Not even bad hips can keep Marcos Giron away from tennis. After learning that he had to undergo hip surgery and put his professional career on hold, Giron, a former UCLA standout and the 2014 NCAA singles champion, reached out to UCLA men’s tennis coach Billy Martin about coming back to Westwood as a volunteer assistant coach. Read more...
Photo: Marcos Giron, the 2014 NCAA singles champion, is back at UCLA as a coach while he recovers from hip surgery. (Daily Bruin file photo)
UCLA men’s tennis didn’t relax like the rest of the student body this past week. Instead, the team went on a three-game road trip that was capped off with the team downing the Washington Huskies 4-0 in Seattle on Sunday. Read more...
Photo: After a hard-fought doubles victory, junior Joseph Di Giulio nearly shut out Washington’s Joao Barra, winning his singles match 6-1, 6-0, helping the Bruins to a 4-0 win. (Hannah Ye/Assistant Photo Editor)
The Bruins proved they could dominate even with their star player missing from the lineup. The No. 6 UCLA men’s tennis walloped the BYU Cougars 7-0 at the Los Angeles Tennis Center on Thursday to improve 11-2 for the season. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore Martin Redlicki defeated Shane Monroe of BYU in straight sets, 6-2, 7-6 (5). (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)
For the past three years, junior Mackie McDonald has been atop the UCLA men’s tennis lineup. As a two-time singles All-American with a career singles record of 69-15, McDonald is arguably the country’s top collegiate tennis player. Read more...
Photo: Junior Gage Brymer and the Bruins will be without their top player, Mackie McDonald, when they take on BYU on Thursday. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)
UCLA men’s tennis got some serious doubles practice this weekend in La Jolla, California at the 127th Annual Pacific Coast Men’s Doubles Championship. Freshman Maxime Cressy and sophomore Martin Redlicki had standout performances for the Bruins. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore Austin Rapp said he feels 100 percent after spraining his ankle back in early February. (Kathy Chen/Daily Bruin)
Four UCLA men’s doubles pairs will be competing this weekend at the 127th Annual Pacific Coast Men’s Doubles Tennis Championship in La Jolla, California. The doubles-only tournament features 128 teams consisting of collegiate players from around the country, as well as several professional players and college coaches. Read more...
Photo: (Kathy Chen/Daily bruin)
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)
