Doubles is a game of chess for coach Billy Martin. There are no partner changes or major adjustments in the lineup this time of year for the UCLA men’s tennis coach. Read more...
Photo: In UCLA men’s tennis’s recent matchup against USC, the pair of senior Joe Di Giulio (pictured) and junior Austin Rapp took a loss on Court 2 to the Trojans’ Nick Crystal-Laurens Verboven. (Farida Saleh/Daily Bruin)
Check out a breakdown of the UCLA sports stories you might have missed this week. Men’s and women’s tennis TuAnh Dam, Sports editor Few schools can match the pedigree of the UCLA men’s and women’s tennis programs. Read more...
Photo: Rising sophomore goalie Alex Wolf played for team USA at a tournament in Australia over the past week and was named the tournament’s best goalkeeper. Attackers rising redshirt senior Max Irving and rising senior Alex Roelse also competed. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Two of collegiate tennis’ most storied programs have punched their tickets for a shot at once again lifting the championship trophy. The UCLA men’s and women’s tennis squads both qualified for their respective NCAA Division I Tennis Tournaments, with the men’s team receiving the No. Read more...
Photo: Despite a possible NCAA Tournament round of 16 match against No. 12 Texas A&M and a possible quarterfinal match against No. 4 USC, junior Austin Rapp (right) said the team needs to stay focused on one match at a time since the bracket is single elimination. (Amy Dixon/Daily Bruin)
Saturday was a night built for comebacks for UCLA men’s tennis. UCLA lost the doubles point to go down 1-0 and immediately followed that by losing four of the six first sets in singles. Read more...
Photo: Logan Staggs completed UCLA’s lone three-set victory Saturday night against USC. The junior defeated Jack Jaede 3-6, 7-5, 6-0 to bring the Bruins within one, but they couldn’t complete the comeback, eventually losing 4-3. (Farida Saleh/Daily Bruin)
The reigning champions are here to defend their throne. No. 1-seeded UCLA men’s tennis (18-4, 6-0 Pac-12) will travel back to Ojai, California, to defend its Pac-12 tournament crown after beating California last year. Read more...
Photo: Senior Joe Di Giulio will play in his last Pac-12 tournament as the Bruins begin their title defense. UCLA clinched the regular season title last week and will open the tournament Friday against Stanford. (Farida Saleh/Daily Bruin)
Check out a breakdown of the UCLA sports stories you might have missed this week. Men’s and women’s tennis Hanson Wang, assistant Sports editor Clinching wins and going undefeated tends to put you on the short list for Pac-12 Player of the Week – that’s exactly what Martin Redlicki did to earn the honor for the third time this season. Read more...
Photo: After clinching UCLA’s 4-1 win over USC, Martin Redlicki was named Pac-12 Player of the Week. The junior, ranked No. 56 in the country, improved to 18-3 in dual match play, including a 17-1 mark at No. 2 singles. (Kathy Chen/Daily Bruin)
While Bruin athletes continue competing in Westwood, here’s a look at some of the biggest news from the rest of the Pac-12 and Mountain Pacific Sports Federation. Read more...
Photo: Long Beach State, the No. 1 seed in the MPSF tournament, swept No. 4 seed UC Irvine in the semifinals, and then took out No. 3 seed Hawai’i in four sets in the championship. The 49ers earned the conference’s automatic bid into the NCAA championships. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)
