UCLA men’s tennis didn’t relax like the rest of the student body this past week. Instead, the team went on a three-game road trip that was capped off with the team downing the Washington Huskies 4-0 in Seattle on Sunday. “All in all, I think it was a good team effort and really a great, […]
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Mackie McDonald is ready for the pros
UCLA men’s tennis star Mackie McDonald rarely shows emotion. Down, up, ranked, unranked, the junior plays every point the same. His robotic tenacity makes him one of the best, if not the best, collegiate tennis players in the country. In all likelihood, McDonald will leave UCLA after this season to compete as a singles player […]
No. 6 men’s tennis blanks BYU 7-0 despite absence of key player
The Bruins proved they could dominate even with their star player missing from the lineup. The No. 6 UCLA men’s tennis walloped the BYU Cougars 7-0 at the Los Angeles Tennis Center on Thursday to improve 11-2 for the season. The Bruins were without All-American junior Mackie McDonald for the match. McDonald is currently playing […]
Two Bruins stand out at Pacific Coast Men’s Doubles Championship
UCLA men’s tennis got some serious doubles practice this weekend in La Jolla, California at the 127th Annual Pacific Coast Men’s Doubles Championship. Freshman Maxime Cressy and sophomore Martin Redlicki had standout performances for the Bruins. The seventh-seeded duo was on a four-win hot streak going into the quarterfinal before Oklahoma State’s first-seeded Julian Cash […]
UCLA men’s tennis expects close contest in clash against USC
USC men’s tennis wasn’t supposed to be good this year. The Trojans lost four seniors last year, all who were ranked in the top 50 in singles, and this year’s squad consists mostly of underclassmen. But they are hot after taking down the Stanford Cardinal in a more commanding fashion than the Bruins did. No. […]
No. 4 men’s tennis pulls through with close win over No. 29 Stanford
It wasn’t a pretty win, but the UCLA men’s tennis team will take it, especially over one of last year’s Pac-12 title champs. Saturday’s dual match between the No. 4 Bruins and the Stanford Cardinal in NorCal ended in a 4-3 victory for the visitors. “Bottom line is we were a little intimidated, and we […]
UCLA men’s tennis prepares for Pac-12 play, Stanford match
The UCLA men’s tennis team has tasted success early this season, asserting itself as a formidable team in college tennis. But one of the Bruins’ biggest challenges in the Pac-12 still lies ahead with next weekend’s match. “We’ll start working hard on Monday to prepare ourselves for a really tough road match against Stanford, which […]