Author Archives: David Regan

While there may be no substitute for experience, the UCLA men’s tennis team is going to do its best to find one. With the NCAA Tournament set to start Saturday when the 10th-seeded Bruins (17-5) host Stony Brook (14-6), many players will be entering uncharted territory. “I don’t think I can grasp it yet,” freshman […]

It’s a three-pronged mantra that UCLA men’s tennis coach Billy Martin will repeat over and over again this week. Don’t overlook anyone. Take every day seriously. Prepare like this is the NCAA Championship. Yes, Martin, who last season guided UCLA to its first national championship since 1984, is in the zone, with the NCAA Men’s […]

It wasn’t the best of weekends for the UCLA men’s tennis team. While the Bruins left Ojai with a Pac-10 Championship in doubles, that’s not all they left with. They also left with one sick player and some definite feelings of guilt. “It wasn’t such a great weekend, to be honest,” coach Billy Martin said. […]

Only one number mattered to the UCLA men’s tennis team on Friday. Four. Get there as quickly as possible. Take no prisoners. Leave no doubt. In a hostile environment, getting to four points is the most important thing a team can do. And at USC, in the most hostile of environments, history has shown that […]

It’s one thing to lose. It’s something completely different to lose when the play is overshadowed by controversy. The No. 7 UCLA men’s tennis team left Seattle on Saturday as a 4-3 loser to No. 20 Washington, but the Bruins (16-5, 5-1 Pac-10) couldn’t help but feel that victory had been snatched away by an […]

Coach Billy Martin knew this season would be a learning experience. From day one, it was pretty clear that there was too much youth and inexperience for it not to be. And as the UCLA men’s tennis team stepped off the court last Saturday with a 4-3 victory over California, Martin knew his Bruins had […]

It’s often said that the game is the greatest teacher. And this season, the Bruins were great learners. From the first day they stepped on the court together over the summer to Monday’s NCAA Championship appearance against Florida, the Bruins grew, transformed, and learned, not only about each other, but about themselves. And after the […]