2022-23 Women's Tennis Roster
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Fangran, Tian
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Tian Fangran
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- CNU Yuxin School
- Hometown:
- Beijing, China
Bio
UCLA CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
โข NCAA singles champion (2023)
โข 2-time ITA All-America selection โ 2024 (doubles), 2023 (singles)
โข 2-time NCAA singles qualifier (2023, 2024)
โข NCAA doubles qualifier (2024 w/ Elise Wagle)
โข Honda Sport Award for Tennis finalist (2023)
โข ITA Rookie of the Year (2023)
โข ITA Southwest Regional Rookie of the Year (2023)
โข Pac-12 Doubles Team of the Year (2024 w/ Elise Wagle)
โข Pac-12 Freshman/Newcomer of the Year (2023)
โข 2-time All-Pac-12 honoree (First Team - 2023, 2024)
โข 5-time Pac-12 Player of the Week (last March 19, 2024)
โข 2-time ITA Scholar-Athlete (2024, 2023)
โข CSC Academic All-Americaยฎ honoree (First Team - 2024)
โข CSC Academic All-District Team member (2024)
โข Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll member (2024)
โข 5-time Athletic Director's Honor Roll member (last Spring 2024)
โข Career-high ITA singles ranking: 4 (Sept. 5, 2023)
โข Career-high ITA doubles ranking: 10 (May 29, 2024 w/ Elise Wagle)
2023-24
18-5 singles record (all dual matches) โฆ 15-4 doubles mark (15-3 in dual matches) โฆ logged team high in dual-match singles wins โฆ Bruins captured Pac-12 regular-season championship โฆ achieved ITA All-American status for doubles โฆ qualified for NCAA Championships singles tournament โฆ with partner Elise Wagle, qualified for NCAA Championships doubles tournament โฆ finished No. 33 in ITA singles rankings (May 29) and reached season-high No. 4 (Sept. 5) โฆ with Wagle, finished season-high No. 10 in ITA doubles rankings (May 29) โฆ Pac-12 Doubles Team of the Year with Wagle โฆ All-Pac-12 First Team honoree โฆ named ITA Scholar-Athlete ... voted onto CSC Academic All-Americaยฎ first team โฆ member of CSC Academic All-District Team ... earned spot on Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll ... singles decisions came exclusively on Court 1 โฆ majority of completed doubles matches came on Court 1 (12-3); also finished on Court 2 (3-0) โฆ collected conference-high four Pac-12 Player of the Week awards (March 19, March 12, March 5, Jan. 23), including three in a row from March 5-19; no other player was honored more than once โฆ went 9-4 versus nationally-ranked singles opponents, including 6-1, 6-1 decision over No. 41 Hannah Viller Moeller of California in Pac-12 Championships semifinal round (April 26) โฆ won 11 consecutive singles decisions from Feb. 23-April 5, including 6-0, 6-4 result over No. 26 Angelica Blake of Stanford (March 31); match ended in 4-3 win โฆ with Wagle, went 6-2 versus nationally-ranked doubles opponents, including 6-2 decision over No. 52 Connie Ma/Alexandra Yepifanova of Stanford (March 31) โฆ with Wagle, went 5-1 versus top-20 doubles pairs during dual-match play, beating No. 2 Savannah Broadus/Janice Tjen of Pepperdine (April 11 โ 6-3), No. 5 Matka Komac/Avelina Sayfetdinova of Texas in NCAA Championships second round (May 4 โ 6-4), No. 11 Sofia Cabezas/Elza Tomase of Tennessee in NCAA Championships quarterfinal round (May 17 โ 7-6[3]), No. 18 Eryn Cayetano/Emma Charney of USC (April 19 โ 6-2) and No. 19 Taisiya Pachkaleva/Sabina Zeynalova of Texas in NCAA Championships third round (May 10 โ 6-2) โฆ with Wagle, clinched team-high eight doubles points, including 6-4 winner-take-all result over Dariya Detkovskaya/Erika Matsuda of Washington (March 9) โฆ posted three match-clinching points, including 6-2, 6-4 decision over No. 60 Snow Han of USC (March 1) โฆ with partner Bianca Fernandez, posted 7-6(2) winner-take-all result over Malaika Rapolu/Tanya Sasnouskaya of Texas to clinch doubles point (Jan. 19) โฆ named to Athletic Directorโs Honor Roll for Winter 2024 and Spring 2024.
2022-23
30-7 singles record (16-2 in dual matches) โฆ 16-10 doubles mark (14-6 in dual matches) โฆ logged team highs in total wins, singles wins and dual-match singles wins โฆ registered 15-0 singles record during regular-season portion of dual-match campaign โฆ claimed second NCAA singles title in program history, defeating No. 50 Layne Sleeth of Oklahoma, 6-4, 6-2, in final round (May 27); beat No. 60 Thasaporn Naklo of Iowa State (May 22 - 6-4, 6-4), No. 53 Natasha Subhash of Virginia (May 23 - 6-4, 6-0), No. 29 Alexandra Yepifanova of Stanford (May 24 - 7-5, 6-3), No. 36 Kari Miller of Michigan (May 25 - 6-4, 6-2) and No. 11 Maddy Sieg of USC (May 26 - 6-3, 6-2) en route to championship match โฆ achieved ITA All-America status for singles โฆ named Honda Sport Award for Tennis finalist โฆ finished season-high No. 8 in ITA singles rankings (May 31) โฆ named ITA Rookie of the Year โฆ named ITA Southwest Regional Rookie of the Year โฆ Pac-12 Freshman/Newcomer of the Year โฆ All-Pac-12 First Team honoree โฆ named ITA Scholar-Athlete ... singles decisions came exclusively on Court 1 โฆ majority of completed doubles matches came on Court 3 (10-2); also finished on Court 2 (4-4) โฆ earned Pac-12 Player of the Week award (April 18) after turning in 4-0 week that included 7-6(1), 6-7(6), 6-3 win versus No. 11 Janice Tjen that decided 4-3 result over No. 5 Pepperdine โฆ with partners Ava Catanzarite and Anne-Christine Lutkemeyer, won nine consecutive doubles decisions and 11 of 12 from March 26-April 21/May 6 โฆ went 17-6 versus nationally-ranked singles opponents, including 6-3, 1-0, retired (March 16) and 6-4, 6-3 (April 21) victories against No. 8/4 Sieg during regular season โฆ with Lutkemeyer, clinched two doubles points, including 7-5 winner-take-all result over Marianna Argyrokastriti/Chelsea Fontenel of Arizona State (April 8) โฆ defeated No. 20 Irina Cantos Siemers of Ohio State 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 (March 12) โฆ posted team-high-tying four match-clinching points, including 6-2, 6-1 decision over Allison Zipoli of Rice (Feb. 10); match ended in 4-3 score โฆ took down No. 71 Ava Markham of Wisconsin 7-5, 6-1 (Oct. 2) and No. 64 Holly Staff of Vanderbilt 6-3, 6-2 (Oct. 3) in singles qualifying at ITA All-American Championships โฆ earned first career singles victory with 6-3, 6-0 decision over No. 106 Laylo Bakhodirova of East Tennessee State to reach prequalifying second round at ITA All-American Championships (Sept. 30) โฆ named to Athletic Directorโs Honor Roll for Fall 2022, Winter 2023 and Spring 2023.
PRIOR TO UCLA
Attended CNU Yuxin School in Beijing, China ... Universal Tennis Rating: 10.50 โฆ won Girlsโ singles title at 2019 Australian Open Asia-Pacific Wildcard Play-Off event, earning wild-card entry into 2020 Australian Open Junior Championships โฆ qualified for 2019 French Open Junior Championships singles draw โฆ with partner Dayeon Back, picked up two doubles titles at ITF W15 Antalya events in 2021; also reached singles final round โฆ collected singles championship at ITF J5 Phnom Penh event in 2020 โฆ won Girlsโ singles title at TVS ITF Junior Tennis Tournament in 2018 โฆ advanced to Girlsโ singles quarterfinal round at ITF J1 Nonthaburi event in 2020 โฆ made Girlsโ singles semifinal round at ITF J2 Causeway Bay event in 2019 โฆ with partner Kuan Yi Lee, earned Girlsโ doubles championship at ITF J4 Shenzhen event in 2019 โฆ with partner Cong Ying Zhao, captured Girlsโ doubles championship at ITF China Junior 7 event in 2018 โฆ reached Girlsโ singles final round at ITF China Junior 13 event in 2017 โฆ began playing in ITF Junior Grade 2 Tournaments at age of 14.
PERSONAL
Daughter of FangJin and TianSong โฆ has one younger brother, Fang Tianyi โฆ decided to attend UCLA because it upholds high academic standards and offers the chance to achieve high levels of athletic success โฆ describes her greatest athletic thrill to date as representing home country China at the 2019 Junior Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Finals in Orlando, Fla. โฆ admires Simona Halep โฆ hobbies and interests include reading and ice skating ... aspires to be professional athlete โฆ psychology major.
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โข NCAA singles champion (2023)
โข 2-time ITA All-America selection โ 2024 (doubles), 2023 (singles)
โข 2-time NCAA singles qualifier (2023, 2024)
โข NCAA doubles qualifier (2024 w/ Elise Wagle)
โข Honda Sport Award for Tennis finalist (2023)
โข ITA Rookie of the Year (2023)
โข ITA Southwest Regional Rookie of the Year (2023)
โข Pac-12 Doubles Team of the Year (2024 w/ Elise Wagle)
โข Pac-12 Freshman/Newcomer of the Year (2023)
โข 2-time All-Pac-12 honoree (First Team - 2023, 2024)
โข 5-time Pac-12 Player of the Week (last March 19, 2024)
โข 2-time ITA Scholar-Athlete (2024, 2023)
โข CSC Academic All-Americaยฎ honoree (First Team - 2024)
โข CSC Academic All-District Team member (2024)
โข Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll member (2024)
โข 5-time Athletic Director's Honor Roll member (last Spring 2024)
โข Career-high ITA singles ranking: 4 (Sept. 5, 2023)
โข Career-high ITA doubles ranking: 10 (May 29, 2024 w/ Elise Wagle)
2023-24
18-5 singles record (all dual matches) โฆ 15-4 doubles mark (15-3 in dual matches) โฆ logged team high in dual-match singles wins โฆ Bruins captured Pac-12 regular-season championship โฆ achieved ITA All-American status for doubles โฆ qualified for NCAA Championships singles tournament โฆ with partner Elise Wagle, qualified for NCAA Championships doubles tournament โฆ finished No. 33 in ITA singles rankings (May 29) and reached season-high No. 4 (Sept. 5) โฆ with Wagle, finished season-high No. 10 in ITA doubles rankings (May 29) โฆ Pac-12 Doubles Team of the Year with Wagle โฆ All-Pac-12 First Team honoree โฆ named ITA Scholar-Athlete ... voted onto CSC Academic All-Americaยฎ first team โฆ member of CSC Academic All-District Team ... earned spot on Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll ... singles decisions came exclusively on Court 1 โฆ majority of completed doubles matches came on Court 1 (12-3); also finished on Court 2 (3-0) โฆ collected conference-high four Pac-12 Player of the Week awards (March 19, March 12, March 5, Jan. 23), including three in a row from March 5-19; no other player was honored more than once โฆ went 9-4 versus nationally-ranked singles opponents, including 6-1, 6-1 decision over No. 41 Hannah Viller Moeller of California in Pac-12 Championships semifinal round (April 26) โฆ won 11 consecutive singles decisions from Feb. 23-April 5, including 6-0, 6-4 result over No. 26 Angelica Blake of Stanford (March 31); match ended in 4-3 win โฆ with Wagle, went 6-2 versus nationally-ranked doubles opponents, including 6-2 decision over No. 52 Connie Ma/Alexandra Yepifanova of Stanford (March 31) โฆ with Wagle, went 5-1 versus top-20 doubles pairs during dual-match play, beating No. 2 Savannah Broadus/Janice Tjen of Pepperdine (April 11 โ 6-3), No. 5 Matka Komac/Avelina Sayfetdinova of Texas in NCAA Championships second round (May 4 โ 6-4), No. 11 Sofia Cabezas/Elza Tomase of Tennessee in NCAA Championships quarterfinal round (May 17 โ 7-6[3]), No. 18 Eryn Cayetano/Emma Charney of USC (April 19 โ 6-2) and No. 19 Taisiya Pachkaleva/Sabina Zeynalova of Texas in NCAA Championships third round (May 10 โ 6-2) โฆ with Wagle, clinched team-high eight doubles points, including 6-4 winner-take-all result over Dariya Detkovskaya/Erika Matsuda of Washington (March 9) โฆ posted three match-clinching points, including 6-2, 6-4 decision over No. 60 Snow Han of USC (March 1) โฆ with partner Bianca Fernandez, posted 7-6(2) winner-take-all result over Malaika Rapolu/Tanya Sasnouskaya of Texas to clinch doubles point (Jan. 19) โฆ named to Athletic Directorโs Honor Roll for Winter 2024 and Spring 2024.
2022-23
30-7 singles record (16-2 in dual matches) โฆ 16-10 doubles mark (14-6 in dual matches) โฆ logged team highs in total wins, singles wins and dual-match singles wins โฆ registered 15-0 singles record during regular-season portion of dual-match campaign โฆ claimed second NCAA singles title in program history, defeating No. 50 Layne Sleeth of Oklahoma, 6-4, 6-2, in final round (May 27); beat No. 60 Thasaporn Naklo of Iowa State (May 22 - 6-4, 6-4), No. 53 Natasha Subhash of Virginia (May 23 - 6-4, 6-0), No. 29 Alexandra Yepifanova of Stanford (May 24 - 7-5, 6-3), No. 36 Kari Miller of Michigan (May 25 - 6-4, 6-2) and No. 11 Maddy Sieg of USC (May 26 - 6-3, 6-2) en route to championship match โฆ achieved ITA All-America status for singles โฆ named Honda Sport Award for Tennis finalist โฆ finished season-high No. 8 in ITA singles rankings (May 31) โฆ named ITA Rookie of the Year โฆ named ITA Southwest Regional Rookie of the Year โฆ Pac-12 Freshman/Newcomer of the Year โฆ All-Pac-12 First Team honoree โฆ named ITA Scholar-Athlete ... singles decisions came exclusively on Court 1 โฆ majority of completed doubles matches came on Court 3 (10-2); also finished on Court 2 (4-4) โฆ earned Pac-12 Player of the Week award (April 18) after turning in 4-0 week that included 7-6(1), 6-7(6), 6-3 win versus No. 11 Janice Tjen that decided 4-3 result over No. 5 Pepperdine โฆ with partners Ava Catanzarite and Anne-Christine Lutkemeyer, won nine consecutive doubles decisions and 11 of 12 from March 26-April 21/May 6 โฆ went 17-6 versus nationally-ranked singles opponents, including 6-3, 1-0, retired (March 16) and 6-4, 6-3 (April 21) victories against No. 8/4 Sieg during regular season โฆ with Lutkemeyer, clinched two doubles points, including 7-5 winner-take-all result over Marianna Argyrokastriti/Chelsea Fontenel of Arizona State (April 8) โฆ defeated No. 20 Irina Cantos Siemers of Ohio State 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 (March 12) โฆ posted team-high-tying four match-clinching points, including 6-2, 6-1 decision over Allison Zipoli of Rice (Feb. 10); match ended in 4-3 score โฆ took down No. 71 Ava Markham of Wisconsin 7-5, 6-1 (Oct. 2) and No. 64 Holly Staff of Vanderbilt 6-3, 6-2 (Oct. 3) in singles qualifying at ITA All-American Championships โฆ earned first career singles victory with 6-3, 6-0 decision over No. 106 Laylo Bakhodirova of East Tennessee State to reach prequalifying second round at ITA All-American Championships (Sept. 30) โฆ named to Athletic Directorโs Honor Roll for Fall 2022, Winter 2023 and Spring 2023.
PRIOR TO UCLA
Attended CNU Yuxin School in Beijing, China ... Universal Tennis Rating: 10.50 โฆ won Girlsโ singles title at 2019 Australian Open Asia-Pacific Wildcard Play-Off event, earning wild-card entry into 2020 Australian Open Junior Championships โฆ qualified for 2019 French Open Junior Championships singles draw โฆ with partner Dayeon Back, picked up two doubles titles at ITF W15 Antalya events in 2021; also reached singles final round โฆ collected singles championship at ITF J5 Phnom Penh event in 2020 โฆ won Girlsโ singles title at TVS ITF Junior Tennis Tournament in 2018 โฆ advanced to Girlsโ singles quarterfinal round at ITF J1 Nonthaburi event in 2020 โฆ made Girlsโ singles semifinal round at ITF J2 Causeway Bay event in 2019 โฆ with partner Kuan Yi Lee, earned Girlsโ doubles championship at ITF J4 Shenzhen event in 2019 โฆ with partner Cong Ying Zhao, captured Girlsโ doubles championship at ITF China Junior 7 event in 2018 โฆ reached Girlsโ singles final round at ITF China Junior 13 event in 2017 โฆ began playing in ITF Junior Grade 2 Tournaments at age of 14.
PERSONAL
Daughter of FangJin and TianSong โฆ has one younger brother, Fang Tianyi โฆ decided to attend UCLA because it upholds high academic standards and offers the chance to achieve high levels of athletic success โฆ describes her greatest athletic thrill to date as representing home country China at the 2019 Junior Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Finals in Orlando, Fla. โฆ admires Simona Halep โฆ hobbies and interests include reading and ice skating ... aspires to be professional athlete โฆ psychology major.
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| CAREER SINGLES RECORD | CAREER DOUBLES RECORD | |||||
| YEAR | DUAL | TOUR | OVERALL | DUAL | TOUR | OVERALL |
| 2022-23 | 16-2 | 14-5 | 30-7 | 14-6 | 2-4 | 16-10 |
| 2023-24 | 18-5 | 0-0 | 18-5 | 15-3 | 0-2 | 15-5 |
| TOTALS | 34-7 | 14-5 | 48-12 | 29-9 | 2-6 | 31-15 |
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
