CONCORD, Calif. — Few possess a role in carving out and maintaining De La Salle’s place among the great high school football programs like that of UCLA alumnus Justin Alumbaugh. He and the rest of the 1997 Spartans etched their names into the record books by breaking the national mark for consecutive wins at 73. […]
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UCLA women’s tennis defeats UNC 4-3 for NCAA title
Athens, Ga. — Kyle McPhillips floated up a lob which came back to her in the form of a smash that buried her in a 0-40 hole. Up 5-3, the sophomore reminded herself that she could not afford to be broken, and she maintained her composure. She proceeded to rally herself back into the game […]
Women’s tennis leaves behind past losses to win NCAA title
ATHENS, Ga. — Two members of the women’s tennis team capitalized on missed opportunities from past NCAA tournament exits in the Bruins’ 4-3 title game victory over the University of North Carolina Tar Heels, while one player became a champion on her last possible chance. The Florida Gators destroyed the UCLA women’s tennis team 4-0 […]
Men’s tennis’ title hopes shatter in tiebreakers
A year after getting within a foot of becoming national champions, the men’s tennis team fell four points short of its second straight title-game berth. UCLA surrendered consecutive third-set tiebreakers on courts one and six in falling to No. 2-seeded Oklahoma on Monday night. The 4-2 defeat concluded a 26-4 season that featured UCLA winning […]
Men’s tennis ends season to Oklahoma at NCAA semifinals
National title hopes for UCLA men’s tennis ended in the NCAA semifinals Monday night against Oklahoma. Third-set tiebreaker losses for senior Clay Thompson and sophomore Karue Sell, on courts 1 and 6, ended a season that saw the Bruins ranked as a top-5 team throughout. The match opened just as it had closed, with UCLA […]
Men’s tennis rallies from 0-2 hole to move on in NCAAs
Rain forced the UCLA men’s tennis team to relocate from Athens, Ga. to Atlanta for its NCAA quarterfinals match Sunday. A one-and-a-half hour trip factored into a match start time more than two hours later than originally planned. The No. 6-seeded Bruins seemed to start their day even later, losing out on the doubles point […]
UCLA men’s tennis defeats Ohio State, earns Final Four spot
UCLA men’s tennis earned a spot in the Final Four of the NCAA tournament by winning four straight singles points over Ohio State on Sunday night for a 4-2 win. The Bruins found themselves in an early 0-2 hole, dropping the doubles point through a tiebreaker and seeing the No. 1 singles player in the […]