With their top star injured and already having been thoroughly beaten in doubles, UCLA women’s tennis team could easily have folded to 24th-ranked Arizona. Instead, three freshmen came out and played some of the most clutch tennis of their early career, propelling the Bruins to a nail-biting 4-3 victory. The team trailed 3-2 with freshmen […]
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Arizona schools may pose challenges for Bruins
The UCLA women’s tennis team hopes the past will repeat itself this weekend during the trip to Arizona State and Arizona. Last year, the Bruins swept both schools on their home courts, giving up a combined three points. However, nagging injuries and tougher competition will make it difficult to be that dominant again. “We really […]
Doubles sets key to Bruins’ win against Tennessee and loss to Florida and Georgia
Even though three doubles sets are worth just one of seven points in a college tennis match, that point often proves to be the most crucial. Just ask UCLA women’s tennis team, which captured that point in a 4-3 victory over Tennessee Thursday, but lost it to Florida and Georgia in consecutive 4-3 defeats Friday […]
Women’s tennis makes good show early in season
Last year around this time, the UCLA women’s tennis team was feeling the bitter consequences of a struggling season, as the nation’s elite competed at the USTA/ITA Indoor Team Championship in Wisconsin while the Bruins stayed home. However, with the team’s remarkable turnaround and No. 7 ranking last year, the Bruins were invited to this […]
Walker looks to end collegiate career on top
Three years ago, UCLA’s Sara Walker was a freshman sensation, earning the top spot on the women’s tennis team and the No. 4 ranking in the country. Last year, the junior learned how it felt to lose that top spot to a freshman when Megan Bradley stepped into the program. Bradley advanced to No. 5 […]
No. 7 Bruins drown Waves, 6-1
The 6-1 final score may have indicated a blowout, but Friday’s UCLA women’s tennis victory over Pepperdine was hardly a cakewalk. Nevertheless, the 2-0 Bruins justified their No. 7 national ranking over a Pepperdine team stacked with international players. Even with the Waves’ rich overseas talent, the most impressive international player on display was the […]
Women’s tennis hopes for smashing debut
UCLA’s women’s tennis team opens the 2003 season today at the Pac-10 Indoor Championships at the Lloyd Nordstrom Center at the University of Washington. The tournament will showcase top players from the toughest conference in the nation (the Pac-10 boasts five of the nation’s top 10 teams) and give the Bruins a chance to gauge […]