After losing the doubles point against Stanford, coach Billy Martin had a lighthearted message for the team. “I really would have been worried about winning this match had we won the doubles point,” Martin told the players. Read more...
Photo: Junior Austin Rapp has lost his usual doubles partner, senior Joe Di Giulio, to an arm injury for the past four matches. Freshman Ben Goldberg took Di Giulio’s place, but the new duo has only won one match in four tries. (Erin Rice/Daily Bruin)
Not even the flu can stop the UCLA men’s tennis team. The No. 15 Bruins (8-3) beat the Stanford Cardinal (6-3) by a narrow score of 4-2 on Saturday in their first game back at home in almost a month. Read more...
Photo: Freshman Evan Zhu ended a two-match losing streak in singles play after pulling out a three-set victory over Stanfod sophomore Michael Genender on Saturday. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)
After suffering two losses all last regular season, UCLA men’s tennis suffered two losses in the span of 24 hours. But the team isn’t worried. “We knew this year wasn’t going to be as good as last year,” said junior Martin Redlicki. Read more...
Photo: UCLA has lost two straight matches, but the Bruins say they aren’t worried about the losses. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The season is a marathon, not a sprint. The Bruins finished with a losing record at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Division I National Men’s Team Indoor Championship – where some of the best teams in the nation squared off – but they know what they need to do to improve. Read more...
Photo: Despite losing 4-0 to No. 1 Virginia and 4-3 to No. 4 Cal this past weekend, junior Austin Rapp said he thinks UCLA isn’t far from both teams talent-wise, and that the Bruins can beat both if they improve in doubles. (Erin Rice/Daily Bruin)
77-47. That’s the record UCLA men’s tennis has over its crosstown rival USC. On Friday, another rivalry game is taking place as the No. 7 Bruins (6-1) prepare to take on the No. Read more...
Photo: Nineteenth-ranked senior Gage Brymer brings a 3-2 dual match singles record into No. 7 UCLA’s matchup against No. 9 USC on Friday. Brymer will face 13th-ranked Trojan freshman Brandon Holt at the No. 1 court. (Erin Rice/Daily Bruin)
Sometimes talent trumps experience. The No. 7 UCLA men’s tennis team (6-1) swept the unranked Tulsa Golden Hurricane (4-6) 7-0 on Monday despite not having played indoors yet this season. Read more...
Photo: Freshman Evan Zhu snapped a two-game losing streak in singles by defeating Tulsa’s Dominic Bechard 6-3, 6-2. He also won his doubles match with junior Martin Redlicki 7-6 at court one, giving the Bruins the doubles point. (Erin Rice/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: Long Beach State men’s volleyball is the highest ranked Mountain Pacific Sports Federation team, coming in at No. 2. The 49ers have won seven consecutive conference matches. (Daily Bruin file photo)
