Author Archives: David Regan

Billy Martin has a problem. But at least it’s a good problem to have. His UCLA men’s tennis team is 4-0, coming off an emotional 4-3 win over USC last Friday, and preparing to head to the National Team Indoors in Seattle. However, some of the lineup still isn’t set. While Tobias Clemens is a […]

Not only did Tobias Clemens know exactly how he felt when his Bruins defeated USC, 4-3, on Friday, but he had a pretty good idea about how the UCLA Athletic Department felt as well. “I know tennis is not the biggest sport at UCLA, but I think even the Athletic Department needed this win,” he […]

It’s quite unusual for someone to have to explain to a Bruin what it means to battle the Trojans. But that’s the precise position UCLA men’s tennis coach Billy Martin finds himself in with German newcomer Philipp Gruendler, who lacks any real conception of what this big-time college tennis rivalry means. “No way (he understands),” […]

The UCLA men’s tennis team picked a good time for two of its players to turn in their best matches of the season. With the squad’s Pac-10 opener against crosstown rival USC looming Friday, juniors Chris Lam and Kris Kwinta played dominating tennis in the No. 6 Bruins’ 7-0 win over No. 24 Clemson on […]

When the Clemson men’s tennis team comes to Westwood today to face UCLA, it’s quite possible that the minds of the Bruins could be focused on something else entirely; namely, the team’s date with USC on Friday. And that’s a concern for coach Billy Martin. “It’s definitely a worry from a coaching standpoint,” Martin said. […]

Sometimes things just don’t work out the way they’re supposed to. Things invariably happen in life that we’re not ready for, things that test our resolve as humans, our ability to overcome. Alisa Lewis was not supposed to die, that’s for sure. Healthy 20-year-olds are not supposed to die. Sadly, however, the fact remains that […]

The third time was the charm for Tobias Clemens. But then again, so was the first and the second. Clemens, the No. 12 player in the country, won the Sherwood Collegiate Cup for the third consecutive year, this time coming from behind to defeat teammate Kris Kwinta, 3-6, 7-6(3), 6-3, in Monday’s final. With the […]