In a year with changed protocols, the Bruins’ lineups also underwent adjustments. Continuing its back-to-back title defense, No. 2 UCLA beach volleyball (2-0, 2-0 Pac-12) swept its opening weekend doubleheader against No. Read more...
Photo: Fifth-year graduate student Savvy Simo and her partner freshman Lexy Denaburg won both of their matches on the top court as No. 2 UCLA beach volleyball opened up its season 2-0. (Ella Barnes/Daily Bruin)
Almost a year since they last hit the sand, the Bruins are returning to the beach – and their first action will be brought to viewers by the players themselves. Read more...
Photo: After winning back-to-back national championships, graduate student Savvy Simo returned to No. 2 UCLA beach volleyball for a fifth season. (Courtney Quirmbach/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated Aug. 18 at 5:16 p.m. to reflect a new illustration for the Swim & Dive team. With the Pac-12’s recent cancellation of all athletic competitions for the rest of the 2020 calendar year, many UCLA sports will be waiting longer than usual to start their seasons. Read more...
Photo: (Emily Dembinski/Illustrations director)
For seven years, Madi Yeomans’ Instagram page was home to picture after picture of her on the beach or in the water. All those photos are still there, but the more recent posts don’t involve her sport, her team or being outside at all. Read more...
Photo: UCLA beach volleyball senior Madi Yeomans had her final collegiate season cut short due to the coronavirus pandemic. But she has been making the most of her newfound free time by producing a cooking show on Instagram TV. (Screen capture by Jacqueline Dzwonczyk/Daily Bruin senior staff, Illustration by Emily Dembinski/Daily Bruin staff)
The “From the Sidelines” series aims to give student-athletes a chance to share their stories in their own words. The first testimony comes from UCLA indoor and beach volleyball senior Savvy Simo, who has recently announced she will take a fifth year in response to the cancellation of what would have been her eighth campaign as a Bruin. Read more...
Photo: Senior Savvy Simo has won back-to-back national championships as a member of UCLA beach volleyball. Before the 2020 season was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic, she had started every match on court one. (Photo by Alice Naland/Daily Bruin, illustration by Calista Wu/Design director)
Their season may have ended more than a month ago, but the Bruins are still acting as a connected, cohesive unit by reflecting on their past season and making preparations for next year. Read more...
Photo: Savvy Simo, one of three seniors on this year’s UCLA beach volleyball roster, said she is considering taking a fifth year of NCAA eligibility since her final season was cut short as a result of the novel coronavirus pandemic. (Alex Driscoll/Daily Bruin)
While the world faces shortages of necessary goods, many people are surrounded by an abundance of one thing: time. And if it’s possible to keep future goals in focus, extra time can be a good thing, according to some of the current and former UCLA student athletes who had been preparing for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Read more...
Photo: (Illustration by Nico Hy/Daily Bruin)
