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Jersey Number 22
Tessa Van Winkle
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- San Clemente HS
- Hometown:
- San Clemente, Calif.
Bio
UCLA CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
โข Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll (2021)
โข 10-time UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2020, Winter 2021, Spring 2021, Winter 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Winter 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2024)
2024
Tessa Van Winkle ended the season with an overall record of 26-13 (56-24 career) โฆ partnered with Jaden Whitmarsh for most of the season going 25-13 (15-8 on court four, 9-5 on court three, and 1-0 on court five) โฆ also went 1-0 with Sophie Moore on court three โฆ the Bruins faced 39 ranked opponents in the 42 duals on the year with Van Winkle going 23-13 against ranked teams โฆ recorded a season-best winning streak of eight consecutive duals (seven with Whitmarsh and one with Moore) โฆ Van Winkle clinched five victories in dual matches on the year for the Bruins with the biggest coming in a 3-2 win over No. 2 USC on Apr. 13 to win the Center of Effort Challenge in San Luis Obispo, Calif., and in a win over No. 1 USC on Apr. 26in the winnerโs bracket final of the Pac-12 Championship in Tempe, Ariz. โฆ Van Winkle and Whitmarsh went 3-2 in postseason play (1-1 at NCAAs and 2-1 at Pac-12s) โฆ Van Winkle went 18-10 in two-set matches and 8-3 in three-set matches on the year.
2023
Ended the season with an overall record of 21-9 (30-11ย career) โฆ partnered with Sophie Moore for most of the season going 11-4 (11-3 on court three, 0-1 on court four, and 1-0 in exhibition play on court six)ย โฆ also went 1-0 with Jaden Whitmarshย on court four, 4-1ย with Peri Brennan on court three, 5-2 with Jessie Smith (4-2 on court three and 1-0 on court four), and 0-2 with Kelli Greene-Agnew on court fourย โฆ the Bruins faced 32 ranked opponents in the 44 duals on the yearย with Van Winkle going 13-7 against ranked teams (one match was truncated at the March to May Tournament) โฆ recorded a season-best winning streak of nine consecutive duals to open the season (all with Moore) which began with the season opener against Saint Mary'sย (Feb. 23) and ended vs. No. 8 Hawai'i (Mar. 29)ย โฆ Van Winkle clinched two victories in dual matches on the year for the Bruins with the biggest coming in a 3-2 victory over No. 9 Stanfordย (Feb.ย 24) in pool play atย the Outrigger Duke Kahanamoku Beach Classicย โฆ Van Winkle was an alternate duringย postseason playย โฆ Van Winkle went 19-5 in two-set matches and 2-4 in three-set matches on the year.
2022
Ended the season with an overall record of 9-2 โฆ began the season with Jessie Smithย going 3-1 on court five and then went 3-1 with Pani Napoleon on court fiveย โฆ ended the year with Peri Brennanย going 3-0 (1-0 on court four and 2-0 on court five)ย โฆ the Bruins faced 34 ranked opponents in the 43 duals on the yearย with Van Winkle going 3-2 against ranked teams โฆ recorded a season-best winning streak of three consecutive duals three times, once each with all three partnersย โฆ Van Winkle also went 8-2 on the year in exhibition play, going 7-2 on court six with Pani Napoleon and 1-0 with Maggie Waltersย โฆ Van Winkle also clinched two victories in dual matches on the year for the Bruins (both with Smith) with the biggest coming in a 4-1 season-openingย victory over No. 7 Stanfordย (Feb. 25) โฆ Van Winkleย went 6-0 in two-set matches and 3-2 in three-set matches on the year.
2021
Redshirted the season.
HIGH SCHOOL
Lettered as an outside hitter at Santa Margarita Catholic High School in 2017 before transferring to San Clemente High School โฆ two-time letterwinner for both beach and indoor volleyball at San Clemente HS โฆ helped Santa Margarita Catholic to a league championship, a CIF-SS Division I title and runner-up finish at CIF State Championships โฆ led San Clemente to a Sea View League championship for both indoor and beach โฆ played club for WAVE Beach Volleyball โฆ was an AVP First champion and has two first-place finishes in the CBVA Womenโs AAA โฆ earned second place in the CBVA Laguna Beach Open โฆ was a three-time USA Volleyball High Performance A1 athlete โฆ was ranked No. 7 in the AAA womenโs player in the CBVA.
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PERSONAL
Full name: Tessa Rose Van Winkle โฆ born in Mission Viejo, Calif. โฆ parents are Laurie and Dave Van Winkle โฆ has an older sister, Abby, and a younger sister, Audrey โฆ Abby is a junior on the Bruins' beach volleyball team and secured UCLA's NCAA Championship in 2019 with a block on court three against USC on title pointย โฆ mother, Laurie, played indoor volleyball for the Bruins and won two national championships โฆ great uncle, Bob Ramsey, swam and played water polo for UCLA and also won two national championships โฆ greatest athletic thrill was competing in the AVP Hawaii Invitational alongside current Bruin teammate Peri Brennan where the pair fell two points short in the third set of making it to the main draw โฆ admires Bruin beach volleyball standout Sarah Sponcil and Jake Gibb โฆ lists drawing, painting, going to the beach and baking as interests outside of volleyball โฆ chose UCLA because of its championship program, strong academics, beautiful campus and amazing food โฆ major is sociology.
โข Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll (2021)
โข 10-time UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2020, Winter 2021, Spring 2021, Winter 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Winter 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2024)
2024
Tessa Van Winkle ended the season with an overall record of 26-13 (56-24 career) โฆ partnered with Jaden Whitmarsh for most of the season going 25-13 (15-8 on court four, 9-5 on court three, and 1-0 on court five) โฆ also went 1-0 with Sophie Moore on court three โฆ the Bruins faced 39 ranked opponents in the 42 duals on the year with Van Winkle going 23-13 against ranked teams โฆ recorded a season-best winning streak of eight consecutive duals (seven with Whitmarsh and one with Moore) โฆ Van Winkle clinched five victories in dual matches on the year for the Bruins with the biggest coming in a 3-2 win over No. 2 USC on Apr. 13 to win the Center of Effort Challenge in San Luis Obispo, Calif., and in a win over No. 1 USC on Apr. 26in the winnerโs bracket final of the Pac-12 Championship in Tempe, Ariz. โฆ Van Winkle and Whitmarsh went 3-2 in postseason play (1-1 at NCAAs and 2-1 at Pac-12s) โฆ Van Winkle went 18-10 in two-set matches and 8-3 in three-set matches on the year.
2023
Ended the season with an overall record of 21-9 (30-11ย career) โฆ partnered with Sophie Moore for most of the season going 11-4 (11-3 on court three, 0-1 on court four, and 1-0 in exhibition play on court six)ย โฆ also went 1-0 with Jaden Whitmarshย on court four, 4-1ย with Peri Brennan on court three, 5-2 with Jessie Smith (4-2 on court three and 1-0 on court four), and 0-2 with Kelli Greene-Agnew on court fourย โฆ the Bruins faced 32 ranked opponents in the 44 duals on the yearย with Van Winkle going 13-7 against ranked teams (one match was truncated at the March to May Tournament) โฆ recorded a season-best winning streak of nine consecutive duals to open the season (all with Moore) which began with the season opener against Saint Mary'sย (Feb. 23) and ended vs. No. 8 Hawai'i (Mar. 29)ย โฆ Van Winkle clinched two victories in dual matches on the year for the Bruins with the biggest coming in a 3-2 victory over No. 9 Stanfordย (Feb.ย 24) in pool play atย the Outrigger Duke Kahanamoku Beach Classicย โฆ Van Winkle was an alternate duringย postseason playย โฆ Van Winkle went 19-5 in two-set matches and 2-4 in three-set matches on the year.
2022
Ended the season with an overall record of 9-2 โฆ began the season with Jessie Smithย going 3-1 on court five and then went 3-1 with Pani Napoleon on court fiveย โฆ ended the year with Peri Brennanย going 3-0 (1-0 on court four and 2-0 on court five)ย โฆ the Bruins faced 34 ranked opponents in the 43 duals on the yearย with Van Winkle going 3-2 against ranked teams โฆ recorded a season-best winning streak of three consecutive duals three times, once each with all three partnersย โฆ Van Winkle also went 8-2 on the year in exhibition play, going 7-2 on court six with Pani Napoleon and 1-0 with Maggie Waltersย โฆ Van Winkle also clinched two victories in dual matches on the year for the Bruins (both with Smith) with the biggest coming in a 4-1 season-openingย victory over No. 7 Stanfordย (Feb. 25) โฆ Van Winkleย went 6-0 in two-set matches and 3-2 in three-set matches on the year.
2021
Redshirted the season.
HIGH SCHOOL
Lettered as an outside hitter at Santa Margarita Catholic High School in 2017 before transferring to San Clemente High School โฆ two-time letterwinner for both beach and indoor volleyball at San Clemente HS โฆ helped Santa Margarita Catholic to a league championship, a CIF-SS Division I title and runner-up finish at CIF State Championships โฆ led San Clemente to a Sea View League championship for both indoor and beach โฆ played club for WAVE Beach Volleyball โฆ was an AVP First champion and has two first-place finishes in the CBVA Womenโs AAA โฆ earned second place in the CBVA Laguna Beach Open โฆ was a three-time USA Volleyball High Performance A1 athlete โฆ was ranked No. 7 in the AAA womenโs player in the CBVA.
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PERSONAL
Full name: Tessa Rose Van Winkle โฆ born in Mission Viejo, Calif. โฆ parents are Laurie and Dave Van Winkle โฆ has an older sister, Abby, and a younger sister, Audrey โฆ Abby is a junior on the Bruins' beach volleyball team and secured UCLA's NCAA Championship in 2019 with a block on court three against USC on title pointย โฆ mother, Laurie, played indoor volleyball for the Bruins and won two national championships โฆ great uncle, Bob Ramsey, swam and played water polo for UCLA and also won two national championships โฆ greatest athletic thrill was competing in the AVP Hawaii Invitational alongside current Bruin teammate Peri Brennan where the pair fell two points short in the third set of making it to the main draw โฆ admires Bruin beach volleyball standout Sarah Sponcil and Jake Gibb โฆ lists drawing, painting, going to the beach and baking as interests outside of volleyball โฆ chose UCLA because of its championship program, strong academics, beautiful campus and amazing food โฆ major is sociology.
UCLA Beach Volleyball vs Long Beach (04-09-2024)
Tuesday, April 16
UCLA vs USC Highlights
Friday, April 29
UCLA Highlights vs. California
Friday, April 29
UCLA vs. USC Highlights
Thursday, April 28
