Friday, August 21

In the news:

Women’s tennis suffers first loss of season, ends indoor title run

The UCLA women’s tennis team said it experienced a flurry of emotions in Virginia over the past few years: jubilation, disappointment, frustration. After letting a 3-0 lead slip through their fingers in 2014, the Bruins had a chance to replace the memories of that devastating loss with a run for a second ITA National Women’s Team Indoor Championship title. Read more...

Photo: Freshman Kristin Wiley attempted to play through an Achilles tendon injury in the team’s loss to Georgia on Saturday. (Aubrey Yeo/Bruin senior staff)


UCLA freshman gymnasts ready to jump into spotlight against Washington

Although the regular all-around gymnast, redshirt senior Samantha Peszek, didn’t compete in all four rotations at the previous meet on Feb. 1, several freshmen shone with strong performances and helped push the team’s total to a season high of 196.800. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt senior Samantha Peszek will not be able to compete in all four apparatuses for the second week in a row, as she is still suffering from a sore calf muscle. (Angie Wang/Daily Bruin)


Men’s basketball blows late lead vs. Cal, damages NCAA tournament hopes

BERKELEY — One way or another, history was going to repeat itself. On Thursday, UCLA survived a last-second heave by Stanford senior guard Chasson Randle to win by two. Read more...

Photo: Junior forward/center Tony Parker (left) scored 13 of his game-high 20 points in the second half, but his teammates floundered down the stretch, allowing Cal to come back and win 64-62 in the final seconds. (Brandon Choe/Daily Bruin senior staff)




Powered by senior pitcher Ally Carda, softball defeats Idaho State

When the cards are stacked against a team, sometimes the only hope for a victory is an ace. In a contest that turned out to be less of a foregone conclusion and more of a delayed inevitability, No. Read more...

Photo: UCLA’s ace, senior pitcher Ally Carda, launches a go-ahead 2-run home run in the bottom of the fourth inning, giving the Bruins a 4-3 lead that they would not relinquish. (Daniel Alcazar/Daily Bruin)