For the second time this season, the Bruins swept the Bulldogs. And this time, it meant keeping their season alive. No. 12-seeded UCLA women’s tennis (21-5) defeated Fresno State (12-13) 4-0 in the first round of the NCAA tournament. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore Ena Shibahara clinched the win for the Bruins with a singles victory on court one. UCLA will advance to the second round and take on Baylor on Saturday. (Niveda Tennety/Daily Bruin)

Ena Shibahara was the No. 1 singles player in the nation for the entire fall season – but her dominance didn’t last. Her ranking dropped into the double digits in January. Read more...

Photo: Ena Shibahara’s singles ranking dropped into the doubles digits in January after starting the season ranked No. 1. The sophomore has now won five consecutive singles matches as the Bruins head into the NCAA tournament. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin staff)

The Bruins had a chance to redeem their only conference loss of the regular season – but they came up short. No. 2-seeded UCLA women’s tennis (20-5, 9-1 Pac-12) fell 4-2 to No. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt sophomore Jada Hart clinched the doubles point for UCLA over Stanford with senior Terri Fleming. Despite the doubles win, the No. 2-seeded Bruins fell just short in singles in their loss to the No. 1-seeded Cardinal in the Pac-12 Championship final. (Niveda Tennety/Daily Bruin)

It didn’t look good for the Bruins. After barely pulling out a win over Oregon on Thursday, UCLA women’s tennis dropped the doubles point to Arizona State in Friday’s match – a harbinger that its momentum was coming to an end. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore Ena Shibahara clinched the win for UCLA over Arizona State in the semifinals of the Pac-12 Tournament. UCLA will face Stanford in the finals on Saturday. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin staff)