Twelve years ago, as freshman Jennifer Brady stepped onto the tennis courts at her local park, she looked across the net to see her fiercest competitor yet: her father. Read more...
Photo: Freshman Jennifer Brady, who has already made an impact on the UCLA women’s tennis team, shifted the focus from herself to “(winning) for the team.” (Katie Meyers/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The UCLA women’s tennis team had a long, bittersweet flight back home to the Los Angeles Tennis Center this weekend. The Bruins experienced two days on the road, facing two teams back-to-back with less than 24 hours between matches. Read more...
Photo: Junior Chanelle Van Nguyen helped win a doubles point against Stanford Friday, but was unable to win her singles match against Cal the next day. (Katie Meyers/Daily Bruin senior staff)
On a windy afternoon in Westwood, the typically rhythmic chime of tennis grunts and racket smashes were nowhere to be heard. Instead, the only audible disturbance was the sound of the UCLA women’s tennis team as the players filed one by one out of their locker room under Straus Stadium and headed toward the team bus waiting for them on the corner of Charles E. Read more...
Photo: Junior Chanelle Van Nguyen said No. 3 UCLA will get a chance to see how it matches up against top-ranked opponents when the team heads to the Bay Area this weekend to face No. 4 Stanford and No. 12 Cal. (Katie Meyers/Daily Bruin senior staff)
For the UCLA women’s tennis team, two heads appear to be better than one. Hidden within the multitude of individual players’ scores and statistics compiled throughout the course of this season lies one aspect of the Bruins’ performance that can still be denoted as “perfect.” In every dual match this season, the team has managed to capture the lone doubles point up for grabs and tip the scoreboard 1-0 in UCLA’s favor at the onset of singles play. Read more...
UCLA women’s tennis has been in the business of collecting zeroes. And just like when cashing in a check, the more zeroes on the right, the better. Read more...
Photo: Behind strong play from sophomore Catherine Harrison, the Bruins continued their streak of shutouts with a win over Oregon. (Katie Meyers/Daily Bruin senior staff)
As the UCLA women’s tennis team stepped off the plane in Utah for the first of two road games over the weekend, it wasn’t just the beautiful scenery that took the Bruins’ breaths away – it was the altitude. Read more...
Photo: Junior Chanelle Van Nguyen had no trouble playing in the higher altitude of Utah and Colorado this past weekend. (Jose Ubeda/Daily Bruin staff)
On a calm, Monday evening at the Los Angeles Tennis Center, a single, loud roar emanated from the basin of Straus Stadium and into the clear sky above. Read more...
Photo: Freshman Jennifer Brady singles win clinched the match for the Bruins. (Katie Meyers/Daily Bruin senior staff)
