Coaches traverse the seas, make cross-country journeys and explore the humblest towns to the flashiest cities and everywhere in between, all in search of one thing. Read more...
Photo: Fangran Tian of UCLA women’s tennis celebrates after winning a point. The freshman will return to Westwood in 2024 as the reigning NCAA singles champion, with only one Bruin starter from 2023 not rejoining her. (Myka Fromm/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated May 29 at 10:30 p.m. The Queen’s Coronation consists of six parts. Fangran Tian – though no British royalty – would need as many wins in as many days to earn a crown of her own. Read more...
Photo: Fangran Tian of UCLA women’s tennis holds her trophy and flashes the fours up. The freshman became the second player in program history to win the NCAA women’s singles title, as well as the first-ever Chinese player to do so. (Courtesy of Manuela Davies/USTA)
The Bruins will depend on their underclassmen to serve up redemption as they vie for individual championships. After bidding farewell to the NCAA team tournament in the Sweet 16, a trio of Bruins will represent UCLA women’s tennis in Orlando, Florida for the singles and doubles tournaments beginning Monday. Read more...
Photo: Fangran Tian prepares for a backhand dig. The freshman for UCLA women’s tennis appears in the NCAA singles tournament for the first time starting Monday. (Julia Zhou/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated May 14 at 9:02 p.m. Down 5-2 in the second set after dropping her first, Sasha Vagramov fought back to even the score. Read more...
Photo: UCLA women’s tennis goes into its prematch ritual. The Bruins suffered a season-ending defeat Friday to the Cyclones in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament, the second time they’ve lost to Iowa State in 2023. (Ella Greenberg Winnick/Daily Bruin)
A feeling of deja vu is on the horizon. But this time, with hopes for a different ending. UCLA women’s tennis (15-7, 6-4 Pac-12) ventures to Ames, Iowa, to compete against No. Read more...
Photo: Kimmi Hance hits a forehand. The sophomore for UCLA women’s tennis has won five completed dual-singles matches in a row, including both of her contests at the first and second rounds of the NCAA tournament. (Julia Zhou/Daily Bruin)
Winning the deciding match in an NCAA tournament contest is a feat few collegiate tennis players will ever accomplish. Doing it in back-to-back fashion is almost unheard of. Read more...
Photo: Sasha Vagramov of UCLA women’s tennis follows through on a forehand stroke. The senior captain has clinched 16 matches for the Bruins in her career, including team-high totals in 2020 and 2022. (Julia Zhou/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated May 9 at 11:05 p.m. 2023 had all the makings of a rebuilding year for the Bruins. After losing its top two singles options and being left with two upperclassmen starters among a sea of younger players, UCLA’s on-paper inexperience was bound to dictate its destiny. Read more...
Photo: Fangran Tian of UCLA women’s tennis celebrates after a point. Tian was the only freshman in the nation to go undefeated in dual-singles play this season. (Ella Greenberg Winnick/Daily Bruin)
