Author Archives: Andrew Finley

The UCLA women’s tennis team may have been expecting an appearance from one of its players in the Flight I finals of the Pac-10 Indoor Championships this past weekend in Seattle, but the Bruins were surprised when that player turned out to be freshman Daniela Bercek. Although 17th-ranked and No. 3 seed Jackie Carleton fell […]

Jan Michael Gambill and Travis Parrott came to the Mercedes-Benz Cup at UCLA as wildcards and left as champions. Playing together for the first time, the two Americans defeated fourth-seeded Joshua Eagle and Sjeng Schalken in the finals 6-4, 3-6, 7-5. “We knew we had good chemistry,” Gambill said. “I couldn’t ask for more in […]

For two sets and 10 games, it seemed as though the only way a steady Lleyton Hewitt was going to lose the Mercedes-Benz Cup final was if Wayne Ferreira strung together some of his best tennis ever. However, after three double faults and a break of serve later, Hewitt had saved Ferreira some of the […]

Although playing in his final Mercedes-Benz Cup, Michael Chang was in no mood to make the moment last in his first-round match Tuesday. Chang quickly disposed of Zack Fleishman 6-1, 6-1, in what was a quick ending to a long day at the tournament. “Considering how late it’s getting, it’s nice to have a quick […]

A month ago, some tennis fans wouldn’t have blinked twice if Mark Philippoussis had dropped the sport in favor of his new love, surfing. Heading into Wimbledon unseeded with a match against Andre Agassi looming in the fourth round, the tournament did not seem like a promising place for the Aussie to resurrect his tennis […]

Although collegiate sports go on hiatus during the summer months, the practice fields and courts remain packed. And even though they are not yet preparing for the new season, some players and coaches still arrive at UCLA by 9 a.m., ready for a full day of drills and games. Instead of coaches shouting in frustration […]

At least they can take the same plane home together. That is the small token of consolation senior Sara Walker and freshman Jackie Carleton can take with them after they both lost in straight sets in the second round at the NCAA singles championships in Gainesville, Fla. on Tuesday. With the Bruin players ranked higher […]