The Bruins played their first matches of 2019 this weekend. Three members of No. 8 UCLA women’s tennis – senior Alaina Miller and freshmen Taylor Johnson and Katie LaFrance – travelled to La Quinta, Calif., to participate in the National Collegiate Tennis Classic. Read more...

Photo: Senior Alaina Miller lost in the round of 16 in the singles bracket and the quarterfinals in the doubles bracket at the National Collegiate Tennis Classic in La Quinta, CA. (Daily Bruin file photo)

Jada Hart does not take breaks. In what was supposed to be time off from competitive tennis, the redshirt junior teamed up with Duke’s Maria Mateas and went 3-0 last week in Grenoble, France, to help the United States claim the Master’U BNP Paribas championship. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt junior Jada Hart paired up with Duke’s Maria Mateas at the Master’U BNP Paribas tournament last weekend. Hart returned to Westwood with an international doubles title representing Team USA. (Courtesy of Etienne Jeanneret)

Two tiebreakers ended the hopes of a Bruin championship. “It was a great experience,” said coach Stella Sampras Webster. UCLA women’s tennis sent five players to the Oracle ITA National Fall Championships this past week in Arizona, registering two quarterfinal appearances in doubles and a quarterfinals appearance from freshman Elysia Bolton in singles. Read more...

Photo: Senior Ayan Broomfield paired up with senior Gabby Andrews at the Oracle ITA National Fall Championships. The pair fell to Pepperdine’s No. 26 Ashley Lahey and Evgeniya Levashova in the quarterfinals on Friday afternoon. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin staff)

The Bruins will send players for singles and doubles matches with an opportunity to close out the fall season with another title. UCLA women’s tennis will send five players to compete at the Oracle ITA National Fall Championships, which runs from Wednesday through Sunday. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt junior Jada Hart will pair up with freshman Elysia Bolton in doubles competition at the Oracle ITA Fall Championships, which begins Wednesday and will conclude Sunday. (Niveda Tennety/Daily Bruin)

The Bruins brought home another doubles title. UCLA women’s tennis’ seniors Ayan Broomfield and Gabby Andrews competed in the Jack Kramer Club Collegiate Invitational last weekend to get in some singles practice, but the pair was successful in doubles once again. Read more...

Photo: UCLA women’s tennis’ senior Ayan Broomfield paired up with senior Gabby Andrews at the Jack Kramer Collegiate Tournament last weeken in their last tournament before ITA National Fall Championships. The duo brought home its second doubles title in two weeks.(Niveda Tennety/Daily Bruin)

The Bruins are squeezing in one more tournament before the ITA championships. UCLA women’s tennis will send three players – seniors Gabby Andrews, Ayan Broomfield and freshman Katie LaFrance – to Jack Kramer Collegiate Tournament, which begins Thursday. Read more...

Photo: Senior Gabby Andrews said the Bruins will experience matchplay against a number of different opponents during the fall season. Andrews finished last season with a 7-2 singles record went 23-8 in doubles. (Niveda Tennety/Daily Bruin)