For the first time this season, Billy Martin seems nervous. The men’s tennis coach is anxious about his team flying cross country to face defending NCAA champion and current No. 1 Virginia, but also because Tuesday’s match will be the first one indoors in 2016. The dual match prepares the Bruins for this weekend’s ITA […]
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Men’s tennis continues undefeated season with win against San Diego
Long after the outcome of the match was decided, the No. 9 UCLA men’s tennis team was still hollering and cheering on the last two Bruins left on the court. They brought the intensity from start to finish, continuing their undefeated start to the season with a second consecutive rout against a top-25 opponent. Behind […]
UCLA men’s tennis defeats Georgia with return of ace Mackie McDonald
Heavy rain may have cancelled Sunday’s matches, but it’s going to take a lot more to cool down the UCLA men’s tennis team. In a highly anticipated matchup, No. 12 UCLA soundly defeated No. 6 Georgia 6-1 in the first leg of the SEC/Pac-12 Showdown on Saturday. Junior Mackenzie McDonald, the reigning Pac-12 Player of […]
Gage Brymer swings back to the forefront of UCLA men’s tennis
The biggest comeback so far this season for the UCLA men’s tennis team didn’t start on a court. In fact, it started last year. Only a month into the 2015 spring season, junior Gage Brymer broke his hand, after spending a couple weeks away from the team for personal reasons. “We think it was a […]
Men’s tennis looks for quick start in early-season matches
After celebrating a momentous victory against University of San Francisco on Wednesday, the UCLA men’s tennis team hopes its confidence and momentum will carry over into the ITA Men’s Kick-Off Weekend. Standing in the Bruins’ way are the SMU Mustangs, who coach Billy Martin says represent stiff competition early in the dual match season. “I […]
Experienced lineup generates confidence as men’s tennis enters season
At a school with 113 national championships, perhaps the most impressive active streak belongs to one of the smaller programs at UCLA – the men’s tennis team. Since the tennis NCAA Tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1999, UCLA has been the only team to make it to the Round of 16 every year, including […]
Men’s tennis looks to set regular season lineup at Sherwood Cup
The Sherwood Collegiate Cup has become an annual tradition of sorts for the UCLA men’s tennis team. The tournament is the final opportunity for individual players to prove themselves before the grind of in-season dual meets begins. It’s the last chance coach Billy Martin has to examine his players’ physical fitness and mental toughness before […]