When the No. 4 UCLA men’s tennis team takes the courts today against Oregon at the Los Angeles Tennis Center at 1:30 p.m., the players will be the same ones who have played all season. The team has lost any anticipation that its leader from 2001-2002, Jean-Julien Rojer, will be returning to help win a […]
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Rojer opts for pro career, leaves UCLA
The anticipation of Jean-Julien Rojer’s return to the UCLA men’s tennis family is finally over. The way it ended, however, is more like a sloppy divorce than a beautiful homecoming. Rojer, a key component of UCLA’s 2002 NCAA tournament semifinal run, informed the team Tuesday by e-mail that he will not be returning for his […]
Bruins beat Stanford, bested by Cal
All things considered, the weekend wasn’t too bad. Plagued by injuries and absences, the No. 6 UCLA men’s tennis team split its matches in Northern California, losing 5-2 to No. 4 Cal (16-2, 2-0 Pac-10) on Friday and beating No. 7 Stanford (15-3, 2-0 Pac-10) 5-2 on Saturday. With the split, the Bruins stand at […]
Men’s tennis to battle Bay Area teams
Though it’s often cold and dreary, the Bay Area will be a hotbed of men’s collegiate tennis this weekend, with three national powerhouses battling it out for Pac-10 supremacy. Surprisingly, the highest-ranked team of the three has won no NCAA championships, while the other two have combined for a staggering 32. The teams that have […]
UCLA men’s tennis beats the heat in Arizona
Though it’s been a while, they haven’t forgotten how to win. After a two-week hiatus from competition, the No. 4 UCLA men’s tennis team returned to its winning ways over the weekend, downing Arizona 5-2 and Arizona State 6-1 to improve its record to 16-1, 3-0 Pac-10. These wins came in the altitude, heat, and […]
German native improves game at UCLA
For most athletes, their favorite athletic moment involves themselves. This trend, however, doesn’t hold for junior tennis player Tobias Clemens. “My favorite moment was when we beat ‘SC last year at their place and Lassi (Ketola) won the deciding match,” he said, “I know Lassi, he’s a good friend of mine, my doubles partner, and […]
UCLA takes energetic swing at USC, serves up shutout
Before the match, there were the questions. Would the Bruins play with the energy they lacked against Virginia? Would they make an emphatic statement against crosstown rival USC? Would Tobias Clemens avenge an earlier loss to Prakash Amritraj? Would the team feed off the television cameras? After the match, the answer echoed within the walls of the Los […]