2022-23 Women's Tennis Roster
Roster
Ava Catanzarite
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School
- Hometown:
- Pittsburgh, Pa.
UCLA CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
โข 2-time ITA Scholar-Athlete (2023, 2022)
โข CSC Academic All-District Team member (2023)
โข Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll member (2023)
โข 6-time Athletic Director's Honor Roll member (last Spring 2023)
โข Career-high ITA singles ranking: 42ย (Nov. 16, 2022)
โข Career-high ITA doubles ranking: 23ย (March 9, 2022 w/ Abbey Forbes)
2022-23
15-16 singles record (8-11 in dual matches) โฆ 7-12 doubles mark (6-9 in dual matches) โฆ reached season-high No. 42 in ITA singles rankings (Nov. 16) โฆ named ITA Scholar-Athlete ... member of CSC Academic All-District Team ... earned spot on Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll ... posted majority of singles decisions on Court 3 (7-9); also finished on Court 2 (1-2) โฆ completed doubles matches came exclusively on Court 2 โฆ posted two match-clinching points, including 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 decision over Midori Castillo-Meza of Arizona (April 7) โฆ with partner Sasha Vagramov, clinched two doubles points, including 6-3 result over Samantha Horwood/Katya Townsend of Utah (April 1) โฆ totaled five wins versus nationally-ranked singles opponents, including 6-4, 6-3 result over No. 80 Anna Supapitch Kuearum of Iowa State in ITA Kickoff Weekend first round (Jan. 28) โฆ logged wins against three nationally-ranked singles opponents at ITA All-American Championships: No. 116 Malkia Ngounoue of Kansas (Oct. 2 โ 6-4, 5-7, 7-5), No. 76 Anessa Lee of Vanderbilt (Oct. 3 โ 3-6, 6-2, 6-4) and No. 86 Casie Wooten of Wake Forest (Oct. 3 โ 6-1, 6-4) โฆ named to Athletic Directorโs Honor Roll for Fall 2022, Winter 2023 and Spring 2023 โฆ earned spot on UCLA All-Academic Team.
2021-22
9-6 singles record (6-4 in dual matches) โฆ 12-11 doubles mark (8-7 in dual matches) โฆ with partner Abbey Forbes, reached season-high No. 23 in ITA doubles rankings (March 9) โฆ named ITA Scholar-Athlete ... posted majority of singles decisions on Court 6 (4-2); also finished on Court 5 (2-2) โฆ majority of completed doubles matches came on Court 2 (6-6); also finished on Court 1 (2-1) โฆ with Forbes, went 3-1 versus nationally-ranked doubles opponents, including 6-3 result over No. 75 Mananchaya Sawangkaew/Martina Zerulo of Oklahoma State in NCAA Championships second round (May 8) โฆ with Forbes, clinched five doubles points, including 6-2 decision over took down No. 19 Salma Ewing/Snow Han of USC (Feb. 25) โฆ defeated No. 99 Hannah Viller Moeller of California 6-2, 6-3 (Feb. 21) โฆ with Forbes, posted 6-3 winner-take-all result over No. 11 Victoria Flores/Lisa Zaar of Pepperdine (Feb. 5) โฆ posted two match-clinching points, including 6-1, 6-4 decision over Peyton Dunkle of Cal Poly in ITA Kickoff Weekend first round (Jan. 28) โฆ earned first career singles victory with 6-1, 6-2 decision over Belen Nevenhoven 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 Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School โฆ Blue Chip recruit according to TennisRecruiting.net; reached high of No. 11 in 2021 โฆ career-high ITF junior ranking: 125 โฆ trained at Gomez Tennis Academy in Naples, Fla. โฆ took womenโs singles title at 2020 Casely 10K Clay Court Championships in Hollywood, Fla. โฆ won Girlsโ 16 doubles Gold Balls at 2019 Easter Bowl in Indian Wells, Calif. and 2018 National Winter Championships in Orlando, Fla. โฆ swept ITF junior singles and doubles championships at J4 Kingston, J4 Nassau, J5 Le Diamant and J5 Saint-Francois tournaments in 2019 โฆ with partner Sasha Wood, seized doubles title at ITF J3 Monterrey tournament in 2019; also captured ITF junior doubles crown with partner Gianna Pielet at J4 Delray Beach event in 2019 โฆ with partner Allie Gretkowski, reached Girlsโ 16 doubles final round at 2018 Orange Bowl International Championships in Plantation, Fla. โฆ with partner Sydni Ratliff, earned Girlsโ 16 singles Silver Ball at 2018 USTA National Clay Court Championships in Memphis, Tenn.; reached Girlsโ 16 singles quarterfinal round โฆ collected Girlsโ 16 Bronze Balls at 2017 National Indoor Championships (with Ratliff) in Minneapolis and National Winter Championships (with partner Lana Mavor) in Orlando, Fla. โฆ named USTA Net Generation Ambassador in 2018 and 2019.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Jeffrey and Lisa โฆ has one older brother, Jack, and one younger sister, Nora โฆ decided to attend UCLA because it offers โpremier and prestigiousโ academics and athletics, โamazingโ resources, a location that โcannot be any betterโ and a tight-knit womenโs tennis program โฆ admires Roger Federer โฆ hobbies and interests include photography, going to the beach and basketball โฆ was trained gymnast until age of 10 and played basketball for five years ... communications major.
| CAREER SINGLES RECORD | CAREER DOUBLES RECORD | |||||
| YEAR | DUAL | TOUR | OVERALL | DUAL | TOUR | OVERALL |
| 2021-22 | 6-4 | 3-2 | 9-6 | 8-7 | 4-4 | 12-11 |
| 2022-23 | 8-11 | 7-5 | 15-16 | 6-9 | 1-3 | 7-12 |
| TOTALS | 14-15 | 10-7 | 24-22 | 14-16 | 5-7 | 19-23 |
