The hardest part of the season may very well be in the past, but the battle-tested Bruins have no intention of taking their foot off the gas pedal. UCLA baseball (19-18, 10-8 Pac-12) won five of its last eight games in arguably the most difficult stretch of its schedule, clinching two midweek games over the […]
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McDonald first Bruin to claim singles, doubles titles in the same year
Junior Mackenzie McDonald lifted his fist in the air, tilting his head back after two resounding victories. McDonald claimed both the singles and doubles championship titles at the 2016 Division I Men’s Tennis Championship Monday afternoon in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He is the first player from UCLA and the fifth overall player in post-1976 NCAA Tournament […]
Mackie McDonald wins 2016 NCAA Division I men’s singles championship
UCLA’s Mackie McDonald is the 2016 NCAA singles champion. The No. 6 standout junior took down Ohio State’s No. 1 Mikael Torpegaard 6-3, 6-3 in the 2016 NCAA Division I men’s singles championship in Tulsa, Oklahoma to claim the title. McDonald dominated the match from the beginning. After Torpegaard broke McDonald to begin the match, […]
Press Pass: Tennis in Tulsa
TULSA, Okla. — We’re going to start by getting the bad stuff out of the way. So, let’s begin with sports. Our trip to Tulsa ended, unfortunately, as a huge athletic disappointment. Not only did UCLA men’s tennis lose in an upset to Oklahoma in the quarterfinals of the 2016 NCAA Division I men’s tennis […]
Men’s tennis upset by Oklahoma in NCAA championship quarterfinals
TULSA, Okla. — Red filled the stadium. “Boomer Sooner, Boomer Sooner! OK, U!” roared the crowd. Not every great season can have a fairy-tale ending and for the Bruins, the volume of the fans sure didn’t soften the blow of that sudden realization. No. 11-seed Oklahoma upset No. 3-seed UCLA 4-3 in the NCAA Division I […]
UCLA men’s tennis to take on familiar Pac-12 foe in round of 16
The Bruins have played 24 dual matches so far this season against a variety of opponents. But no face is more familiar than the Cardinal’s. No. 3-seeded UCLA men’s tennis will take on Stanford for the fourth time this season in the 2016 NCAA Division I Men’s Tennis Championship round of 16 at 5 p.m. […]
No. 2 men’s tennis to begin NCAA Tournament with Weber State matchup
The Pac-12 champions sauntered around the Sunset Canyon Recreation Center tennis courts Tuesday. In between serves and practice sets, the men’s tennis team joked and laughed – confidence seemed to be in no short supply. No. 2 UCLA men’s tennis will host Weber State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament Friday afternoon. The […]