2024-25 Women's Tennis Roster
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Center, Olivia
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Olivia Center
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- San Marino HS
- Hometown:
- South Pasadena, Calif.
Bio
UCLA CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
• ITA All-America selection – 2025 (doubles)
• NCAA doubles qualifier (Fall 2024 w/ Kate Fakih)
• ITA Scholar-Athlete (2025)
• 2-time Athletic Director's Honor Roll member (last Winter 2025)
• Career-high ITA doubles ranking: 2 (April 8, 2025 w/ Kate Fakih)
2024-25
14-10 singles record (6-8 in dual matches) … 31-9 doubles mark (17-6 in dual matches) … achieved ITA All-America status for doubles … tied for team high in doubles wins (Kate Fakih) … tied for team high in dual-match doubles wins (Fakih, Anne-Christine Lutkemeyer) … reached final round of NCAA Championships doubles tournament with partner Fakih, defeating No. 18 DJ Bennett/Ava Hrastar of Auburn, Gabriella Broadfoot/Maddy Zampardo of NC State, No. 5 Alina Mukhortova/Maria Sholokhova of Wisconsin and No. 84 Ludmila Kareisova/ Anaëlle Leclercq-Ficher of Ole Miss … with Fakih, finished No. 13 in ITA doubles rankings (May 21) and reached season-high No. 2 (April 8) … singles decisions came exclusively on Court 6 … posted majority of completed doubles matches on Court 2 (17-4); also finished on Court 1 (0-2) … named ITA Scholar-Athlete ... posted two match-clinching points, including 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 result over Ellison Reynoldson of Wisconsin in Big Ten Tournament quarterfinal round (April 24) … clinched team-high nine doubles points with Fakih, including 6-3 result over No. 39 Anastasiia Grechkina/Alexia Harmon of Pepperdine (Feb. 26) … logged 13-6 record against nationally-ranked doubles opponents with Fakih, including 6-4 win versus No. 32 Anastasia Bozova/Stefania Rogozinska Dzik of LMU (Jan. 21) … with Fakih, claimed doubles title at ITA West Sectional Championships; beat No. 35 Amelia Honer/Marie Weissheim of UC Santa Barbara 2-6, 6-2, 1-0(4) in semifinal round (Nov. 8) … with Fakih, defeated No. 60 Claudia De Las Heras/Kailey Evans of San Diego 6-7(7), 6-3, 1-0(8) to reach doubles final round at ITA Southwest Regional Championships (Oct. 20) … posted two wins against ranked singles opponents, including 6-2, 6-7(3), 6-2 result over No. 95 Taylor Cataldi of Wisconsin to reach qualifying second round at ITA All-American Championships (Sept. 22) … earned first career singles victory with 6-0, 6-2 decision over Tina Li of Florida State to reach prequalifying second round at ITA All-American Championships (Sept. 20) … named to Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Fall 2024, Winter 2025.
PRIOR TO UCLA
Attended San Marino High School in San Marino, Calif. … Blue Chip recruit according to TennisRecruiting.net … reached career-high ITF junior ranking of No. 90 in 2024 … with partner Sophia Webster, claimed Girls’ 18 doubles championship at 2024 Easter Bowl in San Diego … reached singles quarterfinal round at ITF J300 Indian Wells (FILA International Junior Championship) event in 2024 … with partner Kate Fakih, earned entry into US Open women’s doubles main draw by capturing Girls’ 18 title at 2023 USTA Billie Jean King National Championships in San Diego … reached girls’ singles second round at 2023 US Open; also made doubles second round alongside Fakih … Titans beat Mater Dei HS to claim program’s first CIF Southern Section (SS) Open Division title in 2022 … SMHS bested La Cañada High School for first-ever CIF-SS Division 1 crown in 2021.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Brian and Vivian … has one older sister, Sophia … parents attended UCLA School of Law … decided to attend UCLA “because it offers a balance between good academics and a strong tennis program,” encourages her to grow on and off the court and surrounds her with people who “provide amazing support while also challenging and pushing [her] to be the best version of [herself] …describes her greatest athletic thrill to date as competing in 2023 US Open women’s doubles main draw in front of supportive crowd on Court 10 … admires Serena Williams, Rafael Nadal and gymnast Simone Biles … hobbies and interests include singing, psychology and bullet journaling … hates pickles … aspires to career in dermatology … undeclared major.
• ITA All-America selection – 2025 (doubles)
• NCAA doubles qualifier (Fall 2024 w/ Kate Fakih)
• ITA Scholar-Athlete (2025)
• 2-time Athletic Director's Honor Roll member (last Winter 2025)
• Career-high ITA doubles ranking: 2 (April 8, 2025 w/ Kate Fakih)
2024-25
14-10 singles record (6-8 in dual matches) … 31-9 doubles mark (17-6 in dual matches) … achieved ITA All-America status for doubles … tied for team high in doubles wins (Kate Fakih) … tied for team high in dual-match doubles wins (Fakih, Anne-Christine Lutkemeyer) … reached final round of NCAA Championships doubles tournament with partner Fakih, defeating No. 18 DJ Bennett/Ava Hrastar of Auburn, Gabriella Broadfoot/Maddy Zampardo of NC State, No. 5 Alina Mukhortova/Maria Sholokhova of Wisconsin and No. 84 Ludmila Kareisova/ Anaëlle Leclercq-Ficher of Ole Miss … with Fakih, finished No. 13 in ITA doubles rankings (May 21) and reached season-high No. 2 (April 8) … singles decisions came exclusively on Court 6 … posted majority of completed doubles matches on Court 2 (17-4); also finished on Court 1 (0-2) … named ITA Scholar-Athlete ... posted two match-clinching points, including 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 result over Ellison Reynoldson of Wisconsin in Big Ten Tournament quarterfinal round (April 24) … clinched team-high nine doubles points with Fakih, including 6-3 result over No. 39 Anastasiia Grechkina/Alexia Harmon of Pepperdine (Feb. 26) … logged 13-6 record against nationally-ranked doubles opponents with Fakih, including 6-4 win versus No. 32 Anastasia Bozova/Stefania Rogozinska Dzik of LMU (Jan. 21) … with Fakih, claimed doubles title at ITA West Sectional Championships; beat No. 35 Amelia Honer/Marie Weissheim of UC Santa Barbara 2-6, 6-2, 1-0(4) in semifinal round (Nov. 8) … with Fakih, defeated No. 60 Claudia De Las Heras/Kailey Evans of San Diego 6-7(7), 6-3, 1-0(8) to reach doubles final round at ITA Southwest Regional Championships (Oct. 20) … posted two wins against ranked singles opponents, including 6-2, 6-7(3), 6-2 result over No. 95 Taylor Cataldi of Wisconsin to reach qualifying second round at ITA All-American Championships (Sept. 22) … earned first career singles victory with 6-0, 6-2 decision over Tina Li of Florida State to reach prequalifying second round at ITA All-American Championships (Sept. 20) … named to Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Fall 2024, Winter 2025.
PRIOR TO UCLA
Attended San Marino High School in San Marino, Calif. … Blue Chip recruit according to TennisRecruiting.net … reached career-high ITF junior ranking of No. 90 in 2024 … with partner Sophia Webster, claimed Girls’ 18 doubles championship at 2024 Easter Bowl in San Diego … reached singles quarterfinal round at ITF J300 Indian Wells (FILA International Junior Championship) event in 2024 … with partner Kate Fakih, earned entry into US Open women’s doubles main draw by capturing Girls’ 18 title at 2023 USTA Billie Jean King National Championships in San Diego … reached girls’ singles second round at 2023 US Open; also made doubles second round alongside Fakih … Titans beat Mater Dei HS to claim program’s first CIF Southern Section (SS) Open Division title in 2022 … SMHS bested La Cañada High School for first-ever CIF-SS Division 1 crown in 2021.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Brian and Vivian … has one older sister, Sophia … parents attended UCLA School of Law … decided to attend UCLA “because it offers a balance between good academics and a strong tennis program,” encourages her to grow on and off the court and surrounds her with people who “provide amazing support while also challenging and pushing [her] to be the best version of [herself] …describes her greatest athletic thrill to date as competing in 2023 US Open women’s doubles main draw in front of supportive crowd on Court 10 … admires Serena Williams, Rafael Nadal and gymnast Simone Biles … hobbies and interests include singing, psychology and bullet journaling … hates pickles … aspires to career in dermatology … undeclared major.
| CAREER SINGLES | CAREER DOUBLES | |||||
| YEAR | DUAL | TOUR | OVR | DUAL | TOUR | OVR |
| 2024-25 | 6-8 | 8-2 | 14-10 | 17-6 | 14-3 | 31-9 |
| TOTALS | 6-8 | 8-2 | 14-10 | 17-6 | 14-3 | 31-9 |
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
