Thursday, June 25

Women’s tennis hopes to ride win streak into final Arizona road games

UCLA women’s tennis knows the importance of finishing strong. This weekend, No. 22 UCLA (12-5, 6-1 Pac-12) travels to Arizona to face Arizona (11-9, 2-5) and No. Read more...

Photo: Freshman Ena Shibahara has won seven straight singles matches at the top lineup spot for No. 22 UCLA women’s tennis. On the season, the third-ranked Shibahara has defeated five ranked opponents, three of whom were in the top 15. (Emma Skinner/Daily Bruin)


Practice sessions see gymnastics optimistic about Super Six chances

Last year, UCLA gymnastics pushed through the national semifinals to reach the Super Six, where the team finished in fifth place. Now, the Bruins are again one step away from returning to the Super Six and coach Valorie Kondos Field believes her team’s training sessions in preparation for the trip to St. Read more...

Photo: Senior Hallie Mossett scored a career-high 9.9 on the balance beam against North Carolina in march. In the same meet, she also recorded a career-high 9.975 on the floor exercise. (Efren Piñon/Daily Bruin)


New football coaches renovate team’s mindset, technique

Last season, UCLA football struggled mightily on the ground. The Bruins finished 127th out of 128 Football Bowl Subdivision teams with an average of 84.2 rushing yards per game, ahead of only Texas State. Read more...

Photo: Offensive coordinator Jedd Fisch led an offense last year at Michigan that averaged 212.9 rushing yards and 212 passing yards a game last year. In comparison, the Bruins averaged 82.4 and 295.6 yards, respectively, last season. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)


UCLA baseball trumps Stanford 2-0 in a complete shutout

Griffin Canning didn’t miss many bats in his last start, allowing a season-high 10 hits against Washington. That wasn’t an issue Thursday night. [Related: Baseball falls to Washington 7-3 after offensive struggles] The junior ace twirled a complete-game shutout and collected 12 strikeouts, helping UCLA (15-15, 8-5 Pac-12) claim a 2-0 victory against Stanford (18-11, 4-6). Read more...

Photo: Junior pitcher Griffin Canning threw a 122-pitch shutout with 12 strikeouts against No. 18 Stanford. It was the fifth complete game of his career, as he improved his record to 3-2 and his ERA to 2.77. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)


UCLA men’s tennis hopes to take momentum into remaining regular season

UCLA men’s tennis only has four more games left in the regular season to hold its current lead in the Pac-12 standings and stave off rivals USC. Read more...

Photo: Junior Martin Redlicki enters this weekend’s dual matches against Utah and Arizona having won six consecutive singles matches at court two. In doubles, Redlicki has won four straight with freshman Evan Zhu. (Kathy Chen/Daily Bruin)


Q&A: Stanford Daily’s Neel Ramachandran previews women’s water polo matchup

The No. 3 UCLA women’s water polo team (18-1, 4-0 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) heads up to the Bay Area this weekend to take on the newly minted No. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt senior attacker Rachel Fattal will face off against her former Olympic captain, Maggie Steffens, as the No. 3 UCLA women’s water polo team challenges No. 1 Stanford this weekend. (Amy Dixon/Daily Bruin)


Men’s volleyball to take on UC Irvine in MPSF quarterfinal

UCLA and UC Irvine’s men’s volleyball share similar rankings, but coach John Speraw said the teams are in two different places. “We’re still trying to figure out what lineup we’re going with, and (UC Irvine has) been able to figure it out over the last 10 matches and win a lot of them,” Speraw said. Read more...

Photo: Senior middle blocker Mitch Stahl and the No. 6 UCLA men’s volleyball team has its first match of postseason play this weekend in Irvine, as it takes on the Anteaters in the first round of the MPSF championship. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)