The Bruins have quailifed for the indoor championships. No. 6 UCLA men’s tennis (6-0) qualified for the ITA Division I National Men’s Team Indoor Championships on Sunday after earning two 4-0 sweeps against UC Davis and Utah State at the ITA Kick-Off Weekend. Junior Maxime Cressy went undefeated, winning one singles match and two doubles […]
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UCLA men’s tennis defeats LMU 5-2, extends winning streak to four
No. 6 UCLA men’s tennis (3-0) continued a run of three straight victories, beating Loyola Marymount 5-2 on Tuesday. Sophomore Evan Zhu won his match in straight sets, beating Loyola Marymount’s Lukas Moenter 6-3, 6-2. With this win, Zhu has won all four of his regular season matches to date after coming back from professional […]
Men’s tennis to face LMU after 7-0 three-peat start to season
7-0. That has been the score from all three regular season matches for UCLA men’s tennis so far. The No. 6 Bruins are ranked just one spot behind crosstown rival, the No. 5 USC Trojans, and hope to carry the momentum from this weekend into their match against the Loyola Marymount Lions on Tuesday at […]
UCLA men’s tennis has strong showing in Sherwood Collegiate Cup
Winter season is coming. The UCLA men’s tennis team played in their first tournament since ending fall season with freshman Keegan Smith going the farthest in the Sherwood Collegiate Cup, losing to Stanford’s Tom Fawcett 4-6, 6-1, 7-5 in the semifinals. “(Smith) had the best tournament out of all our guys,” said coach Billy Martin. […]
Maxime Cressy reflects on collegiate tennis journey, mental growth
His name is Maxime Cressy, but his brother calls him “Maximus.” “It was a direct reference to (Maxime Cressy’s) pursuit of greatness,” said his brother, Jonathan Cressy. Jonathan Cressy said his brother Maxime Cressy, now a junior on the UCLA men’s tennis team, dedicated himself to rising through the ranks of tennis at a young […]
Men’s tennis takes home two victories in final weekend of fall season
Three tournaments, two victories. The UCLA men’s tennis team took home honors in two of the three tournaments it participated in this weekend. Senior Martin Redlicki lost in the semifinals of the Oracle Intercollegiate Tennis Association National Fall Championships, but junior Maxime Cressy won in the Larry Easley Memorial Classic, and freshman Keegan Smith took […]
Men’s tennis to face three tournaments in final week before regular season
Three tournaments, one last time to compete for the Bruins. This week marks the final tournaments of fall before regular season starts in winter. The UCLA men’s tennis team is busy sending players to three different tournaments in three different places. Seniors Martin Redlicki and Logan Staggs are playing at the Oracle Intercollegiate Tennis Association […]