The UCLA women’s tennis team can look at the regular season and shrug indifferently. Once again, the Bruins have shown that it doesn’t matter come tournament time. With their 4-2 win Thursday over USC in the NCAA Tournament’s Round of 16, they avenged a regular-season loss for the third consecutive year in that very round. […]
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W. tennis: More than the rivalry
It won’t affect the Gauntlet, change the conference standings, or determine who wins the season series. But that doesn’t matter in the least bit. Those factors are all irrelevant when the USC and UCLA women’s tennis teams face off today in the Round of 16 at the NCAA tournament in Athens, Ga. During conference play, […]
W. tennis: Women’s tennis to battle USC for shot at quarterfinals
An unexpected hurricane touched down in Florida on Saturday afternoon, sending ripple effects throughout the women’s collegiate tennis world. The greatest damage was felt in Gainesville. With Florida’s 4-3 loss to No. 23 Miami in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, the top-seeded and previously undefeated Gators will be absent from the finals for […]
W. tennis: Women’s tennis tops first two opponents
Two down, one to go. Four teams from Southern California earned bids to the NCAA Tournament, and, on consecutive days, the UCLA women’s tennis team eliminated two of them. And the one other still standing ““ USC ““ is next on the Bruins’ plate. After plowing through Long Beach State 4-0 in the first round […]
W. tennis: First serve
It’s the middle of May and the beginning of the 2004 NCAA Regionals, but this weekend might just have more of a January feeling to it for the UCLA women’s tennis team. With both Long Beach State and Pepperdine in town for the tournament, the Bruins could potentially face two schools that know their way […]
W. tennis: Eligibility issues no longer a concern
Sarah Gregg was like an innocent bystander deemed guilty by association. And the guilty turned out to be innocent. Last season, as the Bruins prepared for their Round of 16 match against Washington, the NCAA suspended all players who were natives of Great Britain. Allegations that the players did not meet the eligibility requirements forced […]
Baseball: Bruins’ decisive victory makes playoffs a possibility
If Tuesday’s game becomes a microcosm of the UCLA baseball team’s season, it’ll be pleased with the ending. After a sluggish offensive start, the Bruins piled on seven runs in their final three innings en route to an 8-2 win over Cal State Fullerton. With their season teetering back and forth, the Bruins hope the […]