2020-21 Women's Tennis Roster
Roster
Sophie Bendetti
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Oaks Christian School
- Hometown:
- Pacific Palisades, Calif.
UCLA CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
โข 4-time ITA Scholar-Athlete (2018-2021)
โข 2-time Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll member (2020, 2021)
โข 11-time Athletic Directorโs Honor Roll member (last Springย 2021)
2020-21
Did not see action during tournament or dual-match portions of schedule โฆ Bruins captured Pac-12 regular-season championship outright for first time in program history โฆ team did not compete during fall โฆ named ITA Scholar-Athlete โฆ earned spot on Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll ... named to Athletic Directorโs Honor Roll for Fall 2020, Winter 2021, Spring 2021.
2019-20
2-2 doubles mark in shortened season โฆ named ITA Scholar-Athlete ... earned spot on Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll ... with partner Sasha Vagramov, beat Gitte Heynemans/Khim Iglupas of Arizona, 7-5, in doubles extra match at ITA Southwest Regional Championships (Oct. 20) โฆ named to Athletic Directorโs Honor Roll for Fall 2019, Winter 2020, Spring 2020.
2018-19
Did not see action during tournament or dual-match portions of schedule โฆ named ITA Scholar-Athlete โฆ named to Athletic Directorโs Honor Roll for Fall 2018, Spring 2019.
2017-18
In her true freshman season, went 0-3 in singles and 1-3 in doubles ... ITA Scholar-Athlete (3.50 GPA or higher, varsity letterwinner) ... made her NCAA debut on Sept. 29 against UC Davis's Shirley Hall, falling 4-6, 4-6 ... made it to the Round of 16 at the Jack Kramer Collegiate Invitational alongside partner Alaina Miller after topping USC's duo of Constance Branstine/Alexa Corcoleotes by a score of 8-2 ... was partnered with Miller and senior Kristin Wiley for two matches apiece ... made her last appearance of the season on Jan. 19 against UC Santa Barbara, falling 2-6 on doubles court No. 3 alongside Wiley โฆ namedย to Athletic Directorโs Honor Roll for Fall 2017, Winter 2018 and Spring 2018.
PRIOR TO UCLA
Attended Oaks Christian School in Westlake Village, Calif. โฆ reached doubles final with partner and sister, Chloe, at CIF-Southern Section (SS) 2016 Individual Championships in Seal Beach, Calif. โฆ named Lionsโ team MVP three years in row โฆ recognized as Girls Tennis Player of the Year by Ventura County Star in 2016.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Michael and Vanessa โฆ has one younger sister, Chloe โฆ decided to attend UCLA because it is โone of the most elite schools in the country and offers an amazing tennis program along with so many other opportunitiesโ โฆ describes her greatest athletic thrill to date as reaching the CIF-SS doubles final with her sister in 2016 โฆ admires former basketball player Kobe Bryant and football player Tom Brady โฆ hobbies and interests include surfing, playing the guitar, hiking and trying new foods โฆ grandfather, Jack Kirby, played football at USC โฆ mother has worked for UCLA and uncle attended UCLA โฆ hopes to one day open her own restaurant โฆ aspires to career in business or marketing ... sociology major.
| CAREER SINGLES RECORD | CAREER DOUBLES RECORD | |||||
| YEAR | DUAL | TOUR | OVERALL | DUAL | TOUR | OVERALL |
| 2017-18 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1-3 |
| 2018-19 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019-20 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2-2 |
| 2020-21 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| TOTALS | 0-0 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 3-5 |
