Mackie McDonald’s impressive offseason continued Thursday, as the junior tennis player defeated a top-100 pro player to advance to the quarterfinals of the ATP World Tour Sacramento Challenger. Read more...
Photo: Junior Mackie McDonald reached the quarterfinals of the ATP World Tour Sacramento Challenger on Thursday by beating Tim Smyczek, the No. 98-ranked player in the professional ranks. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Mackie McDonald was close to reaching his first challenger event final this past Saturday. The UCLA junior was defeated, however, in three sets by the No. Read more...
Photo: Junior Mackie McDonald, the nation’s No. 3 college player, reached the semifinal of the Tiburon Challenger. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The men’s tennis team is doing overtime this fall as they continue their professional tournament campaign. Junior Mackie McDonald, the No. 3 college player in the nation, earned a wild card into the main draw of the Tiburon Challenger last Sunday. Read more...
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Junior Mackie McDonald and sophomore Martin Redlicki won the doubles championship at the Costa Mesa Pro Classic on Saturday. McDonald and Redlicki reached the doubles final last year as well, but fell in a third-set tiebreaker. Read more...
Photo: UCLA’s top doubles team, sophomore Martin Redlicki (pictured) and junior Mackie McDonald, won the Costa Mesa Pro Classic on Saturday. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Check out a breakdown of the UCLA sports stories you might have missed this week. Speraw and the U.S. qualify for Rio 2016 The U.S. Men’s National Volleyball Team, led by head coach John Speraw, qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro by winning the FIVB World Cup this week. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore Martin Redlicki, the No. 57 player in the country, lost to No. 27 Collin Altamirano in the second round of singles at the Costa Mesa Pro Classic Thursday. He is still in the tournament playing doubles with junior Mackie McDonald. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The UCLA men’s tennis team continued its fall tournament schedule, competing in multiple Southern California professional tournaments over the past two weeks. Last Sunday, junior Mackie McDonald finished runner-up at the Claremont USTA Pro Classic after falling to Deiton Baughman 2-6, 6-3, 6-3. Read more...
Photo: Junior Mackie McDonald had a second-place showing at the Claremont USTA Pro Classic. He was just recently named No. 3 college player in the nation. (Bailey Greene/Daily Bruin)
Robin Anderson has wanted to play at the U.S. Open since she was little. After seizing her first opportunity by winning the American Collegiate Invitational at the U.S. Read more...
Photo: Junior Mackie McDonald won the American Collegiate Invitational final at the U.S. Open on Saturday with strong first serves and a solid return game. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)
