2024-25 Women's Tennis Roster
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Fakih, Kate
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Kate Fakih
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Connections Academy
- Hometown:
- Pasadena, Calif.
Bio
UCLA CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
โข ITA All-America selection โ 2025 (doubles)
โข NCAA singles qualifier (Fall 2024)
โข NCAA doubles qualifier (Fall 2024 w/ Olivia Center)
โข ITA Southwest Regional Rookie of the Year (2025)
โข All-Big Ten honoree (Second Team โ 2025)
โข Big Ten All-Freshman Team honoree (2025)
โข 2-time Big Ten Player of the Week (last Oct. 23, 2024)
โข 5-time Big Ten Freshman of the Week (last April 16, 2025)
โข Athletic Director's Honor Roll member (Fall 2024)
โข Career-high ITA singles ranking: 33 (twice, last April 22, 2025)
โข Career-high ITA doubles ranking: 2ย (April 8, 2025ย w/ Olivia Center)
2024-25
28-11 singles record (14-6 in dual matches) โฆ 31-9 doubles mark (17-6 in dual matches) โฆ achieved ITA All-America status for doubles โฆ logged team highs in total wins and singles wins โฆ tied for team high in dual-match singles wins (Anne-Christine Lutkemeyer, Elise Wagle)โฆ tied for team high in doubles wins (Olivia Center) โฆ tied for team high in dual-match doubles wins (Center, Lutkemeyer)โฆ qualified for NCAA Championships singles tournament โฆ reached final round of NCAA Championships doubles tournament with Center, defeating No. 18 DJ Bennett/Ava Hrastar of Auburn, Gabriella Broadfoot/Maddy Zampardo of NC State, No. 5 Alina Mukhortova/Maria Sholokhova of Wisconsin and No. 84 Ludmila Kareisova/ Anaëlle Leclercq-Ficher of Ole Miss โฆ finished No. 47 in ITA singles rankings (May 21) and reached season-high No. 33 (twice, last April 22) โฆ with Center, finished No. 13 in ITA doubles rankings (May 21) and reached season-high No. 2 (April 8) โฆ named ITA Southwest Regional Rookie of the Year โฆ All-Big Ten Second Team honoree โฆ unanimous Big Ten All-Freshman Team pick โฆ posted majority of singles decisions on Court 4 (9-3); also finished on Courts 2 (0-1) and 3 (5-2) โฆ posted majority of completed doubles matches on Court 2 (17-4); also finished on Court 1 (0-2) โฆ collected conference-high five Big Ten Freshman of the Week awards (April 16, April 9, March 5, Feb. 12, Jan. 29) and conference-high-tying two Big Ten Player of the Week awards (Oct. 23, Sept. 25) โฆ posted team-high six match-clinching points, including 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 winner-take-all result over Tianna Rangan of Wisconsin (April 5) โฆ clinched team-high nine doubles points with Center, including 6-3 result over No. 39 Anastasiia Grechkina/Alexia Harmon of Pepperdine (Feb. 26) โฆ won 11 consecutive singles decisions from Jan. 3-March 14, including 6-1, 1-6, 6-2 result over No. 115 Anita Sahdiieva of LSU in ITA National Team Indoor Championships consolation match (Feb. 8) โฆ logged 13-6 record against nationally-ranked doubles opponents with Center, including 6-4 win versus No. 32 Anastasia Bozova/Stefania Rogozinska Dzik of LMU (Jan. 21) โฆ with Center, claimed doubles title at ITA West Sectional Championships; beat No. 35 Amelia Honer/Marie Weissheim of UC Santa Barbara 2-6, 6-2, 1-0(4) in semifinal round (Nov. 8) โฆ defeated No. 107 Mao Mushika of California 7-6(5), 6-4 to reach singles final round at ITA West Sectional Championships (Nov. 8) โฆ with Center, defeated No. 60 Claudia De Las Heras/Kailey Evans of San Diego 6-7(7), 6-3, 1-0(8) to reach doubles final round at ITA Southwest Regonal Championships (Oct. 20) โฆ logged seven wins against ranked singles opponents, including 6-3, 7-6(1) decision over No. 68 Lucciana Perez of Texas A&M to reach qualifying second round at ITA All-American Championships (Sept. 22) โฆ earned first career singles victory with 5-7, 6-0, 6-2 decision over Eileen Wang of Pennsylvania to reach prequalifying second round at ITA All-American Championships (Sept. 20) โฆ named to Athletic Directorโs Honor Roll for Fall 2024.
PRIOR TO UCLA
Graduated from Connections Academy โฆ Blue Chip recruit according to TennisRecruiting.net; reached No. 6 in 2024 โฆ reached career-high ITF junior ranking of No. 56 in January 2024 โฆ reached singles semifinal round at ITF W35 Bakersfield, CA event in 2024 โฆ qualified for girlsโ draws at Australian Open (singles, doubles), French Open (doubles) and US Open (singles, doubles) events in 2024; also made 2023 US Open doubles field โฆ with partner Olivia Center, earned entry into US Open womenโs doubles main draw by capturing Girlsโ 18 title at 2023 USTA Billie Jean King National Championships in San Diego โฆ swept singles and doubles (with Center) titles at ITF J300 Zapopan event in 2023.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Marwan and Annette (Sunga) โฆ has one younger brother, Luke โฆ born in Astana, Kazakhstan โฆ decided to attend UCLA because it presents a balance between outstanding athletics and world-class academics ... describes her greatest athletic thrill to date as competing in 2023 US Open womenโs doubles field โฆ admires former basketball player Kobe Bryant and Aryna Sabalenka โฆ undeclared major.
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โข ITA All-America selection โ 2025 (doubles)
โข NCAA singles qualifier (Fall 2024)
โข NCAA doubles qualifier (Fall 2024 w/ Olivia Center)
โข ITA Southwest Regional Rookie of the Year (2025)
โข All-Big Ten honoree (Second Team โ 2025)
โข Big Ten All-Freshman Team honoree (2025)
โข 2-time Big Ten Player of the Week (last Oct. 23, 2024)
โข 5-time Big Ten Freshman of the Week (last April 16, 2025)
โข Athletic Director's Honor Roll member (Fall 2024)
โข Career-high ITA singles ranking: 33 (twice, last April 22, 2025)
โข Career-high ITA doubles ranking: 2ย (April 8, 2025ย w/ Olivia Center)
2024-25
28-11 singles record (14-6 in dual matches) โฆ 31-9 doubles mark (17-6 in dual matches) โฆ achieved ITA All-America status for doubles โฆ logged team highs in total wins and singles wins โฆ tied for team high in dual-match singles wins (Anne-Christine Lutkemeyer, Elise Wagle)โฆ tied for team high in doubles wins (Olivia Center) โฆ tied for team high in dual-match doubles wins (Center, Lutkemeyer)โฆ qualified for NCAA Championships singles tournament โฆ reached final round of NCAA Championships doubles tournament with Center, defeating No. 18 DJ Bennett/Ava Hrastar of Auburn, Gabriella Broadfoot/Maddy Zampardo of NC State, No. 5 Alina Mukhortova/Maria Sholokhova of Wisconsin and No. 84 Ludmila Kareisova/ Anaëlle Leclercq-Ficher of Ole Miss โฆ finished No. 47 in ITA singles rankings (May 21) and reached season-high No. 33 (twice, last April 22) โฆ with Center, finished No. 13 in ITA doubles rankings (May 21) and reached season-high No. 2 (April 8) โฆ named ITA Southwest Regional Rookie of the Year โฆ All-Big Ten Second Team honoree โฆ unanimous Big Ten All-Freshman Team pick โฆ posted majority of singles decisions on Court 4 (9-3); also finished on Courts 2 (0-1) and 3 (5-2) โฆ posted majority of completed doubles matches on Court 2 (17-4); also finished on Court 1 (0-2) โฆ collected conference-high five Big Ten Freshman of the Week awards (April 16, April 9, March 5, Feb. 12, Jan. 29) and conference-high-tying two Big Ten Player of the Week awards (Oct. 23, Sept. 25) โฆ posted team-high six match-clinching points, including 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 winner-take-all result over Tianna Rangan of Wisconsin (April 5) โฆ clinched team-high nine doubles points with Center, including 6-3 result over No. 39 Anastasiia Grechkina/Alexia Harmon of Pepperdine (Feb. 26) โฆ won 11 consecutive singles decisions from Jan. 3-March 14, including 6-1, 1-6, 6-2 result over No. 115 Anita Sahdiieva of LSU in ITA National Team Indoor Championships consolation match (Feb. 8) โฆ logged 13-6 record against nationally-ranked doubles opponents with Center, including 6-4 win versus No. 32 Anastasia Bozova/Stefania Rogozinska Dzik of LMU (Jan. 21) โฆ with Center, claimed doubles title at ITA West Sectional Championships; beat No. 35 Amelia Honer/Marie Weissheim of UC Santa Barbara 2-6, 6-2, 1-0(4) in semifinal round (Nov. 8) โฆ defeated No. 107 Mao Mushika of California 7-6(5), 6-4 to reach singles final round at ITA West Sectional Championships (Nov. 8) โฆ with Center, defeated No. 60 Claudia De Las Heras/Kailey Evans of San Diego 6-7(7), 6-3, 1-0(8) to reach doubles final round at ITA Southwest Regonal Championships (Oct. 20) โฆ logged seven wins against ranked singles opponents, including 6-3, 7-6(1) decision over No. 68 Lucciana Perez of Texas A&M to reach qualifying second round at ITA All-American Championships (Sept. 22) โฆ earned first career singles victory with 5-7, 6-0, 6-2 decision over Eileen Wang of Pennsylvania to reach prequalifying second round at ITA All-American Championships (Sept. 20) โฆ named to Athletic Directorโs Honor Roll for Fall 2024.
PRIOR TO UCLA
Graduated from Connections Academy โฆ Blue Chip recruit according to TennisRecruiting.net; reached No. 6 in 2024 โฆ reached career-high ITF junior ranking of No. 56 in January 2024 โฆ reached singles semifinal round at ITF W35 Bakersfield, CA event in 2024 โฆ qualified for girlsโ draws at Australian Open (singles, doubles), French Open (doubles) and US Open (singles, doubles) events in 2024; also made 2023 US Open doubles field โฆ with partner Olivia Center, earned entry into US Open womenโs doubles main draw by capturing Girlsโ 18 title at 2023 USTA Billie Jean King National Championships in San Diego โฆ swept singles and doubles (with Center) titles at ITF J300 Zapopan event in 2023.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Marwan and Annette (Sunga) โฆ has one younger brother, Luke โฆ born in Astana, Kazakhstan โฆ decided to attend UCLA because it presents a balance between outstanding athletics and world-class academics ... describes her greatest athletic thrill to date as competing in 2023 US Open womenโs doubles field โฆ admires former basketball player Kobe Bryant and Aryna Sabalenka โฆ undeclared major.
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| CAREER SINGLES | CAREER DOUBLES | |||||
| YEAR | DUAL | TOUR | OVR | DUAL | TOUR | OVR |
| 2024-25 | 14-6 | 14-5 | 28-11 | 17-6 | 14-3 | 31-9 |
| TOTALS | 14-6 | 14-5 | 28-11 | 17-6 | 14-3 | 31-9 |
UCLA W. Tennis Postmatch - Olivia Center & Kate Fakih (Nov. 23, 2024)
Sunday, November 24
Media Availability - Coach Sampras Webster (May 15, 2024)
Thursday, May 16
NCAA First and Second Rounds
Friday, May 03
Postmatch Interviews: Fangran Tian/Rance Brown (May 27, 2023)
Saturday, May 27
