fernandez (UCLA) 6-1, 0-6, 6-4
5. Zoe Olmos (SDSU) def. Ahmani Guichard (UCLA) 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (7-3)
6. Liisa Varul (SDSU) def. Olivia Center (UCLA) 6-2, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. Yasmine Kabbaj/Liisa Varul (SDSU) vs. #4 Olivia Center/Kate Fakih (UCLA) 4-5, unfinished
2. #59 Ahmani Guichard/Anne-Christine Lutkemeyer (UCLA) def. Jo-Yee Chan/Ninon Martinache (SDSU) 6-3
3. Bianca Fernandez/Kimmi Hance (UCLA) def. Gloria Alogo/Zoe Olmos (SDSU) 6-2
Match Notes:
UCLA 5-3; National ranking #30
San Diego State 6-4
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (6,3,1,4,2,5)
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2
#1 Singles Match
123
626
Yasmine Kabbaj / 0 [SDSU]
362
#2 Singles Match
123
274
Jo-Yee Chan / 0 [SDSU]
666
#3 Singles Match
12
66
Gloria Alogo / 0 [SDSU]
43
#4 Singles Match
123
164
Ninon Martinache / 0 [SDSU]
606
#5 Singles Match
123
466
Zoe Olmos / 0 [SDSU]
637
#6 Singles Match
12
22
Liisa Varul / 0 [SDSU]
66
Order of Finish:
6,3,1,4,2,5
Players Mentioned
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