Cinderella was not with the UCLA women’s tennis team this weekend. The Bruins’ season ended Friday in Gainesville, Florida, with a 4-0 loss to Duke (30-2) in the NCAA quarterfinals. The No. 11 Bruins (16-11) were looking like an underdog favorite after a 4-3 upset of No. 6 Washington, but they were unable to handle […]
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Bruins score close victory
The women’s tennis team nearly ended its season with the same sort of disappointment that has permeated its 2003 campaign. In the NCAA tournament round of 16, the No. 11-seed Bruins found themselves trailing the No. 6 seed Washington Huskies 3-1. From that point, UCLA rallied to win the final three matches and advance to […]
Advantage: UCLA
Today’s start to the NCAA tournament marks the beginning of the women’s tennis team’s quest to salvage what has thus far been a disappointing season. The Bruins (13-10, 4-4) managed to earn a No. 11 seed in the tournament, and will host matches in the first two rounds. The women’s squad has been wrecked by […]
Five Bruins head to Ojai for Pac-10 tournament
The women’s tennis team will send five representatives to the Pac-10 Championships in Ojai this weekend. The tournament, one of several Ojai is hosting, will begin Thursday and end Sunday. Freshmen Laura Gordon and Shilpa Joshi will compete along with sophomore Anya Loncaric in the main singles draw, while freshmen Nina Yaftali and Kate Jolson […]
Tennis team dissatisfied with season’s end
The women’s tennis team closed out the regular season last weekend in frustrating fashion, dropping 6-1 decisions to No. 2 Stanford and No. 4 Cal. UCLA (13-10, 4-4) was once again short-handed with Jackie Carleton out with shin splints and All-American Sara Walker out Saturday with a sore hamstring. On Friday the No. 1 doubles […]
Bruins hope to weather Washington games
The women’s tennis team will take its act to the Pacific Northwest this week in hopes of getting back on track following a disastrous weekend at home against Cal and Stanford. The Bruins (12-7, 3-1), who have fallen to a season-low No. 15 ranking, will take on Washington State (7-10, 0-5) today in Pullman and […]
Strong doubles play leads to weekend
The women’s tennis team showed no sluggishness after a two-and-a-half-week break, handing Arizona and Arizona State 6-1 defeats last weekend at the Los Angeles Tennis Center. No. 12 UCLA’s win over No. 8 Arizona State was its first victory over a top-10 opponent this season. On Friday, UCLA (12-5, 3-1) took control early by securing […]