A day that ended in disappointment for the UCLA men’s tennis team began on a much more positive and unfamiliar note. It started with the return of senior Adrien Puget. The senior, out for the majority of the season due to patellar tendinitis, took to the court for the first time this year in Friday’s match against USC. His return […]
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UCLA men’s tennis freshman ready to step up against USC
Gage Brymer remembers making the trip up from Irvine to Westwood almost every spring of high school. The occasion? UCLA v. USC. The matches, charged by the intense rivalry between the two teams, were some of the only college tennis matches the UCLA men’s tennis freshman watched growing up. On Friday, Brymer will get a […]
UCSD victory prepares UCLA men’s tennis for USC matchup
Three days after returning from a road trip through Utah and Arizona, the No. 5 UCLA men’s tennis team flat-out dominated UCSD, winning 5-0 in a Wednesday afternoon match that at times seemed like no more than a warm-up for UCLA’s highly-ranked matchup against USC on Friday. Playing without senior Clay Thompson and freshman Mackenzie […]
Freshman Joe Di Giulio reinforces men’s tennis lineup
He may not get the level of attention that his other teammates do – which is understandable, considering he plays in a lineup that boasts the nation’s No. 1, No. 5 and No. 31 singles players. But it would be a big mistake to use this as an excuse to underestimate Joe Di Giulio. Grinding […]
Freshman aims to keep up strong play as men’s tennis faces Cal, Stanford
Mackenzie McDonald grew up in the Bay Area, in the shadows of UC Berkeley and Stanford. But coming of age in a family of Bruins, his loyalty was never tested – there was no shaking UCLA from his heart. McDonald, a freshman who is ranked No. 33 nationwide, will get a chance to show his […]
Men’s tennis grabs slim victory over Virginia Thursday
March may only be seven days old, but the UCLA men’s tennis team didn’t wait long to let the madness begin. A day that began with fiery pregame chants was highlighted by a controversial gesture from senior Clay Thompson and ended in high drama at its scintillating best. For a brief moment late Thursday afternoon, […]
UCLA men’s tennis dominates singles to defeat USC
It’s almost become a routine for the UCLA men’s tennis team: Drop the doubles point, then win almost every singles point to seal victory. It certainly seemed so after the team’s 5-2 home victory over USC on Tuesday, a win that was the Bruins’ fourth in the five matches in which they have dropped the doubles […]