As the UCLA women’s volleyball team travels up the coast of California to the Bay Area, two Pac-12 opponents of a different caliber will be awaiting its arrival. In a weekend-long doubleheader matchup between the nation’s best team, the Stanford Cardinal (18-0, 8-0 Pac-12), and a struggling California Golden Bears squad (8-11, 0-9) that has […]
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UCLA women’s volleyball to take on unranked Utah and Colorado
In Pac-12 women’s volleyball, the number next to your school’s name often means little, if anything at all, to the team on the opposite side of the net. Last week, the UCLA women’s volleyball team proved that testament by stealing two straight sets from a highly-touted, undefeated University of Washington team. The then-No. 20 Bruins […]
Robin Anderson’s coaching relationship with father extends beyond childhood
A tennis player demands certain expectations of a coach. A few of those: to point out any subtle flaws the player has and assess any recently acquired imperfect habits. Another, to offer a third-person vantage point and simultaneously recommend a cure. And for most successful players, add to that list a mutual understanding with his […]
Women’s tennis to face Arizona schools as season winds down
Practice, matches, repeat. Practice, matches, repeat. For the past two weekends, the UCLA women’s tennis team has nestled into a routine of daily weekday practices being capped off by back-to-back weekend matches. And this week’s agenda calls for exactly the same. A stark change from the slower-paced schedule of matches that made up the earlier […]
UCLA women’s tennis to compete in ITA National Indoors
For Charlottesville, Va. natives, the weather this weekend will be nothing out of the ordinary. Highs will hover around the mid-40s with scattered rain and snow showers plaguing the area. Not exactly the most ideal conditions to play something many Californians would think a purely outdoor sport – tennis. Luckily, the UCLA women’s tennis team […]