For the sixth straight time, the Bruins found the Cardinal too much to handle. “Today’s match was a lot like last year’s match,” said coach Stella Sampras Webster. “Winning the doubles point was really exciting, but we just had a really hard time winning those first sets.” No. 9 UCLA women’s tennis (18-7, 8-2 Pac-12) […]
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Rested and ready, women’s tennis set for Pac-12 tournament expected to be intense
It’s win or go home for the Bruins from here on out in Ojai, California. For the second consecutive year, No. 10 UCLA women’s tennis (16-6, 8-2 Pac-12) will enter the Pac-12 championship as the No. 2 seed coming off a win against No. 15 USC (17-6, 7-3). The Bruins received a bye and will […]
UCLA struggles to keep heads above water in close match against Pepperdine
Three hours and 10 minutes later, the Waves came out on top again. No. 8 UCLA women’s tennis (12-5, 4-1 Pac-12) dropped a close 3-4 encounter to No. 9 Pepperdine (12-3, 3-0 WCC) at the Los Angeles Tennis Center on Wednesday afternoon. “We competed really well,” said coach Stella Sampras Webster. “I was encouraged and […]
Women’s tennis seeks to draw on doubles success in rematch against Pepperdine
The Bruins will be back on the courts for the fifth time in 11 days. No. 8 UCLA women’s tennis (12-4) will face No. 9 Pepperdine (11-3), who is riding an eight-game winning streak, at the Los Angeles Tennis Center on Wednesday afternoon. “We had a really good weekend against Cal and Stanford,” said coach […]
Women’s tennis wins 34th straight match against Gauchos with 4-0 sweep
Thirty-four matches against the Gauchos – 34 wins for the Bruins. No. 11 UCLA women’s tennis (11-3, 3-0 Pac-12) whitewashed UC Santa Barbara (7-6, 1-0) Wednesday afternoon at the Los Angeles Tennis Center to remain undefeated all-time against the Gauchos. The first Bruin victory of the day came on the third doubles court as the […]
Women’s tennis peppered with defeats across courts against Pepperdine
For the first time since February 2017, the Bruins failed to secure a point in a match. No. 6 UCLA women’s tennis (9-3, 2-0 Pac-12) were swept by No. 20 Pepperdine (6-3) at the Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center as coach Stella Sampras Webster experimented with new doubles combinations. The three Bruin doubles duos in the lineup […]
Women’s tennis scores two weekend wins, works on clinching doubles point
The Bruins opened Pac-12 play with back-to-back wins, but Stella Sampras Webster still identified some room for improvement. “Who knows what we are going to do with our doubles teams,” the coach said. “We’ll look to see how we can have more balance in our doubles lineup. We’re losing that doubles point and that’s just […]