The Bruins have been dethroned. Following a season-worst, ninth-place finish at the Stanford Intercollegiate, No. 6 UCLA women’s golf has fallen from its previous top ranking. “We took a loss this week to some (lower-ranked) teams, and that’s going to have an impact on our ranking,” said coach Carrie Forsyth. “At the end of the […]
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Women’s golf retains top ranking nearing break in play
Although the Bruins did not attain team success, one player remained on top. Junior Mariel Galdiano finished 8 under par to finish tied for first place, earning her second-straight tournament victory, while No. 1 UCLA women’s golf finished tied for ninth place at the Stanford Intercollegiate. “The win feels good, but at the same time, […]
Men’s golf finishes weekend tournament with middling performance
Different tournament, same result. UCLA men’s golf earned its third straight seventh-place finish of the fall season at the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate Invitational on Friday through Sunday. “We’re never happy with finishing in the middle of the pack,” said coach Derek Freeman. “We got off to a poor start on the first day, […]
Women’s golf aims to keep top rank without top players, while men feature freshman
The top team in the nation will debut a new lineup this week. Coming off a victory at the Golfweek Conference Challenge, No. 1 UCLA women’s golf will compete shorthanded at the Stanford Intercollegiate this weekend. The Bruins’ top two players – senior Lilia Vu and sophomore Patty Tavatanakit – will not participate, as they […]
Men’s tennis wins doubles championship, women’s tennis falls short
The Bruins are doubles champions. Senior Martin Redlicki and sophomore Evan Zhu of UCLA men’s tennis defeated Ohio State’s Martin Joyce and Mikael Torpegaard 6-7, 7-6, 11-9 to win UCLA’s thirteenth NCAA men’s doubles championship in program history. “It was literally a margin of one point here and there,” Zhu said. “We just kept fighting […]
Men’s tennis defeats USC in close match, moves on to NCAA semifinals
And then there were four. No. 2-seeded UCLA men’s tennis (30-2, 8-0 Pac-12) defeated No. 10-seeded USC (20-9, 6-2) 4-3 at Wake Forest’s Leighton Family Courts to reach the NCAA tournament semifinals. With the victory, the Bruins finish with a 4-0 season record against the Trojans and advance to their first Final Four since 2014. […]
Men’s tennis to face tough draw in NCAAs, hopes to retain indoor mentality
The toughest stretch of the season awaits the Bruins. No. 2-seeded UCLA men’s tennis (28-2, 8-0 Pac-12) will likely have to defeat four top-15 opponents at the NCAA championship in order to claim its first national title since 2005. “We’re not trying to look too far ahead because we have a pretty tough draw,” said […]