While almost everyone else was away for spring break, the UCLA men’s tennis team was simply taking care of business. The sixth-ranked Bruins (19-2, 4-0 Pac-10) ran their winning streak to seven matches over the break with four dominating performances, first over the Arizona schools and then against Washington and Oregon. It appears that everything […]
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M. tennis: Tennis eager to avenge regrettable ‘SC loss
Ask anyone associated with the UCLA men’s tennis team if they’re happy to be 15-2 at this point in the season, and you’ll get a conflicted answer. Sure, 15 wins against two losses is an impressive record, but it’s the manner in which one of those losses happened that is so frustrating. “I’m happy to […]
Congrats in order for great season
One and done, that’s no fun. But congratulations, Bruins, ’twas was a good run. After deluding myself into thinking that UCLA really did have a great shot at beating Texas Tech in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, reality hit me pretty hard on Thursday night. The Bruins were simply outclassed and outmuscled by […]
Watching the Bruins dance will be exciting
Well, it happened. The Bruins get their chance to dance, and it would be an absolute shame to see them waste the opportunity. Because that’s what this is, more than anything else. It’s an opportunity to show the rest of the country how far this program has come. An opportunity to prove critics wrong after […]
M. tennis: UCLA defeats Arizona schools
UCLA men’s tennis coach Billy Martin was a little bit worried about how his team would respond after a demoralizing loss to USC. It turns out he had nothing to worry about. A week and a half after the eighth-ranked Bruins absolutely collapsed in their loss to their crosstown rivals, they responded in a convincing […]
M. tennis: Men’s tennis looks to rally back on track in Arizona
A lot can be gathered about a team by seeing how it responds to adversity and disappointment. With that, a lot will be gathered about the UCLA men’s tennis team this weekend as it travels to face Arizona State today and Arizona on Saturday. The last time the No. 8 Bruins (12-2) took the court, […]
Bruins make parents proud
I’d imagine this is kind of like watching your kids grow up. At first they’re pretty helpless, but you can’t really hold it against them because they’re a part of something new. They don’t understand things yet, they haven’t learned, so you reserve judgment. Then they go through those bad times, the times when you […]