Friday, August 7

Baseball extends win streak with Oregon sweep, celebrates senior day

The Bruins were lights out on both sides of the ball Sunday. No. 18 UCLA baseball (35-17, 18-9 Pac-12) completed the sweep against Oregon (25-27, 11-16) with a 10-2 victory in the series finale, extending its winning streak to four with just three games left on the schedule. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore right-hander Ryan Garcia gave the Bruins five scoreless innings before giving up his only run in the sixth. With Garcia holding things down on the mound, UCLA ran up the score and took down Oregon 10-2. (Grant Mooney/Daily Bruin)


Women’s tennis falls 4-3 to Georgia Tech in NCAA quarterfinals

The Bruins were on the verge of victory but couldn’t come out on top. After having a 3-1 lead, No. 12-seeded UCLA women’s tennis (23-6, 9-1 Pac-12) were outlasted by No. Read more...

Photo: Freshman Abi Altick was one set away from clinching the win for the Bruins over Georgia Tech but fell to Ida Jarlskog. UCLA lost to the Yellow Jackets 4-3 in the quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament. (Niveda Tennety/Daily Bruin)


Men’s tennis defeats USC in close match, moves on to NCAA semifinals

And then there were four. No. 2-seeded UCLA men’s tennis (30-2, 8-0 Pac-12) defeated No. 10-seeded USC (20-9, 6-2) 4-3 at Wake Forest’s Leighton Family Courts to reach the NCAA tournament semifinals. Read more...

Photo: In the third set, senior Martin Redlicki defeated USC’s Brandon Holt in singles on court one to clinch the win for the Bruins. UCLA will advance to the semifinals of the NCAA tournament and face either Ohio State or Mississippi. (Alice Naland/Daily Bruin)



Softball ends season with multiple honors, highest win percentage since 2000

The Bruins leave the 2018 regular season with seven straight conference series wins and two losses in their last 20 games. No. 2 UCLA softball (50-4, 20-4 Pac-12) produced its fifth 50-win season over the last 10 years. Read more...

Photo: Freshman Aaliyah Jordan leads the Bruins in seven offensive categories in 2018 en route to what has been their best season since the turn of the century. (Liz Ketcham/Daily Bruin)


Led by pitcher Jake Bird, UCLA baseball flies to 12-4 win over Oregon

Jake Bird stood alone on the mound of Jackie Robinson Stadium after Tuesday night’s game against CSUN, throwing some practice pitches to prepare for what could have been his final home game as a Bruin. Read more...

Photo: Freshman shortstop Kevin Kendall went 2-for-4 with 3 RBIs at the plate Friday night. No. 18 UCLA baseball took the series-opener against Oregon 12-4. (Grant Mooney/Daily Bruin)


Men’s tennis achieves smooth Sweet 16 victory against Michigan

A rain delay and venue change didn’t phase the Bruins. No. 2-seeded UCLA men’s tennis (29-2, 8-0 Pac-12) defeated No. 15-seeded Michigan 4-2 (25-9, 8-2 Big Ten) at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s indoor facility to advance to the quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament. Read more...

Photo: Freshman Keegan Smith clinched the match for the Bruins with an ace on court three. UCLA will advance to the quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament and take on USC. (Alice Naland/Daily Bruin)