Monday, August 3

Maxime Cressy and Keegan Smith bring home NCAA doubles title for men’s tennis

The Bruins have an NCAA champion doubles team for the second consecutive year. The No. 2 seed duo of senior Maxime Cressy and sophomore Keegan Smith was the only doubles team representing UCLA men’s tennis at the NCAA doubles championships in Orlando, Florida. Read more...

Photo: Senior Maxime Cressy and sophomore Keegan Smith defeated Alabama’s Patrick Kaukovalta and Mazen Osama 6-3, 6-4 to become the 2019 NCAA doubles champions. Their title is the program’s 14th all-time and second in a row. (Andy Bao/Daily Bruin)


Baseball swings past Oregon into postseason, sets new program record

The Pac-12 champions are heading into the postseason riding a 10-game winning streak. No. 1 UCLA baseball (47-8, 24-5 Pac-12) capped off the regular season with its seventh sweep of the year, defeating Oregon (27-29, 10-19) 6-5 on Friday. Read more...

Photo: Freshman catcher Noah Cardenas hit a bases-clearing, three-run double to give UCLA a 5-0 lead over Oregon in the third inning Friday. (Isabelle Roy/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Softball on brink of Women’s College World Series after beating James Madison

The Bruins need just one more win to advance to the Women’s College World Series. No. 2 seed UCLA softball (50-6, 20-4 Pac-12) defeated James Madison (51-9, 20-1 Colonial Athletic Association) on Friday night by a score of 6-1. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore utility Kinsley Washington doubled and scored twice in No. 2 seed UCLA softball’s win over James Madison. The Bruins will have a chance to advance to the Women’s College World Series with a win tomorrow. (Ashley Kenney/Daily Bruin)


UCLA women’s tennis doubles team continues on to compete in NCAA semifinal

The Bruins may have been eliminated from team competition, but individual players are still squaring off in Orlando, Florida. UCLA women’s tennis (21-8, 8-2 Pac-12) saw its season come to an end after falling to North Carolina, but four Bruins still travelled to Florida to participate in the NCAA doubles and singles championships. Read more...

Photo: Freshman Elysia Bolton won two matches in the NCAA singles championship, including a three-set, come-from-behind victory over Anna Turati of Texas. In doubles, Bolton and her partner redshirt junior Jada Hart upended a seeded opponent from Tennessee in the first round before falling in the second round Wednesday. (Andy Bao/Daily Bruin).


Softball prepares for battle of pitchers against James Madison in super regional

The Bruins will compete in the round of 16 for the sixth year in a row. No. 2 seed UCLA softball (49-6, 20-4 Pac-12) will host James Madison (51-8, 20-1 Colonial Athletic Association) – the lone unseeded team still alive – in the super regionals of the NCAA tournament. Read more...

Photo: Freshman utility Kelli Godin hit .571 in last weekend’s regional. The Bruins are looking to extend their postseason run in the super regionals against James Madison. (Ashley Kenney/Daily Bruin)



UCLA women’s basketball forward makes USA team for Pan American Games

Cori Close received a text from Michaela Onyenwere last weekend. “I didn’t make it,” the sophomore forward wrote. Close, the UCLA women’s basketball coach, said she was shocked that Onyenwere didn’t earn a spot on the 2019 U.S. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore forward Michaela Onyenwere was one of 12 athletes selected to play on the 2019 U.S. women’s basketball team in the Pan American Games. Onyenwere logged 298 rebounds and 642 points for UCLA women’s basketball this season. (Alice Naland/Daily Bruin)