2025 Beach Volleyball Roster
Roster
Alexa Fernandez
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Lutheran South Academy
- Hometown:
- Friendswood, Texas
UCLA CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
• UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2024)
FALL 2024
UCLA Beach Volleyball freshman Alexa Fernandez and senior Reagan Hope reached the finals of the 17th bracket before officials decided not to play it out to completion. The duo had an impressive 5-1 record with a lot of hard-fought victories that went the distance. Fernandez and Hope, originally seeded 10th, won their pool with a 2-0 record. They opened with a three-set thriller over FIU's (55th seed) Aleksandra Chudzik and Arianna Franklin, 17-21, 21-15, 15-9 on Friday and closed the day with another three-setter, this time defeating Florida Atlantic's (23rd seed) Julie Honzovicova and Kate McLaughlin, rallying for a 14-21, 21-19, 21-19 win. They were reseeded 16th in the Champions Bracket and fell to the 17th-seeded duo from Stanford, Avery Jackson and Taylor Wilson, 21-14, 21-19. That relegated them to the 17th Bracket, where their grit and toughness was put on display again winning three more matches, all in three sets, to reach the finals of the 17th Bracket. Seeded first in the 17th Bracket, the Bruin duo opened with a 21-18, 32-34, 15-11 win on Saturday over GCU's (16th seed) Becca Drake and Jessica Drake. Then on Sunday, they took down the eighth seed from LSU, Gabi Bailey and Parker Bracken, 16-21, 21-14, 15-13, and the fourth-seeded pair from Florida State, Gella Andrew and Myriah Massey, 21-15, 15-21, 15-12. They were expected to take on the 15 seed, Texas A&M - Corpus Christi's Madison Morrow and Tess Spaansen. The Islanders' duo posted upsets of No. 2 Washington, No. 10 USC, and No. 3 Hawai'i en route to the finals of the 17th Bracket.
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
Attended Lutheran Southern Academy all four years … lettered her freshman year in indoor volleyball as an outside hitter and setter before switching to beach volleyball … notched 266 kills, 190 digs, and 21 blocks during her high school career and was named TAPPS 5A First Team All-State … played club beach volleyball for MadSand (2022) and Future Beach Volleyball (2023-24) … was a U19 USA Volleyball Beach National Team Alternate in 2022 … received JVA Best in Beach honors (2023) … competed in the 2023 U21 Beach World Championships in Thailand.
PERSONAL
Full name is Alexa Aurora Fernandez … born in Houston to parents Karla and Sergio … has an older brother Sergio Jr. and two older sisters Felicia and Sofia … decided to attend UCLA because “It checked all the boxes for me. The opportunities to be challenged academically, learn from the program’s incredible coaching staff, and be on the most beautiful campus were everything I ever wanted!” … athletes she admires most include Sydney McLaughlin, Kristen Nuss, and Misty May-Treanor … describes her greatest athletic thrill as “Competing in the 2023 U21 Beach World Championships in Thailand where I fell deeper in love with the sport.” … hobbies include Bible studies, watching movies, lifting weights, trying new food, and traveling with family … interesting facts about her are that she is fluent in Spanish and enjoys juggling … majoring in physiological science.
