The real test for UCLA women’s tennis starts this weekend. After dropping three straight matches, the No. 21 Bruins (6-4) will only face Pac-12 opponents for the rest of the season, starting with the No. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore Gabby Andrews rebounded from a rough start to the season by winning four of her last five singles matches, including a straight-sets victory over Baylor’s Angie Shakhraichuk on Saturday. (Dayoung Lee/Daily Bruin)

By shuffling the doubles lineups and forming three new teams, UCLA women’s tennis looked to secure a win against Baylor. But it fell just short. The No. Read more...

Photo: Junior Terri Fleming was one game away from winning her singles match in straight sets, but she couldn’t close it out. The junior ended up losing tiebreakers in the second and third sets as UCLA fell 4-3 to Baylor. (Dayoung Lee/Daily Bruin)

The top-25 opponents just don’t stop coming. No. 21 UCLA women’s tennis (6-3) will continue a stretch of facing six consecutive ranked teams when the Bruins travel to Waco, Texas, to take on No. Read more...

Photo: Junior Terri Fleming is one of only two upperclassmen in UCLA’s lineup who has experience competing against Baylor. Fleming defeated the Bears’ Theresa Van Zyl last season in a 4-1 UCLA victory. (Dayoung Lee/Daily Bruin)

Ball-for-ball and stroke-for-stroke, No. 9 UCLA women’s tennis was right in the matches against No. 12 Pepperdine and No. 18 California this weekend. But each time, the Bruins (6-3) were unable to close out their games, dropping them 5-2 and 6-1 respectively. Read more...

Photo: Freshman Ena Shibahara dropped her first singles match in dual-play this season in a UCLA loss to Cal. Shibahara pinpointed her serving and aggressive playing as key to closing out future close matches. (Wesley Hardin/Daily Bruin)

Rankings don’t mean much. Despite being the higher-ranked team in both dual matches this weekend, UCLA women’s tennis lost both. The No. 9 Bruins (6-3) fell to No. Read more...

Photo: Freshman Ena Shibahara struggled against Cal and Pepperdine. The second-ranked Shibahara dropped her first two singles matches of the season. (Dayoung Lee/Daily Bruin)

From No. 20 to No. 9, UCLA women’s tennis jumped in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Women’s Team Rankings after taking home a victory over then-No. 22 USC for its fourth win in a row this season. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt freshman Jada Hart has won five out of her past six singles matches, in addition to winning the past four doubles matches with her partner, freshman Ena Shibahara. (Dayoung Lee/Daily Bruin)