Author Archives: Ajaybir Behniwal

The UCLA men’s tennis team moved two steps closer to accomplishing one of several season goals, with its aim set on capturing a fourth consecutive conference title. The Bruins (15-3, 4-0 Pac-10) shut out Arizona State and Arizona 7-0 over the weekend to maintain a perfect record in Pac-10 play. Though the Sun Devils and […]

Only three weeks have passed since the No. 10 UCLA men’s tennis team returned from Tempe, Ariz., with a shutout against both Arizona State and Arizona under its belt. It is quite likely that Arizona State may very well have forgotten just how easily the Bruins (13-3, 2-0 Pac-10) had cruised en route to the […]

The UCLA women’s tennis team is entering what it considers to be the most critical portion of its season, and are treating it as just that. The No. 10 Bruins (12-5, 5-3 Pac-10) have reached their highest ranking in nearly a year, after falling to as low as No. 22 on March 13, and hope […]

When UCLA coach Ben Howland heard that there was an opening for a coaching job at his alma mater, he picked up the phone and called Weber State athletic director Jerry Graybeal with a recommendation. Little did Howland know that his Bruins would be facing Weber State coach Randy Rahe and his Wildcat squad in […]

Ben Howland vividly recalls the moment he was told by then-UCLA Chancellor Albert Carnesale that he would be named the Bruins’ head basketball coach the next day. It was the night before the official press conference and Howland still had doubts as to what Carnesale’s final decision would be and whether his long-time dream would […]

The UCLA men’s tennis team dug themselves a hole that was too deep to climb back out of on Friday afternoon at USC. The No. 6 Bruins (9-3) got off to a bad start, falling behind 2-0 early, and were unable to get themselves a lead, although there were several chances on each court against […]

The No. 4 UCLA men’s basketball team did what it had done many times earlier this season by erasing a big early deficit, but this time the Bruins’ opponents found a way to retaliate and subsidize the comeback. Cal (16-16, 6-12 Pac-10), seeded eighth in the Pac-10 Tournament, was able to avoid being swept by […]