Three years and three upsets. For the third consecutive year, No. 7 seed UCLA (22-4) upended No. 2 seed North Carolina (30-2) in the NCAA Tournament to earn a berth in the Final Four. Read more...
Photo: (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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May 15, 3:15 am
Women’s tennis seeks redemption against Texas A&M in NCAA rematch
A quarterfinal berth, a chance to return to the title match and ultimately redemption. A third-round matchup in Waco, Texas, pits seventh-seeded UCLA (20-4) against 10th-seeded Texas A&M (17-5) in a rematch of the 2013 NCAA semifinal. Read more...
Photo: Senior Chanelle Van Nguyen dropped her match 2-1 to her Texas A&M opponent in the 2013 NCAA semifinal after Van Nguyen was overwhelmed by cramps. The Sweet 16 matchup against the Aggies will be a chance for the Bruins to redeem that 4-3 defeat from two years ago. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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May 13, 1:59 am
Women’s tennis freshmen step up to demands of national championship
UCLA women’s tennis will enter the Sweet 16 of the 2015 NCAA Tournament with the same top-six players who took home the national championship title last year. Read more...
Photo: After various injuries left gaps in UCLA’s roster throughout the season, freshman Terri Fleming got more playing time, providing her with valuable experience heading into the NCAA Regional. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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May 11, 6:27 pm
Women’s tennis advances to Sweet 16 with consecutive sweeps
With two 4-0 wins this weekend, UCLA women’s tennis made advancing to the round of 16 in the NCAA Tournament look easy. The first match of the weekend on took place on Saturday at the Los Angeles Tennis Center pitting No. Read more...
Photo: The nation’s No. 1 singles player, senior Robin Anderson, won in straight sets against both Idaho and Northwestern. The No. 6 Bruins will now travel to Waco, Texas for the Sweet 16 where they will face off against No. 10 Texas A&M. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin)
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May 8, 2:59 am
UCLA women’s tennis to begin defense of NCAA title with seasoned team
A relaxed and laid-back air filled the court Wednesday at the Los Angeles Tennis Center during UCLA women’s tennis practice. Rather than players getting down on themselves when a serve was missed or an error was made, jokes and laughter were shared among the team as it practiced its doubles play. Read more...
Photo: Junior Catherine Harrison is part of a Bruin starting six that is exactly the same as the one that led UCLA to the national championship last year. (Jose Ubeda/Daily Bruin staff)
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May 7, 2:13 am
Jennifer Brady’s return from foot injury bolsters women’s tennis team
Jennifer Brady pushed herself off the bench and immediately knew something was off. “After the match against (Whitney Kay of University of North Carolina), my foot just felt funny and I couldn’t walk,” Brady said. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore Jennifer Brady, an All-American last year, was forced to sit out much of this season with a right foot injury. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin)
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May 5, 2:16 pm
Women’s tennis senior awarded 2015 Pac-12 Singles Player of the Year
UCLA women’s tennis senior Robin Anderson was named the Pac-12 Singles Player of the Year Tuesday afternoon, making it two years in a row that she’s won that award. Read more...
Photo: UCLA senior Robin Anderson was named the Pac-12 Singles Player of the Year for her second year straight. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin)