He is the lone upperclassmen on his team. He was the lone returner with any considerable varsity experience. He was expected to lead his team by example. Read more...

UCLA men’s tennis coach Billy Martin doesn’t want to make excuses for his team, but sometimes it just seems necessary. And after the Bruins’ 4-3 loss to Cal on Friday, which UCLA followed with an important 4-3 victory over Stanford the following day, the Bruin coach felt compelled to offer some sort of explanation. Read more...

One win was expected. Two wins proved to be too much to ask for. The No. 11 UCLA women’s tennis team defeated No. 20 Cal 5-2 on Friday before falling to top-ranked Stanford 5-2 the next day. Read more...

He wasn’t even on the traveling squad before Thursday. He hadn’t started a match in nearly two years. But when UCLA coach Al Scates held an open audition for the middle blocker position during Thursday’s practice, it was junior middle blocker David Russell who commanded the coach’s attention. Read more...

Meet by meet, the questions have been answered. Questions about how untested freshmen and how nagging injuries would affect the team. Questions about how to improve upon low early-season floor exercise scores. Read more...

Here’s a scary thought for the nation’s top quarter-milers going into the heart of the outdoor season: UCLA’s Monique Henderson says she’s running faster than she ever has this early in the year. Read more...

At this time last season, the UCLA men’s 4x400m relay team established itself as a force with a strong performance at the Texas Relays. The quartet’s easy victory on Saturday at the Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational was one second slower than the time they ran in Texas last year. Read more...