The umpires stepped on to the court twice in the middle of the dual match to warn the crowd that any harassment against the USC players would warrant a point penalty. Read more...
Photo: Senior Karue Sell defeated USC’s Jake DeVine 6-4, 4-6, 6-1. His victory clinched the dual match for the Bruins, in what would be a 5-2 win against the Trojans. (Bailey Greene/Daily Bruin)
USC men’s tennis wasn’t supposed to be good this year. The Trojans lost four seniors last year, all who were ranked in the top 50 in singles, and this year’s squad consists mostly of underclassmen. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore Martin Redlicki played in all three matches against USC last year, but two of those matches went unfinished. In the one that was completed, he lost in straight sets. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)
It wasn’t a pretty win, but the UCLA men’s tennis team will take it, especially over one of last year’s Pac-12 title champs. Saturday’s dual match between the No. Read more...
Photo: Senior Karue Sell won his match in straight sets, 6-2, 6-2, against Stanford’s Sameer Kumar. His win was the Bruins’ first point of the 4-3 dual-match victory. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)
UCLA men’s tennis was caught off guard last year when it traveled to Stanford. The Cardinal program just saw a change in head coach and staff after long-time coach John Whitlinger retired, and new coach Paul Goldstein wanted to bring an energetic crowd to the matches, much like the matches seen at Big 12 schools. Read more...
Photo: Junior Mackie McDonald and No. 4 UCLA return to Stanford after a 4-3 upset loss to the Cardinal last year. The Bruins are ready to face a rowdy crowd and six top-ranked Cardinal players with their own top singles players. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The UCLA men’s tennis team has tasted success early this season, asserting itself as a formidable team in college tennis. But one of the Bruins’ biggest challenges in the Pac-12 still lies ahead with next weekend’s match. Read more...
Photo: Junior Gage Brymer is piecing together a strong third season after sitting out the majority of 2015 with an injury. Brymer is currently 12-6 this season and 6-4 in dual match play. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Billy Martin wasn’t satisfied with his players’ performance. Following a semifinal appearance at the ITA Division I Men’s National Team Indoor Championships in Charlottesville, Virginia last weekend, the coach expected more out of the No. Read more...
Photo: Junior Gage Brymer won straight sets Saturday morning, defeating UC Irvine’s Tyler Pham 6-3, 6-1. UCLA swept the match, winning 7-0 and improving to 8-2 for the season. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Slowly but surely, the Bruins are climbing. The No. 4 UCLA men’s tennis team most recently asserted its place at the top of the national rankings with a strong showing at the ITA Division I Men’s Team Indoor Championships last weekend, reaching the semifinal before losing to now- No.1 UNC. Read more...
Photo: Junior Mackie McDonald and the UCLA men’s tennis team will face UCI as the Bruins try to continue their five-year shutout streak over the Anteaters. (Kathy Chen/Daily Bruin)
