2018-19 Women's Tennis Roster

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2018-19 UCLA WTEN (Photo: Scott Chandler)
Photo by: Scott Chandler
Katie LaFrance (Photo: Don Liebig)

Katie LaFrance

  • Height:
    5-4
  • Class:
    Freshman
  • Hometown:
    Little Rock, Ark.
  • Previous School:
    Laurel Springs School

UCLA CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
โ€ข ITA Scholar-Athlete (2019)
โ€ข 3-time Athletic Directorโ€™s Honor Roll member (last Springย 2019)

2018-19
1-4 singles record โ€ฆ named ITA Scholar-Athlete โ€ฆ notched first-career singles win versus Autum Prudhomme of Grand Canyon, 6-1, 6-3, at ITA Regional Championships - Southwest โ€ฆ selected to Athletic Directorโ€™s Honor Roll for Fall 2018, Winter 2019, Spring 2019.

PRIOR TO UCLA
Graduated from Laurel Springs School โ€ฆ reached career-high No. 346 in ITF junior rankings (2017) โ€ฆ won nine ITF doubles championships with five partners across four continents โ€ฆ posted 44-42 record in ITF singles matches and 52-31 mark in doubles tilts โ€ฆ earned Gold Ball at 2014 USTA National Spring Team Championships in Mobile, Ala. โ€ฆ received Silver Ball after posting runner-up finish in Girlsโ€™ 14 doubles play at 2013 USTA National Winter Championships in Tucson, Ariz. โ€ฆ swept Girlsโ€™ 16 singles and doubles championships at 2014 USTA Closed Regional Tournament โ€“ October (Region 4) in Norcross, Ga. โ€ฆ achieved Top-10 status in each USTA Southern Section age group from 14 to 18 โ€ฆ took Girlsโ€™ 16 singles and doubles titles at 2014 Arkansas Junior State Qualifying (Level 3) tournament in Little Rock, Ark. โ€ฆ turned in singles record of 17-5 and doubles tally of 13-8 across 16 and 18 age groups at USTAโ€™s Southern Cup and National Zonals tournaments.

PERSONAL
Full name: Katherine Perdue LaFrance โ€ฆ decided to attend UCLA because of its โ€œprestigious academic and athletic opportunitiesโ€ and her love of the coaching staff and players โ€ฆ describes her greatest athletic thrill to date as winning her ninth ITF doubles title โ€ฆ admires Roger Federer and Caroline Wozniacki โ€ฆ hobbies and interests include fashion and traveling โ€ฆ has traveled to 42 countries across five continents.

CAREER SINGLES RECORD CAREER DOUBLES RECORD
YEAR DUAL TOUR OVERALL DUAL TOUR OVERALL
2018-19 0-0 1-4 1-4 0-0 0-0 0-0
TOTALS 0-0 1-4 1-4 0-0 0-0 0-0
UCLA W. Tennis Postmatch - Olivia Center & Kate Fakih (Nov. 23, 2024)
Sunday, November 24
Media Availability - Coach Sampras Webster (May 15, 2024)
Thursday, May 16
NCAA First and Second Rounds
Friday, May 03
Postmatch Interviews: Fangran Tian/Rance Brown (May 27, 2023)
Saturday, May 27