Virtually everyone in the building knew what was in the cards for Stella Sampras Webster. Even the coach’s mother, who hadn’t been to one of her daughter’s matches in years, was in attendance. Read more...
Photo: Stella Sampras Webster coaches sophomore Kimmi Hance between games. The coach for UCLA women’s tennis earned her 500th win with the Bruins on Tuesday, 13 years after passing Bill Zaima for the program’s all-time head-coaching wins record. (Ilan Berdy/Daily Bruin)
The Bruins will joust for the title of Los Angeles’ top collegiate women’s tennis team while paying homage to their four-year leaders. No. 19 UCLA women’s tennis (12-6, 5-4 Pac-12) will culminate its 2023 regular season in a clash with USC (15-7, 6-3) on Friday at the LA Tennis Center. Read more...
Photo: Sasha Vagramov smiles and pumps her fist after winning a point. The UCLA women’s tennis senior will lead the Bruins at the Los Angeles Tennis Center for the final time of her career on Friday. (Ella Greenberg Winnick/Daily Bruin)
Once a final shot completed sophomore Ava Catanzarite’s match, a golden set of balloons in the shape of five-zero-zero, flower bouquets, treats and cheerful company flooded the courts. Read more...
Photo: Members of UCLA women’s tennis celebrate. To recognize coach Stella Sampras Webster’s 500th career win with the program on Tuesday, the team surprised her with a small ceremony after the match. (Ella Greenberg Winnick/Daily Bruin)
Forming a winning bond has been the key to serving up perfect chemistry on the court for the Bruins. Coming off a 4-0 drubbing of Oregon this weekend, No. Read more...
Photo: Kimmi Hance of UCLA women’s tennis pumps her fist after winning a point. Along with claiming four of her last five completed singles matches, the sophomore is on a five-match hot streak in doubles play with fellow sophomore Elise Wagle. (Myka Fromm/Daily Bruin)
A victory cry, a court storming, a chorus of jubilation – all the moments characteristic of what the Bruins had achieved exactly one month earlier. “It’s one of my happiest moments of my tennis career,” said freshman Fangran Tian. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA women’s tennis team celebrates with Fangran Tian. The freshman clinched both of the Bruins’ victories on Wednesday and Friday, remaining unbeaten in dual-singles play. (Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
As the season’s end draws near, the Bruins will look to send a message in a faceoff with a top-five foe. Coming off a 4-2 loss against Arizona State, UCLA women’s tennis (9-6, 4-4 Pac-12) will return to the Los Angeles Tennis Center to face No. Read more...
Photo: Coach Stella Sampras Webster of UCLA women’s tennis looks on during a match. In her 27th season with the program, Sampras Webster is three wins away from 500 with the Bruins. (Ilan Berdy/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated April 9 at 9:59 p.m. Challenged by altitudes over 1,000 feet, the Bruins split their matches in Tucson and Tempe. UCLA women’s tennis (9-6, 4-4 Pac-12) went .500 in this weekend’s road trip, recording a 6-1 victory against Arizona (14-11, 1-6) on Friday and a 4-2 defeat at the hands of Arizona State (14-5, 4-3) on Saturday. Read more...
Photo: Kimmi Hance gets into her stance for a backhand return. The sophomore for UCLA women’s tennis extended her three-match winning streaks both in singles and doubles play this weekend in the desert. (Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
