Author Archives: David Regan

Maybe it was too hot. Maybe they were thinking about Georgia. Maybe they just wanted to watch the end of the Lakers game. Whatever it was, the UCLA men’s tennis team was all business Sunday afternoon against USC, disposing of the Trojans 4-0, in just under two hours. With the win, the No. 5 Bruins […]

And so the journey begins at home. The No. 5 UCLA men’s tennis team (20-3) starts play in the NCAA tournament on Saturday, hosting No. 72 Wichita State at 12 p.m. The team stands six wins away from a national title, a goal that has eluded the Bruins since 1984. But UCLA will take the […]

UCLA’s Marcin Matkowski is the new Pac-10 singles champion. A year after teammate Rodrigo Grilli made his way through the bracket to seize the championship, Matkowski breezed through his five matches, never dropping a set and only being broken once en route to his first Pac-10 title. Matkowski, the nation’s No. 26 player, defeated Washington’s […]

Though team play will not pick up again for the No. 4 UCLA men’s tennis team until May 10 in the NCAA Regionals, individual play starts today at the 103rd Ojai Valley tennis tournament. This tournament acts as the Pac-10 championships in both singles and doubles. Last year’s tournament was dominated by Bruins, with Rodrigo Grilli […]

A roller coaster weekend ended on a high for the No. 3 UCLA men’s tennis team. After being upset by No. 5 Stanford, 4-3 Friday ““ a loss that ended the Bruins’ hopes of a Pac-10 title ““ the team responded Saturday with a dominating 6-1 victory over No. 4 Cal. The weekend performances left […]

Red Sox-Yankees. Lakers-Celtics. Ali-Frazier. UCLA-Stanford. That’s right, Stanford. Not USC. We’re talking men’s tennis here, and in that realm, there is no greater rivalry than Bruins-Cardinal. Over the years, the schools have produced 32 NCAA Championships combined (17 for Stanford, 15 for UCLA), countless All-Americans, many top professionals and memories galore. Spanning decades, the rivalry […]

This match was supposed to be a challenge. It was supposed to be a hard-fought battle between two elite teams. Instead, it ended up being a cakewalk, a dominating statement made to the rest of the country ““ the Bruins are here and they’re ready to play. Coming off a tough week of practice in […]