The last time No. 5 UCLA women’s tennis (18-4, 8-2 Pac-12) team faced rival No. 2 USC (21-2, 10-0) this season, the battle at the Los Angeles Tennis Center turned into a grueling five-hour match, which ended in dramatic fashion. Senior Chanelle Van Nguyen edged out her opponent in the last singles game of the […]
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Women’s tennis’ senior aces finish home play by blanking Colorado, Utah
UCLA’s women’s tennis wanted to send its seniors off the right way. This weekend, the team did so with two consecutive 7-0 shutout wins against conference opponents. In its last home game, UCLA (18-3, 8-1 Pac-12) stretched its longest win streak of the season up to seven matches when it ousted Colorado (11-10, 1-8) on […]
Women’s tennis’ historic senior class enters final home meets
One match at a time. That appears to be the mindset of the UCLA’s women’s tennis team as it heads into its last home meets of the season this weekend. No. 4 UCLA (16-3, 6-1 Pac-12) will take on two conference opponents in two separate matches when it faces Colorado (11-8, 1-6) this Friday and […]
UCLA swim and dive heads to Greensboro for NCAA championships
After six months of competition, the UCLA swim and dive team has finally reached the end, and it’s what the Bruins have been waiting for all along. To conclude their 2014-2015 season, members of the team travel to Greensboro, N.C., to compete in the NCAA championship meet this week. “This is the meet they have […]
Dive team prepares for altered environment at NCAA zone meet
With only one chance left to qualify for the NCAA championship, the UCLA dive team heads to Colorado Springs, Colo., this week to compete in the NCAA Zone E Diving Championships. The Bruins have three divers competing in the three-day event, taking place from Monday to Wednesday. Freshmen Ciara Monahan and Maria Polyakova will be […]
Swim and dive makes splash in record books at Pac-12 championship
This past Wednesday through Saturday, the UCLA swim and dive team traveled to Federal Way, Wash., to compete in the Pac-12 championship, where the team got the chance to face off against some familiar faces. While the results may not have been what the team had planned, it left Washington with six new school records […]
UCLA’s Coaching Corp invites children onto campus to guide, inspire
Buses full of fourth-and-fifth-grade students from the local Boys and Girls Club made their way onto the UCLA campus on Tuesday. When the buses unloaded, a group of about 50 wide-eyed students filed out. For many, it was the first time they had ever set foot on a college campus. Coaching Corps, a student-run club […]