It was elation suspended. One final twist in a theater of turns. As the ball sailed off Elise Wagle’s racket and touched the opposite baseline, her opponent raised a finger – the shot was called out. Read more...
Photo: Junior Elise Wagle swings to hit a backhand as the ball approaches her. Wagle won her singles match against the Waves on Thursday afternoon. (Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated April 11 at 9:39 p.m. Beach volleyball Lori Garavartanian, Daily Bruin contributor The Pac-12 tournament will mark seven weeks since UCLA’s last loss if the team continues its 15-game winning streak in the coming days. Read more...
Photo: Graduate student Lexy Denaburg prepares to pass the ball to partner sophomore Maggie Boyd. (Brandon Morquecho/Photo editor)
The Bruins beat the Cardinal on Sunday for the first time since 2021. Two days later, they rose three ranks in the national rankings – their highest rank of the season – and also saw two singles players and two doubles teams rise in the ranks. Read more...
Photo: UCLA women’s tennis stands in a circle as the players high-five each other before the beginning of their matches. The Bruins rose to No. 14 after taking down Stanford on Sunday afternoon. (Brianna Carlson/Daily Bruin)
Kimmi Hance’s teammates stood on the sidelines for over an hour, coming up with increasingly creative cheers to drown out heckling from the stands. The junior stood in the same position as her teammate the day before, fighting her way through the third set of her match as the only Bruin left playing. Read more...
Photo: Junior Kimmi Hance swings to hit a backhand. Hance won both of her singles matches against the Golden Bears and Cardinal. (Brianna Carlson/Daily Bruin)
Coach Stella Sampras Webster watched her team get eliminated from the Pac-12 Championships at the hands of Washington last April. Eleven months later, Sampras Webster’s team gifted her a weekend sweep and revenge against the Huskies for the coach’s birthday. Read more...
Photo: Coach Stella Sampras Webster smiles at freshman Bianca Fernandez. UCLA women’s tennis swept Washington on her birthday. (Tszshan Huang/Daily Bruin)
Women’s water polo Ava Abrishamchian, Daily Bruin reporter The Bruins will face a new opponent over the weekend. No. 1 UCLA women’s water polo (15-0, 2-0) will take on Biola (6-11) in regular season play Saturday afternoon for the two teams’ first-ever matchup. Read more...
Photo: UCLA women’s water polo coach Adam Wright yells to his team. (Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated March 5 at 8:45 p.m. A hesitant few became a frenzied many. Collectively pressed against the barrier separating the courts from the lower box, UCLA students leaned over one another. Read more...
Photo: ATP No. 1 and 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic trains at the Los Angeles Tennis Center on Wednesday afternoon in preparation for Indian Wells. (Jeremy Chen/Photo editor)
