Saturday, July 4

Men’s tennis to start off NCAA first round with home-court advantage

There was a lot of uncertainty for UCLA going into the NCAA men’s tennis tournament selection show last week. After losing to the USC Trojans in the semifinal of the Pac-12 tournament, the Bruins were unsure if their performance was enough to earn them hosting privileges for the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament. Read more...

Photo: Freshman Martin Redlicki will match up against Florida Gulf Coast’s Ricky Ventura in the first round of the NCAA Tournament Friday. Ventura has a singles record of 19-12, while Redlicki has a singles record of 25-7. (Jose Ubeda/Daily Bruin staff)


UCLA women’s tennis to begin defense of NCAA title with seasoned team

A relaxed and laid-back air filled the court Wednesday at the Los Angeles Tennis Center during UCLA women’s tennis practice. Rather than players getting down on themselves when a serve was missed or an error was made, jokes and laughter were shared among the team as it practiced its doubles play. Read more...

Photo: Junior Catherine Harrison is part of a Bruin starting six that is exactly the same as the one that led UCLA to the national championship last year. (Jose Ubeda/Daily Bruin staff)





Tennis teammates McDonald, Redlicki have complementary style of play

It was only their second tournament playing together as a doubles team. “It was hot, it was windy, and we were just playing bad,” Mackie McDonald recalled of the Oklahoma City Open finals last June. Read more...

Photo: Freshman Martin Redlicki (left) and sophomore Mackie McDonald (right), UCLA’s top doubles team, are the No. 12-ranked pair in the country. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)