As last year’s NCAA championship got underway, the men’s tennis teams of UCLA and Virginia understood that just one point could be the deciding factor in who would be crowned national champions. Read more...
Photo: After struggling in doubles play early on in the season, UCLA men’s tennis has turned its play around as of late. Junior Marcos Giron emphasized the importance of chemistry in playing with a teammate. (Katie Meyers/Daily Bruin senior staff)
OJAI, Calif. — Karue Sell knew that his first serve landed just outside the service box. But with the line judge slightly delayed in making a call, Sell began to vocalize his joy anyway after what would have been the conclusion of a 2-5 comeback and straight-set match win. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt sophomore Karue Sell won the tiebreaker in his final set to give UCLA its second consecutive Pac-12 title. (Katie Meyers/Daily Bruin senior staff)
On the road against rival USC last Friday, the UCLA men’s tennis team was in position to take the Pac-12 regular-season title. After winning the doubles point, the Bruins took an early lead over the Trojans. Read more...
Photo: Senior Clay Thompson leads the Bruins with 37 singles wins entering the Pac-12 tournament this weekend. (Jose Ubeda/Daily Bruin staff)
Among receipts and handwritten tennis lineup drafts on Grant Chen's desk sits a silver clock set one hour behind. Chen never did feel as if he had to punch a timecard during his many years calling the Los Angeles Tennis Center his workplace. Read more...
A day that ended in disappointment for the UCLA men’s tennis team began on a much more positive and unfamiliar note. It started with the return of senior Adrien Puget. Read more...
Gage Brymer remembers making the trip up from Irvine to Westwood almost every spring of high school. The occasion? UCLA v. USC. The matches, charged by the intense rivalry between the two teams, were some of the only college tennis matches the UCLA men’s tennis freshman watched growing up. Read more...
Photo: Freshman Gage Brymer grew up watching UCLA play USC in tennis. He’ll contribute to the rivalry as a player against the Trojans this weekend. (Katie Meyers/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Three days after returning from a road trip through Utah and Arizona, the No. 5 UCLA men’s tennis team flat-out dominated UCSD, winning 5-0 in a Wednesday afternoon match that at times seemed like no more than a warm-up for UCLA’s highly-ranked matchup against USC on Friday. Read more...
