The Bruins had a chance to redeem their only conference loss of the regular season – but they came up short. No. 2-seeded UCLA women’s tennis (20-5, 9-1 Pac-12) fell 4-2 to No. 1-seeded Stanford (18-3, 9-0) in Saturday’s Pac-12 final. “We have always had such a hard time with (Stanford),” said coach Stella Sampras […]
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UCLA women’s tennis defeats Arizona State in Pac-12 semifinals
It didn’t look good for the Bruins. After barely pulling out a win over Oregon on Thursday, UCLA women’s tennis dropped the doubles point to Arizona State in Friday’s match – a harbinger that its momentum was coming to an end. However, the No. 2-seeded Bruins (20-4, 9-1 Pac-12) fought back to defeat the No. […]
UCLA women’s tennis looking to overcome Pepperdine in Wednesday match
Last year the Bruins’ hopes of a national title stayed afloat until the second round of the NCAA Tournament, when they were crushed by the Pepperdine Waves. No. 14 UCLA women’s tennis (16-4, 8-1 Pac-12) will have a shot at redemption against No. 10 Pepperdine (18-1, 7-0 West Coast Conference) in its penultimate match of […]
Freshman tennis player impresses with grit, consistently makes lineup
Abi Altick may be a freshman, but she is not afraid to fight for her spot in the women’s tennis lineup. “She’ll bring out a little bit of a feistiness when she needs it,” said junior Ayan Broomfield. “She doesn’t bring it out all the time, but when it’s out you have to watch out.” […]
Women’s tennis holds on to conference win streak against Utah, Colorado
With two more victories this weekend, the Bruins have accumulated six straight conference wins. No. 14 UCLA (14-4, 6-1 Pac-12) defeated Utah (10-11, 1-7) 4-3 on Friday and went on to sweep Colorado (8-9, 1-6) 7-0 on Sunday. Despite the wins, UCLA didn’t look good at the onset. The Bruins trailed the Utes 2-0 early, […]
UCLA women’s tennis falls short against Oklahoma State
UCLA women’s tennis has only faced Oklahoma State thrice in program history – and for the first time, the Bruins were defeated. The No. 15 Bruins (9-4) fell to the No. 19 Cowgirls (9-1) 4-2 at home Wednesday in a match that lasted over three hours. “It looked like we were in control, and then […]
Women’s tennis begins Pac-12 season with Bay breakeven
UCLA women’s tennis left the Bay with a 1-1 record, falling to Stanford for the third year in a row. The No. 13 Bruins (9-2, 1-1 Pac-12) dropped their first conference match to the Cardinal (6-3, 2-0 Pac-12) 4-3 but defeated the California Bears (5-4, 1-1 Pac-12) by the same score. “It obviously does suck […]