Winning the NCAA singles and doubles championship is impressive, but winning a professional tennis major is on a whole other level. Mackie McDonald, the 2016 NCAA dual champion and UCLA alum, begins his first U.S. Read more...
Photo: The 2016 national championship doubles duo of Mackie MacDonald and Martin Redlicki will reunite in the U.S. Open this week. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Two members of UCLA women’s tennis have become national champions even before stepping on a collegiate court. Incoming freshmen Ena Shibahara and Jada Hart teamed up this past week and won the 18’s girls’ doubles title at the USTA National Championships held in San Diego. Read more...
Laura Luca sat in a classroom at UCLA waiting for a sign of hope. The third-year senior couldn’t focus on the class lecture because her mind was completely occupied by something else. Read more...
Photo: Senior Laura Luca, a Romanian native, played two years on the club tennis team before getting the call to join UCLA women’s tennis this season. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Senior Catherine Harrison, UCLA’s lone representative in the NCAA singles tournament, will begin her pursuit of the national title Wednesday with a round-of-64 matchup against South Carolina’s Caroline Dailey. Read more...
Photo: The nation’s No. 17 singles player, senior Catherine Harrison, will be UCLA’s lone representative in the NCAA singles tournament. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The 2016 season was one filled with adversity and growth for UCLA women’s tennis. The Bruins entered the season without four of six starters from last year and some players suffered from injuries even before the team’s first dual match. Read more...
Photo: Senior Kyle McPhillips will compete in the doubles competition next week with her senior partner, Catherine Harrison. McPhillips ends her collegiate career with a Pac-12 singles title and an NCAA team title. (Anthony Tran/Daily Bruin)
The UCLA women’s tennis team suffered a season-ending 4-1 loss to No. 4 Ohio State on Saturday afternoon. The loss epitomized the season – the players fought tooth and nail for every point, and yet, were missing the push needed to propel them to victory. Read more...
Photo: Senior Kyle McPhillips fell to Ohio State’s Anna Sanford in the singles championship, but will continue to play with senior partner Catherine Harrison in the doubles bracket. (Ken Shin/ Daily Bruin)
Check out a breakdown of the UCLA sports stories you might have missed this week. Tennis coaches earn honors No. 2 UCLA men’s tennis has a ways to go before it knows exactly how to classify the 2016 season, but the coaches who have helped the team get to this point are already gaining recognition. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s tennis coach Billy Martin, who was named the Wilson/ITA Coach of the Year, was one of the many Bruins to take home individual awards this week. (Kathy Chen/Daily Bruin)
