Six of the eight NCAA Division I Men’s Tennis Championships’ round of 16 showdowns are rematches of previous dual matches that happened this season. UCLA is one of the four teams without that luxury. The No. 5-seeded Bruins (21-5) will take on the No. 12-seeded Texas A&M Aggies (21-6) for only the third time in […]
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Men’s tennis takes down Army, Mississippi at NCAA Tournament
This weekend captured why UCLA men’s tennis coach Billy Martin believes in his team. One day before the start of the NCAA Tournament, the team announced that senior Gage Brymer, the Bruins’ No. 1 singles player who’s also ranked 28th in the country, would miss the rest of the season following an upper body medical […]
Gage Brymer ends collegiate tennis career early after upper body surgery
Senior Gage Brymer’s collegiate career is over. UCLA Athletics announced Thursday afternoon that Brymer underwent a season-ending upper body medical procedure, which will force him to miss the NCAA Tournament. “It has been an honor and a privilege to coach Gage these past four seasons,” said coach Billy Martin, per UCLA Athletics. “I recruited him […]
Men’s tennis loses close game to USC in Pac-12 championship final
Saturday was a night built for comebacks for UCLA men’s tennis. UCLA lost the doubles point to go down 1-0 and immediately followed that by losing four of the six first sets in singles. Twice, though, the Bruins rebounded from a deficit to tie their dual match against the USC Trojans. But the final comeback […]
Women’s tennis eliminated from Pac-12 championship with loss to Oregon
Winner take all. UCLA women’s tennis came down to the last singles court for the third consecutive match. And like the previous two times, the Bruins (13-8, 7-4 Pac-12) fell short, losing 4-3 to the Oregon Ducks (14-9, 7-4) in the quarterfinal of the Pac-12 championship Thursday afternoon. Sophomore Gabby Andrews was twice up a […]
The Rundown: April 26
Check out a breakdown of the UCLA sports stories you might have missed this week. Men’s and women’s tennis Hanson Wang, assistant Sports editor Clinching wins and going undefeated tends to put you on the short list for Pac-12 Player of the Week – that’s exactly what Martin Redlicki did to earn the honor for […]
Wang’s Word: Weed out feeble drug policies by focusing on coaches, self-disclosure
Dykstra Hall, eighth floor. I saw my fair share of football players visit the local marijuana dealer’s room last year, so I probably have a good idea of what was going on. But did anyone really care? No one failed a NCAA-administered drug test for a street drug – a category that includes heroin, marijuana, THC […]