At one time this was supposed to be the first in a long streak of tough matches. Now it looks like it’s going to be the last. The fourth-ranked UCLA men’s tennis team (12-1) visits crosstown rival USC today in a match that was initially supposed to be played Feb. 11, but was postponed due […]
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M. tennis: Neck pain doesn’t sideline top player
Luben Pampoulov really is taking one for the team. And though he wants to rest, he’ll take it for one more day. Plagued by a pinched nerve in his neck for the better part of a month, UCLA’s No. 1 men’s tennis player has played through his injury, competing at the National Team Indoors several […]
Win against Notre Dame was damn impressive
Damn. That was impressive. There’s just no better way to describe it. What UCLA did Sunday, going to Notre Dame and getting arguably its most important win of the season, was the kind of game that tournament dreams are made of. It was the kind of win that makes a regular season, the kind of […]
M. tennis: UCLA weathers setbacks after loss
The sun isn’t exactly shining in the world of UCLA men’s tennis, either. Sure, things aren’t that bad. The fourth-ranked Bruins have won 10 of their first 11 matches, and five players are ranked among the top-100 in the country. But then again, UCLA suffered its first loss of the season last weekend, its No. […]
M. tennis: Tennis comes back from the brink
Some will call it a wake-up call. Others will call it a fortuitous escape. Whatever it was, the match was much closer than it was expected to be. The No. 2 UCLA men’s tennis team squeaked by Oklahoma State Thursday in the first round of the National Team Indoors in Chicago, advancing to the quarterfinals […]
Solid victory could signal turnaround
I did my best to come up with a clever, refreshing idea for this column. I pretty much failed. First I asked my brother, a freshman at Cal, to go to the game so I could write about it through a series of cell phone conversations with someone actually at Haas Pavilion. He wasn’t interested. […]
M. tennis: Top team matchups promise excitement
As one looks at the bracket for the men’s tennis National Team Indoors, which begins today in Chicago, there are potential matchups that have incredible intrigue. That’s bound to happen when 16 of the top teams in the country play over four consecutive days to determine a champion. But given the history, there’s one match […]