Martin Redlicki knew his lob was good. He raised his arms the moment he struck the ball, and his opponent, USC’s Nick Crystal, didn’t even look back as it fell a foot in front of the baseline. Read more...
Photo: Junior Martin Redlicki defeated USC’s Nick Crystal 7-6 (9), 7-6 (2) to clinch UCLA’s 4-1 victory Friday. With the win, the Bruins are the No. 1 seed in next week’s Pac-12 tournament. (Farida Saleh/Daily Bruin)
UCLA men’s tennis had a tuneup match midweek against Cal Lutheran, and coach Billy Martin took full advantage of it. The No. 8 Bruins (17-4) revamped their entire doubles lineup and two-thirds of their singles lineup in a 7-0 sweep over the Division III Kingsmen (5-16) Wednesday afternoon. Read more...
Photo: Junior Martin Redlicki clinched the win over Cal Lutheran by a 6-1, 6-0 score from the No. 2 court. The Bruins won every set in the contest and only dropped nine total singles games. (Pinkie Su/Daily Bruin)
An undefeated Pac-12 record sounded good to UCLA men’s tennis coach Billy Martin, and that’s exactly what he has heading into the last week of regular season competition. Read more...
Photo: Freshman Evan Zhu won UCLA’s first singles point against Utah with a 6-1, 6-3 victory over Santiago Sierra on Friday, and then he clinched the Bruins’ 4-0 sweep of Arizona on Sunday with a 6-2, 6-2 win against Trent Botha. (Pinkie Su/Daily Bruin)
UCLA men’s tennis only has four more games left in the regular season to hold its current lead in the Pac-12 standings and stave off rivals USC. Read more...
Photo: Junior Martin Redlicki enters this weekend’s dual matches against Utah and Arizona having won six consecutive singles matches at court two. In doubles, Redlicki has won four straight with freshman Evan Zhu. (Kathy Chen/Daily Bruin)
Check out a breakdown of the UCLA sports stories you might have missed this week. Women’s golfDavid Gottlieb, assistant Sports editor Lilia Vu won another tournament Tuesday, meaning that the sophomore has finished first in three straight tournaments. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt freshman pitcher Rachel Garcia was named USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Week, Pac-12 Conference Pitcher of the Week and Pac-12 Freshman of the Week following a complete-game shutout against then-No. 1 Oregon last weekend. (Amy Dixon/Daily Bruin)
UCLA men’s tennis has not been getting the performances it’s used to out of the top singles spot. The Bruins did not have this problem in the past two years with Mackie McDonald. Read more...
Photo: Senior Gage Brymer went 11-4 during the fall tournament season and earned the No. 1 spot in UCLA’s singles lineup, but he only owns a 5-5 record at court one. Overall, the Bruins are 6-7 at the top of the lineup. (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 the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation. Read more...
Photo: The No. 2 Stanford women’s water polo team upset No. 1 USC on Saturday afternoon to break the Trojans’ NCAA women’s water polo record 52-game win streak. No. 3 UCLA will play the Cardinal this Saturday on the road. (Daily Bruin file photo)
