The No. 15 UCLA women’s tennis team had absolutely no trouble dismantling Loyola Marymount 6-1 on Tuesday afternoon. The Bruins (6-4) showed no signs of being rusty after going over a week without playing any dual matches. Nor did they show any signs of not being ready after the match against the Lions was rescheduled […]
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Team looks to tame Lions on the road
Five days after rain delayed a showdown between the women’s tennis teams of UCLA and Loyola Marymount, the two teams will meet to challenge one another. The No. 15 Bruins (5-4) will travel a short distance to take on the No. 64 Lions (3-2). Though the match was originally scheduled to be played at the […]
Win over Cardinal caps perfect season at home
On Saturday afternoon, the No. 4 UCLA men’s basketball team was able to do what no other Bruin squad had done in over 30 years ““ remain undefeated at home. The Bruins (25-3, 14-2 Pac-10) also had several other motivations heading into their matchup against the Stanford Cardinal (17-10, 9-7), the biggest being an upsetting […]
Mata finally capitalizes at charity stripe
On Thursday night, it was Lorenzo Mata’s turn to come out of his shell. Just one game after teammate Josh Shipp broke out of an offensive slump to score 24 points against Arizona, the starting Bruin center had an emergence of his own. Mata, who was shooting 34 percent from the free-throw line prior to […]
Shipp shoots his way out of slump
TUCSON, Ariz. “”mdash; He knew it was just a matter of time before it would happen, but Josh Shipp was relieved to get back on track with his shooting after struggling ever since sustaining a small tear in his right hamstring. On Saturday afternoon, Shipp tallied 24 points and got himself back into a groove […]
Men’s basketball finds rest vital to winning on road
TUCSON, Ariz. “”mdash; The Bruins spent much of Friday lounging around the pool, playing cards, and relaxing in their rooms in preparation for their contest against Arizona. UCLA coach Ben Howland decided not to put his team through a strenuous practice the day before its game against the Wildcats because of how it has worked […]
Ohio State halts Bruins’ tourney run
The UCLA men’s tennis team was challenged more in a span of three days than it had been during the rest of the season combined. The No. 6 Bruins faced off against fellow elite collegiate tennis programs in Chicago, Ill., at the USTA/ITA National Team Indoors this weekend with results that will help them get […]