Martin Redlicki knew his lob was good. He raised his arms the moment he struck the ball, and his opponent, USC’s Nick Crystal, didn’t even look back as it fell a foot in front of the baseline. Redlicki, who was up a set and 6-2 in the second-set tiebreaker, then turned to the crowd and […]
Author Archives: Hanson Wang
Men’s tennis showcases full roster in match against Cal Lutheran
UCLA men’s tennis had a tuneup match midweek against Cal Lutheran, and coach Billy Martin took full advantage of it. The No. 8 Bruins (17-4) revamped their entire doubles lineup and two-thirds of their singles lineup in a 7-0 sweep over the Division III Kingsmen (5-16) Wednesday afternoon. “It was fun that we were able […]
Women’s tennis splits weekend against Arizona schools
Winning the doubles point doesn’t always cut it. UCLA women’s tennis captured the point for the 10th consecutive match, but the No. 22 Bruins (13-6, 7-2 Pac-12) could not add three singles victories as they fell 4-3 to the Arizona State Sun Devils (13-6, 6-3) Saturday. UCLA ended up splitting its road trip following a […]
Men’s tennis continues perfect Pac-12 season with weekend sweep
An undefeated Pac-12 record sounded good to UCLA men’s tennis coach Billy Martin, and that’s exactly what he has heading into the last week of regular season competition. The No. 7 Bruins (16-4, 5-0 Pac-12) defeated the unranked Utah Utes (15-9, 1-5) 4-2 and Arizona Wildcats (9-15, 0-6) 4-0 on Friday and Sunday to maintain […]
New football coaches renovate team’s mindset, technique
Last season, UCLA football struggled mightily on the ground. The Bruins finished 127th out of 128 Football Bowl Subdivision teams with an average of 84.2 rushing yards per game, ahead of only Texas State. That figure was partly why Jedd Fisch was hired from Michigan – the Wolverines featured a balanced offense that averaged 212.9 […]
Women’s tennis sweeps Colorado, Utah in Pac-12 weekend matchups
Make that eight straight doubles points for UCLA women’s tennis. The No. 20 Bruins (12-5, 6-1 Pac-12) haven’t dropped a doubles set – let alone lose the point – in over a month, and that trend continued Friday and Saturday when they swept both the Colorado Buffaloes (9-10, 1-7) and Utah Utes (7-8, 2-6) 4-0. […]
Wang’s Word: NBA should not be done with one-and-done rule
D’Angelo Russell, Ben Simmons and Markelle Fultz. All three NBA players were – or in Fultz’s case, will be – highly touted high school recruits and top-two NBA draft picks after spending only one year in college. But what also sets them apart from their one-and-done brethren is that none of them played on an […]