Saturday, August 8

In the news:

Despite losses, men’s tennis shows improvement at doubles championships

The Bruins’ doubles teams showed improvement at this year’s Pacific Coast Men’s Doubles Championship. No. 4 UCLA men’s tennis (13-2) fell just short in the finals of the main draw, but won the consolation championship this weekend in La Jolla, California. Read more...

Photo: Senior Austin Rapp and his partner freshman Keegan Smith reached the finals of the Pacific Coast Men’s Doubles Championship this weekend but fell to a team from USC. This was the farthest a Bruin pair had gone in the tournament since reaching the semifinals in 2017. (Anna Moreno-Takegami/Daily Bruin)



Gymnastics takes first place at meet despite average performances

Coach Valorie Kondos Field said she wanted to see her team put together four solidly executed events in a single meet. On Sunday, she got two and a half. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore Madison Kocian opened up the balance beam rotation tied for the lowest score on the team. Though the rest of the team was able to pick up the slack, Kocian said she believes they have room for improvement. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)



Women’s basketball seniors leave lasting imprint on program, look to NCAAs

SEATTLE, Wash. — Coach Cori Close has harped all season long on wanting to grow the game of women’s basketball. “As usual, I always thank you as journalists … for telling the stories of our players because it is so important for our game,” Close said in her opening statement following the loss to top-seeded Oregon. Read more...

Photo: Coach Cori Close and UCLA women’s basketball fell in the Pac-12 tournament semifinals for the second straight year on Saturday. However, the Bruins are still in a prime position to make a run at the NCAA Tournament later this month. (Kristie-Valerie Hoang/Assistant Photo editor)


UCLA women’s basketball loses to Oregon 65-62 in Pac-12 semifinal

SEATTLE, Wash. — The Bruins failed to accomplish something they hadn’t been able to do all season: beat the Ducks. No. 9 UCLA women’s basketball (24-7, 14-4 Pac-12) fell short to No. Read more...

Photo: UCLA women’s basketball could not hang onto the lead in Saturday night’s semifinal matchup with Oregon, despite senior guard Jordin Canada’s 19 points. (Kristie-Valerie Hoang/Assistant Photo editor)