When the season began, UCLA women’s tennis coach Stella Sampras Webster knew her team’s success would hinge upon whether the Bruins could field a reliable doubles lineup. So far, so good. Heading into their match against USC in the third round of the NCAA Tournament, the Bruins’ doubles play has become the backbone of their […]
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M. track: UCLA hurdler gets 2 personal bests
When it counted most, senior Jonathan Williams came through for the Bruins. With UCLA locked in a tight battle with Oregon for the men’s Pac-10 team championship, Williams kept the Bruins close with a pair of lifetime bests in both hurdle races. “I was really surprised,” Williams said of his performance. “But I always knew […]
W. tennis: Women’s tennis sweeps weekend, headed to Georgia despite playing below expectations
While the Bruins were on their home courts over the weekend, their minds were already on Georgia. The tenth-seeded UCLA women’s tennis team cruised through the first two rounds of the NCAA Regionals, effortlessly blanking Illinois State on Friday 4-0 before defeating Pac-10 counterpart Washington by the same score on Saturday. With the weekend sweep, […]
W. tennis: Women get No. 10 seed
The UCLA women’s tennis team missed out on a top-eight seed in the NCAA Tournament, and it couldn’t be happier. The Bruins were given a No. 10 seed in next week’s NCAA Tournament, ensuring that UCLA will host the first two regional rounds and, more importantly, will avoid facing No. 1 seed Stanford in the […]
M. track: Fight to the finish
Jon Rankin says that he fosters no ill will toward USC, but watching the UCLA senior demolish his competition on Saturday gave the impression that he had a personal vendetta against the Trojans. In what proved to be the pivotal races in this year’s dual meet, Rankin won both the 1500 and then 800 meters […]
W. tennis: Top players forgo Pac-10
Coming off an emotional win against rival USC last weekend, the UCLA women’s tennis team is in the middle of a month-long hiatus from team play. Going into the Pac-10 Championships in Ojai, its top two players will take a break from competing individually as well. Daniela Bercek and Riza Zalameda elected not to participate […]
W. tennis: Women’s tennis slams Trojans, 5-2
All season long, the UCLA women’s tennis team had been teetering on the edge of prominence. Over the weekend, the Bruins were finally able to take that leap. In their final regular-season match of the year, the No. 10 Bruins convincingly knocked off No. 4 USC, 5-2, on Saturday, avenging an earlier loss to the […]