2024-25 Women's Tennis Roster
Roster
Kimmi Hance
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Palos Verdes Peninsula HS
- Hometown:
- Torrance, Calif.
UCLA CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
• ITA All-America selection - 2023 (doubles)
• NCAA singles qualifier (2024)
• 2-time NCAA doubles qualifier (Fall 2024 w/ Elise Wagle, 2023 w/ Wagle)
• Pac-12 Doubles Team of the Year (2023 w/ Elise Wagle)
• All-Big Ten honoree (Second Team - 2025)
• 3-time All-Pac-12 honoree (First Team - 2024, Second Team - 2023, Honorable Mention - 2022)
• ITA x Universal Tennis Division I Player of the Week (April 14, 2022)
• Big Ten Player of the Week (April 22, 2025)
• 3-time Pac-12 Player of the Week (last April 2, 2024)
• Big Ten Sportsmanship Award recipient (2025)
• Big Ten Spring Academic Honor Roll member (2025)
• 5-time Athletic Director's Honor Roll member (last Spring 2024)
• Career-high ITA singles ranking: 17 (Aug. 27, 2024)
• Career-high ITA doubles ranking: 4 (April 25, 2023 w/ Elise Wagle)
2024-25
14-12 singles record (13-8 in dual matches) … 19-9 doubles mark (13-6 in dual matches) … reached second round of NCAA Championships doubles tournament with partner Elise Wagle, defeating No. 16 Jessica Alsola/Mao Mushika of California … finished No. 63 in ITA singles rankings (May 21) and reached season-high No. 16 (Aug. 27) … with Wagle, finished No. 12 in ITA doubles rankings (May 21) and reached season-high No. 6 (Dec. 3) … All-Big Ten Second Team honoree … named Big Ten Sportsmanship Honoree … earned spot on Big Ten Spring Academic Honor Roll ... posted majority of singles decisions on Court 2 (9-5); also finished on Courts 1 (4-2) and 3 (0-1) … posted majority of completed doubles matches on Court 1 (12-5); also finished on Court 3 (1-1) … earned Big Ten Player of the Week award (April 23) after posting 3-0 singles and 3-0 doubles records in conference matches; teamed with Wagle to take down No. 10 Lily Fairclough/Grace Piper and later beat No. 58 Emma Charney in win against USC … registered six wins against ranked singles opponents, including 6-2, 7-5 decision over No. 13 Nicole Khirin of Texas A&M in NCAA Championships super-regional round (May 9) … went 11-4 against nationally-ranked doubles opponents with Wagle, including 6-3 win against No. 9 Celia-Belle Mohr/Sophia Webster of Vanderbilt in NCAA Championships second round (May 3) … posted three match-clinching points, including 6-1, 6-2 result over Stephanie Yakoff of Harvard in NCAA Championships first round (May 2) … clinched six doubles points with Wagle, 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) … with Wagle, 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).
2023-24
12-8 singles record (10-6 in dual matches) … 19-5 doubles mark (18-4 in dual matches) … Bruins captured Pac-12 regular-season championship … qualified for NCAA Championships singles tournament … finished No. 36 in ITA singles rankings (May 29) and reached season-high No. 21 (April 16) … with partner Elise Wagle, reached No. 4 in ITA doubles rankings (Sept. 5); also finished No. 26 with partner Anne-Christine Lutkemeyer (May 29) … All-Pac-12 First Team honoree … posted majority of singles decisions on Court 2 (9-6); also finished on Court 1 (1-0) … majority of completed doubles matches came on Court 2 (15-3); also finished on Court 1 (3-1) … earned Pac-12 Player of the Week award (April 2) after outlasting No. 13 Connie Ma in 6-4, 6-7(3), 7-6(5) marathon that decided 4-3 road win against No. 5 Stanford; also teamed with Lutkemeyer to beat No. 67 Angelica Blake/Alexis Blokhina 7-6(6) and secure doubles point … totaled five wins versus nationally-ranked singles opponents, including 1-6, 6-4, 7-5 result over No. 14 Lisa Zaar of Pepperdine (April 11) … clinched six doubles points with Lutkemeyer, including 7-6(5) winner-take-all decision over No. 34 Malaika Rapolu/Tanya Sasnouskaya of Texas in NCAA Championships third round (May 10) … went 3-0 versus nationally-ranked doubles opponents with Lutkemeyer, including 6-2 result over No. 55 Alexia Jacobs/Astrid Olsen of Washington (March 9) … posted two match-clinching points, including 6-4, 1-6, 6-1 decision over No. 24 Emma Charney of USC (March 1) … with Wagle, defeated Carlota Molina/Isabella Tcherkes-Zade of LMU to clinch doubles point (Feb. 23) … with partner Sasha Vagramov, beat Gala Arangio/Ashlee Narker of Iowa State 6-4 to clinch doubles point in ITA Kickoff Weekend consolation round (Jan. 28) … defeated No. 96 Janice Tjen of Pepperdine 6-1, 7-6(5) to claim Bellagio Draw singles consolation title at Freeman Memorial Championships (Jan. 14) … named to Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Winter 2024 and Spring 2024.
2022-23
22-15 singles record (12-8 in dual matches) … 23-9 doubles mark (15-5 in dual matches) … logged team high in doubles wins … tied for team high in dual-match doubles wins (Elise Wagle) … achieved ITA All-America status for doubles … with partner Wagle, qualified for NCAA Championships doubles tournament … finished No. 90 in ITA singles rankings (May 31) and reached season-high No. 46 (Nov. 16) … with Wagle, finished No. 12 in ITA doubles rankings (May 31) and reached season-high No. 4 (April 25) … Pac-12 Doubles Team of the Year with Wagle … All-Pac-12 Second Team honoree … posted majority of singles decisions on Court 2 (10-8); also finished on Court 1 (2-0) … completed doubles matches came exclusively on Court 1 … collected conference-high-tying two Pac-12 Player of the Week awards (April 25, March 21); both honors came after wins against USC, the second of which Hance clinched with 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 winner-take-all decision over Snow Han … totaled five wins versus nationally-ranked singles opponents, including 6-4, 7-5 result over No. 62 Georgia Drummy of Duke in NCAA Championships second round (May 6) … clinched team-high seven doubles points with Wagle, including 6-3 result over No. 39 Han/Naomi Cheong of USC (April 21) … went 10-5 versus nationally-ranked doubles opponents with Wagle, including 6-3 win against No. 1 Savannah Broadus/Janice Tjen of Pepperdine (April 12) … posted two match-clinching points, including 6-2, 6-2 decision over Elys Ventura of Colorado (March 31) … with Wagle, defeated No. 17 Ange Oby Kajuru/Chie Kezuka of Iowa State 6-3 in ITA Kickoff Weekend first round (Jan. 28) … with Wagle, 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) … beat Emma Charney of USC 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 to reach singles final round at ITA Southwest Regional Championships (Oct. 22); knocked off No. 69 Turkovic of Arizona State 6-3, 6-1 to reach quarterfinal round (Oct. 20) … took down No. 53 Chelsea Kung of Yale 6-1, 6-4 to reach singles qualifying third round at ITA All-American Championships (Oct. 3) … named to Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Fall 2022 and Winter 2023.
2021-22
15-3 singles record (12-1 in dual matches) … 16-3 doubles mark (12-1 in dual matches) … logged team high in singles wins … with Abbey Forbes, logged team high in dual-match singles wins … reached season-high No. 112 in ITA singles rankings (Feb. 9) … All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention selection … posted majority of singles decisions on Court 4 (10-1); also finished on Court 3 (2-0) … completed doubles matches came exclusively on Court 3 … earned ITA x Universal Tennis Player of the Week award (April 14) after knocking off No. 86 Savannah Broadus of Pepperdine and teaming with Sasha Vagramov for two doubles wins … won final 12 singles decisions, including 6-3, 6-2 decision over Sofia Rojas of Oklahoma State in NCAA Championships second round (May 8) … 12 consecutive doubles decisions and 14 of 15 from Nov. 5/Feb. 4-April 21 with partners Vagramov and Vanessa Ong, including 8-2 result over Pang Jittakoat/Carolina Piferi of Fresno State to reach semifinal round at Jack Kramer Invitational (Nov. 6) … clinched two doubles points with Vagramov, including 6-2 decision over Kelly Leung/Zoey Weil of Washington (April 1) … defeated Julia Rosenqvist 6-4, 6-4 to clinch win versus California (Feb. 21) … went 2-1 versus nationally-ranked singles opponents, including 6-4, 6-1 victory against No. 30 Victoria Flores of Pepperdine (Feb. 5) … earned first career singles victory with 6-0, 6-0 decision over Ysabel Gonzalez-Rico of UC Irvine to reach second round at ITA Southwest Regional Championships (Oct. 21) … named to Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Fall 2021.
PRIOR TO UCLA
Attended Palos Verdes Peninsula High School in Rolling Hills Estates, Calif. … Blue Chip recruit according to TennisRecruiting.net; reached high of No. 4 in 2021 … with partner Reese Brantmeier, claimed doubles title at ITF J1 San Diego (International Open of Southern California) event in 2021 …. with Brantmeier, won Girls’ 18 doubles championship at ITF JA Plantation (Orange Bowl) event in 2020 ... with partner Lauren Stein, captured doubles championship at ITF J4 Irvine tournament in 2019; also collected ITF junior doubles title with partner Vivian Ovrootsky at J5 San Diego event in 2020 … named SoCal Varsity Player of the Year by Southern California News Group in 2019 … selected Daily Breeze Girls Tennis Player of the Year in 2018 and 2019 … Panthers captured CIF Southern Section Open Division crowns in 2020 and 2021 … veteran of ITF women's tournaments, including singles quarterfinal-round trips at Williamsburg, Naples and Orlando in 2019 … collected Bay League singles championships in 2017 and 2018 … PVPHS won Bay League team titles in 2017 and 2019 … occupied No. 1 spot in Panthers’ singles lineup over course of four-year prep career.
PERSONAL
Full name: Kimberly Megan Michael Hance … daughter of Ken and Courtney … has one older sister, Kenadi, one older brother, Connor, and one younger brother, Keaton … brother, Connor, played tennis at UCLA … decided to attend UCLA because it “has a great combination of athletics and academics” and her older brother was a Bruin … lists her greatest athletic thrill to date as capturing the 2020 Orange Bowl International Championships doubles title (with partner Reese Brantmeier) because it fulfilled a long-time goal … admires Petra Kvitova … hobbies and interests include baking, cooking, going to the beach and animals ... sociology major.
| CAREER SINGLES | CAREER DOUBLES | |||||
| YEAR | DUAL | TOUR | OVR | DUAL | TOUR | OVR |
| 2021-22 | 12-1 | 3-2 | 15-3 | 12-1 | 4-2 | 16-3 |
| 2022-23 | 12-8 | 10-7 | 22-15 | 15-5 | 8-4 | 23-9 |
| 2023-24 | 10-6 | 2-2 | 12-8 | 18-4 | 1-1 | 19-5 |
| 2024-25 | 13-8 | 1-4 | 14-12 | 13-6 | 6-3 | 19-9 |
| TOTALS | 47-23 | 16-15 | 63-38 | 58-16 | 19-10 | 77-26 |
