Driving roughly 280 miles overnight from Seattle, Wash. to Eugene, Ore. to play back-to-back away matches, the UCLA men’s tennis team proved that it can perform well under less-than-ideal circumstances. After defeating the Washington Huskies 4-1 on Friday, the Bruins made a four-hour drive to Oregon to defeat the Ducks 4-0 on Saturday. The matches […]
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Men’s tennis upset by Baylor in first home loss of season
On an average game day, the Los Angeles Tennis Center is fairly quiet save for the gentle popping noise of rubber balls against rackets. But on Wednesday, the rhythmic sound of the back-and-forth hitting was overwhelmed by shouts and cheers from the stands, as an emotional match between the UCLA and Baylor men’s tennis teams […]
UCLA men’s tennis rearranges team, defeats St. Mary’s
When dark clouds and heavy rain swept over Moraga, Calif. on Feb. 8, the match between the men’s tennis teams of UCLA and St. Mary’s was canceled. About one month later, under the warm sunshine of Los Angeles, UCLA brought its own storm down upon St. Mary’s, sweeping the Gaels in a 4-0 victory. The […]
UCLA men’s tennis competes in doubles, prepares for UVA
This past weekend, the UCLA men’s tennis team competed at the 125th Annual Pacific Coast Doubles Championship, in La Jolla, Calif. The tournament attracted many collegiate teams, including Stanford, USC, Cal and UC Davis. No. 4 UCLA (9-1) entered four doubles pairs in the tournament, one of which made it to the quarterfinals of the […]
Men’s tennis to hone skills at Pacific Coast Doubles Championships
Last Saturday, UCLA men’s tennis handled Pepperdine with relative ease in singles. But doubles play proved to be a different story. After being upset in one of the earlier doubles games, the Bruins needed a dangerously close 8-7 victory from freshman Gage Brymer and sophomore Karue Sell in the decisive doubles game. The match illustrated […]
UCLA men’s tennis set to compete at ITA National Indoors
Last weekend, the UCLA men’s tennis match against Stanford was canceled at a 1-1 tie because of rain, but poor weather will not be an issue for the Bruins this weekend at the USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships. The tournament, hosted by Texas A&M; in Houston, begins Friday and concludes on Monday. The Pac-12, SEC, […]
Men’s tennis to face St. Mary’s, Stanford this weekend
The UCLA men’s tennis team looks to remain undefeated as it takes on Saint Mary’s College on Saturday in Moraga, Calif. and Pac-12 opponent Stanford on Sunday. The Bruins are taking no match lightly, but their main concern this weekend will be defeating their conference rival the Cardinal, which coach Billy Martin said he feels […]