Kyle McPhillips was solely focused on the point at hand as she battled UNC’s Caroline Price with the 2014 NCAA championship on the line. Fixated on neither the roar of the crowd nor the cheers of her teammates, McPhillips blocked out all distractions to maintain concentration. Read more...
Photo: Senior Kyle McPhillips said she doesn’t think shortening matches by eight minutes with no-advantage scoring will help the sport. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The UCLA women’s tennis team got back on the winning track on Friday afternoon, defeating Saint Mary’s College 6-1 at the Riviera Country Club, located 4 miles west of UCLA. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore Kristin Wiley rebounded from a loss last weekend to Fresno State with a 6-4, 7-5 win against Saint Mary’s. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The women’s tennis team will encounter its first test away from home this season when it takes on Saint Mary’s Friday, but at least the Bruins won’t have to trek all the way to Northern California to face the Gaels. Read more...
Photo: UCLA competes on the road for the first time this weekend, taking on St. Mary’s just 4 miles away from campus. Coach Stella Sampras Webster is looking forward to competing in a familiar place without the challenges of traveling far from home. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Just two matches into the season, the women’s tennis team has already done something it rarely did last year: It lost a doubles point. UCLA earned 18 of the 22 possible doubles points during the 2015 regular season but in Saturday’s matchup with Fresno State, the Bulldogs took the doubles point and won 4-3 to eliminate the Bruins from the ITA Kick-Off Weekend Indoor Qualifier. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore Kristin Wiley teamed with freshman Alaina Miller at No. 3 doubles over the weekend, beating their UC Irvine opponents but falling to their Fresno State counterparts after taking an early lead. (Daily Bruin file photo)
All eyes were on freshman Alaina Miller during the final ten minutes of the UCLA women’s tennis bout against Fresno State on Saturday afternoon at the ITA Kick-Off Weekend Indoor Qualifier. Read more...
Photo: Senior Catherine Harrison praised freshman Alaina Miller for battling to stay in the final match of the day. The Bruins were upset by the Fresno State Bulldogs on Saturday. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This weekend’s ITA Division I Kick-Off Weekend will provide the women’s tennis team with its first chance to test out a younger, less experienced lineup than the one that reached last year’s NCAA Final. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore Kyle McPhillips and the UCLA women’s tennis team will host the ITA Kick-Off Weekend at the Los Angeles Tennis Center. The Bruins are currently ranked No. 9 in the nation. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Preparation was tough last week. The rain had ruined much of senior Catherine Harrison’s training schedule and with indoor courts an hour or so away, practice was restricted to mostly conditioning. Read more...
Photo: Senior Catherine Harrison battled it out at the Indian Wells National Collegiate Tennis Classic this weekend, making a run to the championship match after her training schedule was thrown off by inclement weather. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
