2023-24 Women's Tennis Roster
Elise Wagle
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Laurel Springs School
- Hometown:
- Niskayuna, N.Y.
UCLA CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
โข 2-time ITA All-America selection โ 2024 (doubles), 2023 (doubles)
โข NCAA singles qualifier (Fall 2024)
โข 4-time NCAA doubles qualifier (Fall 2024 w/ Kimmi Hance, Spring 2024 w/ Tian Fangran, 2023 w/ Hance, 2022 w/ Elysia Bolton)
โข 2-time Pac-12 Doubles Team of the Year (2024 w/ Tian Fangran, 2023 w/ Kimmi Hance)
โข 2-time All-Pac-12 honoree (Honorable Mention - 2024, 2023)
โข Big Ten All-Tournament Team member (2025)
โข Big Ten Player of the Week (Feb. 5, 2025)
โข Pac-12 Player of the Week (April 16, 2024)
โข 3-time ITA Scholar-Athlete (2025, 2024, 2022)
โข CSC Academic All-Americaยฎ honoree (Second Team - 2024)
โข 3-time CSC Academic All-District Team member (2023-25)
โข Big Ten Spring Academic Honor Roll member (2025)
โข 2-time Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll member (2024, 2023)
โข 11-time Athletic Director's Honor Roll member (last Winter 2025)
โข Career-high ITA singles ranking: 49ย (Feb. 20, 2025)
โข Career-high ITA doubles ranking: 4 (April 25, 2023 w/ Kimmi Hance)
2024-25
21-10 singles record (14-5 in dual matches) โฆ 20-8 doubles mark (14-5 in dual matches) โฆ tied for team high in dual-match singles wins (Kate Fakih, Anne-Christine Lutkemeyer) โฆ qualified for NCAA Championships singles tournament โฆ with partner Kimmi Hance, reached second round of NCAA Championships doubles tournament, defeating No. 16 Jessica Alsola/Mao Mushika of California โฆ finished No. 54 in ITA singles rankings (May 21) and reached season-high No. 49 (Feb. 20) โฆ with Hance, finished No. 12 in ITA doubles rankings (May 21) and reached season-high No. 6 (Dec. 3) โฆ named to Big Ten All-Tournament Team after beating No. 41 Lily Jones of Michigan as part of 2-0 singles showing and adding doubles win against No. 20 Jessica Bernales/Lily Jones of Michigan alongside Hance โฆย member of CSC Academic All-District Team ... named ITA Scholar-Athlete ... earned spot on Big Ten Spring Academic Honor Roll ... posted majority of singles decisions on Court 3 (9-3); also finished on Courts 2 (2-0) and 4 (3-2) โฆ earned Big Ten Player of the Week award (Feb. 5) after clinching doubles point and team win against No. 18 California; teamed with Bianca Fernandez to beat No. 48 Lan Mi/Berta Passola Folch and later took down No. 63 Lan Mi โฆ won 10 consecutive singles decisions from March 23-May 3, including 6-3, 6-3 result over No. 122 Nao Nishino of Ohio State (March 28) โฆ logged seven wins against ranked singles opponents, including 6-3, 7-6(3) decision over No. 54 Bridget Stammel of Vanderbilt in NCAA Championships second round (May 3) โฆ went 11-4 against nationally-ranked doubles opponents with Hance, including 6-3 win against No. 9 Celia-Belle Mohr/Sophia Webster of Vanderbilt in NCAA Championships second round (May 3) โฆ posted four match-clinching points, including 6-3, 6-3 decision over Matilde Morais of Michigan State (March 23) โฆ clinched six doubles points with Hance, including 7-6(7) winner-take-all decision over No. 61 Kida Ferrari/Megan Heuser of Illinois in ITA National Team Indoor Championships consolation match (Feb. 9) โฆ with Hance, defeated No. 16 Jessica Alsola/Mao Mushika of California 6-3, 6-2 to reach doubles final round at ITA All-American Championships (Sept. 27) โฆ named to Athletic Directorโs Honor Roll for Fall 2024, Winter 2025 โฆ received Athletic Directorโs Academic Excellence Award at UCLA Scholar-Athlete Banquet.
2023-24
17-13 singles record (11-8 in dual matches) โฆ 19-9 doubles mark (14-4 in dual matches) โฆ Bruins captured Pac-12 regular-season championship โฆ achieved ITA All-America status for doubles โฆ with partner Tian Fangran, qualified for NCAA Championships doubles tournament โฆ reached season-high No. 113 in ITA singles rankings (Feb. 7) โฆ with Tian, finished No. 10 in ITA doubles rankings (May 29); reached season-high No. 5 with partner Kimmi Hance (Sept. 5) โฆ All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention selection โฆ named ITA Scholar-Athlete ... voted onto CSC Academic All-Americaยฎ second team โฆ member of CSC Academic All-District Team ... earned spot on Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll ... majority of singles decisions came on Court 4 (6-5); also finished on Courts 3 (3-0) and 5 (2-3) โฆ posted majority of completed doubles matches on Court 1 (13-4); also finished on Court 2 (1-0) โฆ earned Pac-12 Player of the Week award (April 16) after fending off two match points en route to 5-7, 7-6(7), 6-3 decision over No. 94 Anna Campana that decided 4-3 road win against No. 7 Pepperdine; also teamed with Tian to beat No. 2 Savannah Broadus/Janice Tjen 6-3 and secure doubles point โฆ posted team-high eight match-clinching points, including 1-6, 6-2, 7-5 result over No. 79 Eryn Cayetano of USC that sealed Pac-12 regular-season championship (April 19) โฆ went 6-2 versus nationally-ranked doubles opponents with Tian, including 6-2 decision over No. 52 Connie Ma/Alexandra Yepifanova of Stanford (March 31) โฆ went 5-1 versus top-20 doubles pairs during dual-match play with Tian, 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 clinched team-high eight doubles points with Tian, including 6-4 winner-take-all result over Dariya Detkovskaya/Erika Matsuda of Washington (March 9) โฆ with Hance, defeated Carlota Molina/Isabella Tcherkes-Zade of LMU to clinch doubles point (Feb. 23) โฆ went 5-2 versus nationally-ranked singles opponents, including 7-6(4), 6-1 decision over No. 60 Ayumi Miyamoto of Oklahoma State in ITA Kickoff Weekend first round (Jan. 27) โฆ defeated Malwina Rowinska of Florida 6-4, 6-4 to claim Aria Draw singles title at Freeman Memorial Championships (Jan. 14) โฆ named to Athletic Directorโs Honor Roll for Fall 2023, Winter 2024 and Spring 2024.
2022-23
15-5 singles record (11-4 in dual matches) โฆ 22-8 doubles mark (15-5 in dual matches) โฆ tied for team high in dual-match doubles wins (Kimmi Hance) โฆ achieved ITA All-America status for doubles โฆ with partner Hance, qualified for NCAA Championships doubles tournament โฆ with Hance, finished No. 12 in ITA doubles rankings (May 31) and reached season-high No. 4 (April 25) โฆ Pac-12 Doubles Team of the Year with Hance โฆ All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention selection โฆ member of CSC Academic All-District Team ... earned spot on Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll ... posted majority of singles decisions on Court 4 (5-1); also finished on Courts 3 (1-0), 5 (2-3) and 6 (3-0) โฆ completed doubles matches came exclusively on Court 1 โฆ clinched team-high seven doubles points with Hance, including 6-3 result over No. 39 Naomi Cheong/Snow Han of USC (April 21) โฆ went 10-5 versus nationally-ranked doubles opponents with Hance, including 6-3 win against No. 1 Savannah Broadus/Janice Tjen of Pepperdine (April 12) โฆ defeated Hania Abouelsaad 6-1, 6-0 to clinch win at Washington State (March 5) โฆ with Hance, defeated No. 17 Ange Oby Kajuru/Chie Kezuka of Iowa State 6-3 in ITA Kickoff Weekend first round (Jan. 28) โฆ beat Aura Fang of UNLV 6-0, 6-3 to claim Venetian Draw singles title at Freeman Memorial Championships; knocked off No. 121 Raquel Gonzalez of Oklahoma State 6-2, 6-4 in semifinal round (Jan. 14) โฆ with Hance, beat No. 6 Broadus/Tjen 7-5, 2-6, 1-0(7) to claim doubles title at ITA Southwest Regional Championships (Oct. 23); knocked off No. 22 Patricija Spaka/Domenika Turkovic of Arizona State 8-3 to reach semifinal round (Oct. 21) โฆ named to Athletic Directorโs Honor Roll for Fall 2022, Winter 2023 and Spring 2023.
2021-22
14-8 singles record (8-6 in dual matches) โฆ 17-8 doubles mark (10-5 in dual matches) โฆ with partner Elysia Bolton, qualified for NCAA Championships doubles tournament โฆ with Bolton, finished No. 52 in ITA doubles rankings (June 2) and reached season-high No. 16 (Feb. 9); also reached No. 57 with partner Vanessa Ong (March 23) โฆ named ITA Scholar-Athlete ... posted majority of singles decisions on Court 5 (6-5); also finished on Court 4 (2-1) โฆ majority of completed doubles matches came on Court 1 (10-4); also finished on Court 2 (0-1) โฆ totaled four wins versus nationally-ranked doubles opponents with Bolton, including 6-2 result over No. 13 Angelica Blake/Connie Ma of Stanford in Pac-12 Championships semifinal round (April 22) โฆ clinched team-high six doubles points with Bolton, including 6-0 decision over No. 62 Michaela Bayerlova/Maxine Murphy of Washington State in Pac-12 Championships quarterfinal round (April 21) โฆ defeated Yolanda Lin 6-1, 4-6, 7-5 to clinch win versus Washington (April 1) โฆ with Bolton, posted 6-2 result over No. 18 Wiktoria Rutkowska/Isabella Tcherkes-Zade of LMU to clinch doubles point (Jan. 26) โฆ with Bolton, defeated No. 11 Victoria Flores/Lisa Zaar of Pepperdine 6-3 to reach doubles semifinal round at Freeman Memorial Championships (Jan. 15) โฆ with Ong, defeated Flores/Zaar by walkover to claim doubles title at ITA Southwest Regional Championships (Oct. 26); knocked off No. 11 Shiori Fukuda/Taisiya Pachkaleva of Pepperdine 6-3 in third round (Oct. 23) โฆ earned first career singles victory with 6-3, 6-3 decision over Lexi Ryngler of Arizona at Women of Troy Invitational (Oct. 8) โฆ named to Athletic Directorโs Honor Roll for Fall 2021, Winter 2022 and Spring 2022.
PRIOR TO UCLA
Graduated from Laurel Springs School โฆ Blue Chip recruit according to TennisRecruiting.net; reached high of No. 15 in 2018 โฆ with partner Katja Wiersholm, won Girls' 16 doubles title at 2019 USTA Billie Jean King National Championships in San Diego โฆ with partner Carson Tanguilig, captured Girls' 16 doubles crown at 2018 Orange Bowl International Tennis Championships in Plantation, Fla. โฆ with partner Valencia Xu, took doubles title at 2018 USTA Girls' 16 National Clay Court Championships in Memphis, Tenn. โฆ won singles crown at 2017 USTA Girls' 14 National Clay Court Championships in Plantation, Fla. โฆ with Tanguilig, seized Girls' 12 doubles championship at 2016 Easter Bowl in Indian Wells, Calif.
PERSONAL
Admires Roger Federer ... economics major.
| CAREER SINGLES | CAREER DOUBLES | |||||
| YEAR | DUAL | TOUR | OVR | DUAL | TOUR | OVR |
| 2021-22 | 8-6 | 6-2 | 14-8 | 10-5 | 7-3 | 17-8 |
| 2022-23 | 11-4 | 4-1 | 15-5 | 15-5 | 7-3 | 22-8 |
| 2023-24 | 11-8 | 6-5 | 17-13 | 14-4 | 5-6 | 19-10 |
| 2024-25 | 14-5 | 7-5 | 21-10 | 14-5 | 6-3 | 20-8 |
| TOTALS | 44-23 | 23-13 | 67-36 | 53-19 | 25-15 | 78-34 |
