The UCLA men’s and women’s tennis programs wrapped up the NCAA team competition with losses to Georgia and Pepperdine, respectively, but both programs will have players competing for individual titles starting Wednesday. Read more...
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For 15 straight years, UCLA women’s tennis advanced to the round of 16 in the NCAA Tournament. But for the past two seasons, it has fallen just short. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt freshman Jada Hart finished the season with an 18-10 singles record and a 27-7 doubles record, including a 16-4 mark in dual match play. Hart will compete for the NCAA individual doubles championship with freshman Ena Shibahara starting next Wednesday. (Daniel Leibowitz/Daily Bruin)
Despite early momentum, the season came to an end Saturday for UCLA women’s tennis. After defeating UC Santa Barbara (17-10) 4-0 on Friday, No. 23 UCLA (14-9) had momentum as it prepared to face No. Read more...
Photo: Freshman Ena Shibahara, who was recently named the Pac-12 Singles Player of the Year, lost her match to Pepperdine’s Luisa Stefani 7-6 (5), 6-2, as UCLA’s NCAA Tournament run ended in the second round. (Daniel Leibowitz/Daily Bruin)
Last season, UCLA women’s tennis lost in the second round of the NCAA Tournament to Ohio State – failing to reach the round of 16 for the first time since 1999. Read more...
Photo: Terri Fleming is one of two UCLA players who have played past the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The junior will try to get her team back to Athens, Georgia, this year. (Emma Skinner/Daily Bruin)
Check out a breakdown of the UCLA sports stories you might have missed this week. Men’s and women’s tennis TuAnh Dam, Sports editor Few schools can match the pedigree of the UCLA men’s and women’s tennis programs. Read more...
Photo: Rising sophomore goalie Alex Wolf played for team USA at a tournament in Australia over the past week and was named the tournament’s best goalkeeper. Attackers rising redshirt senior Max Irving and rising senior Alex Roelse also competed. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Two of collegiate tennis’ most storied programs have punched their tickets for a shot at once again lifting the championship trophy. The UCLA men’s and women’s tennis squads both qualified for their respective NCAA Division I Tennis Tournaments, with the men’s team receiving the No. Read more...
Photo: Despite a possible NCAA Tournament round of 16 match against No. 12 Texas A&M and a possible quarterfinal match against No. 4 USC, junior Austin Rapp (right) said the team needs to stay focused on one match at a time since the bracket is single elimination. (Amy Dixon/Daily Bruin)
Winner take all. UCLA women’s tennis came down to the last singles court for the third consecutive match. And like the previous two times, the Bruins (13-8, 7-4 Pac-12) fell short, losing 4-3 to the Oregon Ducks (14-9, 7-4) in the quarterfinal of the Pac-12 championship Thursday afternoon. Read more...
Photo: UCLA dropped a 4-3 match to Oregon at the Pac-12 quarterfinals Thursday afternoon. Sophomore Gabby Andrews was neck-and-neck with her opponent before falling in three sets. (Erin Rice/Daily Bruin)
