Friday, August 21

In the news:

Men’s tennis looks to use ITA Kick-Off to spark national title run

When UCLA men’s tennis coach Billy Martin was planning the season back in the fall, he was not expecting the type of week the Bruins are facing. Read more...

Photo: With UCLA matching up against Pepperdine in the first game of the ITA Men’s Kick-Off Weekend, freshman Martin Redlicki already knows most of the players on the Wave and isn’t too worried about the match-up. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin)


UCLA women’s tennis looks to maintain upper hand in new season

The Bruins seem to have momentum going in their favor as they look to begin defending their crown this weekend. Even after UCLA women’s tennis’ 2014 campaign, in which it captured its second national championship, the awards still kept rolling into Westwood. Read more...

Photo: All the UCLA women’s tennis seniors, including Kaitlin Ray (pictured), are nationally ranked in the top 100. (Daily Bruin file photo)


UCLA men’s basketball’s winning streak snaps after 66-55 loss to OSU

CORVALLIS, Ore. — Even an hour before UCLA men’s basketball tipped off its game at Oregon State Thursday night, it was clear things were not going to go as planned. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore guard Bryce Alford and the Bruins had trouble handling the Beavers’ 2-3 zone, scoring only 19 points in the first-half and finished shooting just 30.6 percent from the field. (Katie Meyers/Daily Bruin senior staff)




Men’s basketball hopes to break defensive dam built by Beavers

In the afterglow of UCLA men’s basketball’s win over USC on Jan. 14, sophomore guard Bryce Alford took to Twitter to share his excitement. “Mission Complete #9D3W on to the next!” Alford tweeted, referencing UCLA’s three consecutive wins over a nine-day span. Read more...

Photo: Senior guard Norman Powell said just getting the two wins is all the motivation UCLA needs in its Oregon road series. (Daniel Alcazar/Daily Bruin)


UCLA swim team adds splash of creativity to practice drills

Once a week, Spieker Aquatics Center becomes a strange sight for those not entirely familiar with the UCLA swim team. Instead of merely repeating lap after lap in the same way, the UCLA swim team members can be seen swimming furiously toward one end of the pool where teammates are pulling them back as aggressively with athletic elastic bands. Read more...

Photo: Coach Cyndi Gallagher has incorporated a variety of creative drills during UCLA’s swim practice. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)