Author Archives: Alexis Williams

The UCLA women’s tennis team had a long, bittersweet flight back home to the Los Angeles Tennis Center this weekend. The Bruins experienced two days on the road, facing two teams back-to-back with less than 24 hours between matches. The weekend started off on a high note, with No. 3 UCLA first visiting No. 4 […]

As the UCLA women’s tennis team stepped off the plane in Utah for the first of two road games over the weekend, it wasn’t just the beautiful scenery that took the Bruins’ breaths away – it was the altitude. The courts at both Utah and Colorado are located thousands of feet higher than the team’s […]

In Marks Stadium at USC, the stands were bathed with red and gold. The only blue came from the Bruins on the courts, who listened to the eerie silence after every point they earned, and tried to drown out the eruption of cheers in the stands after every shot they missed. The Trojans were out […]

As the UCLA women’s tennis team steps onto the courts at Straus Stadium on Friday it will be met by the usual crowd of teammates, coaches and fellow Bruins – but those won’t be the only familiar faces it will see. Because the Bruins typically play the Golden Bears twice per season, many of their […]

The sun was shining on Straus Stadium. There was a gentle breeze, fresh tennis balls, abundant cheering and free pizza. It was the perfect day for a comeback. And the UCLA women’s tennis team certainly took advantage as it breathed in its first breath of fresh air on the court since the 2014 National Women’s […]

After four losses to Duke at the ITA National Women’s Team Indoor Championship in Virginia last weekend, three of which ended in tiebreakers, the UCLA women’s tennis team welcomed a week off to regroup, refocus and restrategize before its match on Wednesday against Pepperdine. And that’s just what they have been up to the past […]