2020-21 Men's Tennis Roster
Roster
Blaine Hovenier
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Los Angeles, Calif.
- High School:
- Campbell Hall
UCLA CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
โข 3-time ITA Scholar-Athlete (2020-22)
โข 2-time Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll member (2021, 2022)
โข 10-time Athletic Directorโs Honor Roll member (last Springย 2022)
2021-22
1-8 singles record โฆ 1-3 doubles mark โฆ named ITA-Scholar-Athlete โฆ earned spot on Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll ... with partner Karl Lee, defeated Joe Leather/Colter Smith of Cal Poly, 8-2, to reach doubles quarterfinal round at Jack Kramer Invitational (Nov. 5) โฆ beat Kameron DeHart of Chapman, 6-2, 6-0, to reach singles main draw at SoCal Intercollegiate Championships (Oct. 28) โฆ named to Athletic Directorโs Honor Roll for Fall 2021, Winter 2022, Spring 2022.
2020-21
Did not see action during tournament or dual-match portions of schedule 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
4-10 singles record in shortened season โฆ 1-3 doubles mark โฆ named ITA Scholar-Athlete ... with partner Connor Hance, topped Christian Lerby/George Stoupe of Arizona State, 8-7, to reach doubles semifinal round at National Collegiate Tennis Classic (Jan. 10) โฆ beat Rafael Gonzalez Almazan of San Diego State, 6-7(5), 7-6(3), 1-0(6), in C Flight singles third-place match at UCSB Classic (Oct. 13) โฆ earned first-career singles victory with 6-2, 6-4 decision over Joshua Williams of UC Santa Barbara to reach C Flight semifinal round at UCSB Classic (Oct. 12) โฆ named to Athletic Directorโs Honor Roll for Fall 2019, Winter 2020, Spring 2020.
2018-19
Redshirted โฆ Bruins captured Pac-12 regular-season championship โฆ named to Athletic Directorโs Honor Roll for Spring 2019.
PRIOR TO UCLA
Attended Campbell Hall in North Hollywood, Calif. โฆ 3-Star recruit according to TennisRecruiting.net; reached high of No. 230 in 2018 โฆ trains with UCLA tennis alumni Kevin Kim (1997) and Clay Thompson (2011-14) โฆ captained Vikings to undefeated regular season (33-0) in 2018 โฆ 2018 Daily News All-Area First Team pick for singles play โฆ named to Gold Coast League First Team in 2016, 2018 โฆ selected to 2016 Daily News All-Area Second Team for singles play โฆ played primarily on Court 2 as freshman โฆ picked up Boysโ 18 singles title at 2016 Palm Valley New Year Junior Open Championships in Palm Desert, Calif. โฆ claimed doubles title at 2017 ITA Summer Circuit โ Cal State Northridge โฆ won multiple USTA Southern California Level 4 junior tournaments.
PERSONAL
Son of Peter and Frances โฆ decided to attend UCLA because it was a perfect fit and heโs always held UCLA in the highest regard as it has โthe happiest students, a beautiful campus and prestigious athletics and academicsโ โฆ describes his greatest athletic thrill to date as clinching Campbell Hallโs final regular-season match to secure teamโs spot in CIF-Southern Section Division 2 playoffs as senior โฆ admires Juan Martin del Potro and basketball players Kobe Bryant and Stephen Curry โฆ hobbies and interests include eating good food, being a watch enthusiast, studying the stock market, playing pickup basketball games with friends and rooting for NBAโs Los Angeles Lakers and NFLโs Dallas Cowboys โฆ his name was inspired by city of Blaine, Wash., where his parents first met โฆ aspires to be investment banker or professional tennis player ... political science major.
| CAREER SINGLES RECORD | CAREER DOUBLES RECORD | |||||
| YEAR | DUAL | TOUR | OVERALL | DUAL | TOUR | OVERALL |
| 2018-19 | Redshirted | |||||
| 2019-20 | 0-0 | 4-10 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
| 2020-21 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021-22 | 0-0 | 1-8 | 1-8 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 1-3 |
| TOTALS | 0-0 | 5-18 | 5-18 | 0-0 | 2-6 | 2-6 |
