Thursday, August 20

In the news:

UCLA softball bounces back from Oregon losses with 9-1 win over Fullerton

It was business as usual for UCLA softball. Though it previously came off a string of tough losses to Oregon over this past weekend, No. 8 UCLA (32-8, 6-3 Pac-12) appeared to be back on track Wednesday, routing Cal State Fullerton 9-1 in five innings. Read more...

Photo: Junior third baseman Mysha Sataraka started a six-run rally in the bottom of the second inning with a two-run single. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin)


UCLA club tennis focuses on team chemistry ahead of national championships

Two years into Grace Lin’s tennis career, the sport had grown too stressful. Then she joined her high school team, where she found that the team aspect could help curb the negative thinking that often clouds a tennis player’s mind. Read more...

Photo: Fourth-year computer science student Grace Lin said tennis is no longer stressful for her now that she is part of a team. (Alyssa Dorn/Daily Bruin)



Tennis player Kaitlin Ray follows her passions, develops into a leader

On a tennis court in Little Rock, Ark., a four-year-old girl stepped into the tennis world for the first time, tagging along as sidekick to her big sister. Read more...

Photo: Senior Kaitlin Ray started playing tennis at the age of four, tagging along with her older sister as a sidekick. Now a senior at UCLA, Ray has developed into a leader for one of the best collegiate teams in the nation. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Najee Toran lines up in new position for sophomore season

At the end of UCLA’s fifth spring football practice, the one question that’s been dominating the minds of fans since the Alamo Bowl still lingered: Did UCLA pick a starter yet? Read more...

Photo: After starting one game at left guard his freshman season, sophomore Najee Toran was moved to the defensive line for his sophomore season right before spring practice began. (Daniel Alcazar/Daily Bruin)



Bruins sink below .500 after succumbing to Waves

UCLA men’s volleyball already knew that it had a challenge ahead when it made the short drive to Malibu on Tuesday to face conference powerhouse Pepperdine University. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore middle blocker Mitch Stahl registered four kills and hit for .333 against No. 3 Pepperdine. (Max Himmelrich/Daily Bruin)