“That’s my Chanelle,” said Letty Van Nguyen, pointing toward her daughter on the court. “She’s the one stretching on the left. She’s so fun to watch.” Letty Van Nguyen had been sitting in the hot sun for four hours, eyes glued to the court, cheering endlessly. She had come to watch her daughter, junior Chanelle […]
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UCLA Wushu to perform at Chinese American Cultural Night
Nicole Carpentier walked out of Wushu practice bleeding. None of the nearly 35 UCLA Wushu club members were fazed though. It’s to be expected when fighting in the same style as Jet Li. Midway through practice, which is tucked away in the Gold Room of the John Wooden Center every Tuesday and Thursday night, Carpentier, […]
Fitness focus gives women’s tennis new edge for NCAAs
For the UCLA women’s tennis team, this season is in many ways almost identical to the last. Both this year and last, the team’s up-and-coming freshman won the Pac-12 championship. Both this year and last, the team was seeded in the top 10 heading into the NCAA championships but with a higher national ranking. And […]
Women’s tennis sees Pac-12 as preparation for nationals
This time last year, then-freshman Kyle McPhillips of the UCLA women’s tennis team celebrated winning the Pac-12 championship singles title at her first college tennis tournament. Today, McPhillips will be returning to Ojai, Calif. to take on the Pac-12 championship for the second time in two years. Traveling with her will be six singles players […]
UCLA women’s tennis to finish out regular season against USC
Four years ago, seniors Megan Lester, Morgan Thomas and Courtney Dolehide stepped onto the courts at Straus Stadium for their first practice as UCLA Bruins on the women’s tennis team. As freshmen, they didn’t quite know their place on the team and were all anxious. They had just joined one of the top-ranked tennis teams […]
UCLA women’s tennis adds Pac-12 wins as playoffs near
The members of UCLA’s No. 2 women’s tennis team stood out on court five of the Los Angeles Tennis Center Saturday, exchanging high fives as they cheered for their teammate, senior Courtney Dolehide, as she finished the last match of the weekend against the No. 19 Arizona State Sun Devils. It was Dolehide’s first singles […]
Women’s tennis’ Jennifer Brady adjusts to team play
Twelve years ago, as freshman Jennifer Brady stepped onto the tennis courts at her local park, she looked across the net to see her fiercest competitor yet: her father. He began taking Brady and her sister there for fun to practice hitting balls and running the court. Less than ten years later, Brady traveled both […]