ATHENS, Ga. — Junior Austin Rapp felt the first rain drops right before his opponent served on match point, and he walked off the court with the match still unfinished. Read more...
Photo: Junior Martin Redlicki bounced back from dropping the second set of his singles match to win one of two points for UCLA in the quarterfinal loss to Georgia. A rain delay put the match on pause for five hours Saturday evening. (Courtesy of Steven Colquitt)
ATHENS, Ga. — The rain, the five-hour delay and the pressure. In the end, it was too much for UCLA men’s tennis to handle. The No. Read more...
Photo: Junior Martin Redlicki won UCLA’s only singles point against Georgia on Saturday. Two days after losing in straight sets against Texas A&M, Redlicki defeated Bulldog freshman Nathan Ponwith 6-4, 1-6, 6-2 to pull the Bruins within 3-2. (Courtesy of Steven Colquitt)
The Bruins started off their postseason with a victory on a no-hitter from Rachel Garcia on Friday night. The redshirt freshman threw all five innings of the game – shortened by the mercy rule – as UCLA softball bested Lehigh by a score of 8-0. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt freshman pitcher Rachel Garcia’s no-hitter was the the first of her career and the 15th postseason no-no in UCLA softball history. (Habeba Mostafa/Daily Bruin)
A handful of UCLA track and field athletes are moving on to the NCAA regional May 25, but some Bruins ended their season early because of unexpected bumps to their rankings. Read more...
Photo: Due to some unexpected changes in the rankings, sophomore triple jumper C.J. Alumbres went from 52nd to 45th regionally. Alumbres was one of the few Bruins who benefited from the changeup. (Daily Bruin file photo)
For the first time since winning the NCAA championship in 2010, UCLA softball (42-13) has claimed the No. 5 seed heading into the playoffs – starting with regionals Friday at Easton Stadium. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt freshmen pitcher Rachel Garcia has been the main force for the Bruins in the circle this season. Garcia has pitched 154 2/3 innings this season, far more than any of the other UCLA pitchers. (Amy Dixon/Daily Bruin)
ATHENS, Georgia — Maxime Cressy had five chances to close out his match against Texas A&M’s Valentin Vacherot. He needed all of them. The sophomore’s first four match points all came on Vacherot’s serve, but the Aggie freshman denied him each time, behind a flurry of service winners and forehand winners. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore Maxime Cressy had four match points on Texas A&M’s Valentin Vacherot’s serve Thursday, but couldnt convert on any of them. Cressy eventually served out his match, winning 6-4, 6-3, to put UCLA into the NCAA quarterfinals. (Emma Skinner/Daily Bruin)
Check out a breakdown of the UCLA sports stories you might have missed this week. Beach volleyball Grant Sugimura, assistant Sports editor For the second year in a row, the sophomore duo of Megan and Nicole McNamara have been named to the American Volleyball Coaches Association’s Collegiate Beach All-American team. Read more...
Photo: Peng-Peng Lee is back. The six-time All-American has been cleared by the NCAA to return for her sixth year of eligibility because she missed her first two seasons due to knee injuries. (Angie Wang/Daily Bruin senior staff)
