The two top UCLA singles players found themselves down early in their respective third-set tiebreakers. Yet, with the support of their teammates and the crowd, freshman Keegan Smith and sophomore Evan Zhu fought back from deficits to win their matches, earning the No. Read more...
Photo: Junior Maxime Cressy and the No. 6 UCLA men’s tennis team logged their third sweep in three days on Saturday against Pepperdine. The Bruins will host Loyola Marymount on Tuesday. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The Bruins had only played one prior match ever against one of their doubleheader opponents Thursday and had never matched up against the other foe. The unfamiliarity did not faze the No. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s tennis swept both of its doubleheader opponents Thursday. In the singles competition, the Bruins won all but one match in straight sets. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Last season, UCLA men’s tennis finished undefeated at home en route to a 22-6 overall record and NCAA Tournament quarterfinals berth. This year’s team begins its defense of home court when No. Read more...
Photo: Senior Martin Redlicki will play in the top singles slot as the Bruins kick off their regular season Thursday with two back-to-back home matches against Grand Canyon and George Washington. (Emma Skinner/Daily Bruin)
Winter season is coming. The UCLA men’s tennis team played in their first tournament since ending fall season with freshman Keegan Smith going the farthest in the Sherwood Collegiate Cup, losing to Stanford’s Tom Fawcett 4-6, 6-1, 7-5 in the semifinals. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore Evan Zhu returned to play for the Bruins in January after taking fall quarter off to compete professionally. UCLA hosts back-to-back matches against George Washington and Grand Canyon on Thursday. (Emma Skinner/Daily Bruin)
This weekend offers one more opportunity for the members of UCLA men’s tennis to make a play for spots in the regular season lineup. The Bruins will compete in the Sherwood Collegiate Cup, the last tournament prior to UCLA’s dual match openers against George Washington University and Grand Canyon University on Thursday. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore Evan Zhu is the No. 5 seed going into the Sherwood Collegiate Cup this weekend. This is the final tournament before the Bruins kick off their regular season Thursday. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Coach Billy Martin can only remember one other pair of brothers on the UCLA men’s tennis team in his 34-year tenure as a coach. And as rare as brothers on the same team is, Austin and Connor Rapp’s support for one another makes their presence even more significant. Read more...
Photo: The Rapp brothers initially played both tennis and baseball when they were little, but then began focusing exclusively on tennis. Austin Rapp played doubles last year on court two, clinching the ITA Kick-Off Weekend with partner Joseph DiGiulio. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Crowds can provoke anxiety in a freshman student-athlete, but not in one who grew up around them. “Being in front of a crowd, it’s easy to get nervous and get tight … but my upbringing, being at all these huge games, huge crowds, I (feel) super comfortable out there,” sophomore Ben Goldberg said. Read more...
Photo: Ben Goldberg said he hopes to work in college athletics someday after he graduates, as a coach or administrator. The sophomore said he would prefer it to be at UCLA, a place he has been connected to since his childhood. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
