It was a week of the unusual for the UCLA women’s tennis team. For the first time in each player’s career, the Bruins would take on the same opponent in the same week. Not only that, but the team just so happened to be crosstown rival USC. In their first matchup against the No. 3 […]
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Women's tennis takes another shot at USC
This is their court. This is where they shine. And now that the UCLA women’s tennis team is back at the Los Angeles Tennis Center, things will be very different. Though it has been just three days since the No. 15 Bruins lost 4-3 to the No. 3 Trojans of USC at Marks Tennis Stadium […]
Tennis falls just short of victory
The victory was within reach. For a good portion of the afternoon, it appeared as though the UCLA women’s tennis team would leave victorious from USC, even after losing the doubles point. It didn’t turn out that way, however, as UCLA dropped the match, 4-3. The No. 15 Bruins (15-5, 5-2) had the No. 3 […]
Tennis ready to meet Trojans
The Bruins hope that the match will be worth the wait. The weather is projected to be sunny and there should be enough umpires. But the only guarantee when the UCLA women’s tennis team takes on USC today is that both teams will be more than ready to face their biggest foe. The teams have […]
Decisive win against Oregon raises spirits
On Friday, the UCLA women’s tennis team sat for hours and waited hopelessly for the rain to ease up so it could take the courts against Oregon. Just as it seemed the teams would be able to begin the match, the clouds appeared yet again over the Los Angeles Tennis Center, leaving the courts drenched […]
Record to be tested in tight week
A week from today, the UCLA women’s tennis team will be playing its final dual match of the regular season. But in that one-week span, the No. 14 Bruins will be competing in four matches, the most they’ve had to play in such a short period all season. Making matters more difficult is that UCLA […]
Small recruiting classes yield big results for team
Something needed to be done. The UCLA women’s tennis team had been losing scholarship athletes to other schools, and its lineup was becoming somewhat depleted. Coach Stella Sampras Webster and assistant coach Rance Brown found themselves in a predicament. It was at that point that they made changes which are still benefiting the Bruin team […]