SAN FRANCISCO – Kimmi Hance of the UCLA women’s tennis team was named Pac-12 Player of the Week for the week of March 13-19, the conference announced Tuesday.
The visiting Bruins defeated crosstown rival USC 4-1 (March 16) thanks in large part to Hance’s wins against nationally-ranked opponents on the doubles and singles courts.
The sophomore combination of Hance and Elise Wagle made a statement out of the gate in doubles play, giving UCLA a leg up with their 6-2 display versus the 24th-ranked pair of Naomi Cheong and Snow Han on the top court. Hance then dispatched of No. 61 Han 6-2, 6-3 on the second singles court, extending the Bruins’ lead to 3-1.
The team victory marked UCLA’s third in a row and fifth in six tries.
The Pac-12 Player of the Week award represents the first of Hance’s career and second in as many weeks for the Bruins. Sasha Vagramov was honored for the week of March 6-12. UCLA has now collected 38 all-time weekly accolades from the conference.
ALSO NOMINATED: Reece Carter, ARIZ; Sophie Luescher, ORE; Eryn Cayetano, USC; Astrid Olsen, WASH.
2023 PAC-12 WOMEN’S TENNIS PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
| Week | Player |
| Jan. 17 | Maxine Murphy, WSU |
| Jan. 24 | Madison Sieg, USC |
| Jan. 30 | Alexandra Yepifanova, STAN |
| Feb. 7 | Midori Castillo-Meza, ARIZ |
| Feb. 14 | Hikaru Sato, WASH |
| Feb. 21 | Ares Teixido Garcia, ORE |
| Feb. 24 | Hikaru Sato, WASH |
| March 7 | Astrid Olsen, WASH |
| March 14 | Sasha Vagramov, UCLA |
| March 21 | Kimmi Hance, UCLA |
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