Tennis can be a lonely sport. Before college, many top-ranked junior players only participate in individual tournaments. It is them versus the opponent, and that’s it. If they mess up, the only person they can blame is themselves. If they win, they can attribute it to their individual skill. Very few of them get to […]
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Men’s tennis duo heads to New York for USTA/ITA championships
This week, sophomore Mackenzie McDonald and freshman Martin Redlicki will be traveling to Flushing Meadows, N.Y. to participate in the 2014 USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships. At the tournament, McDonald will play singles against 31 other college athletes from all over the country. Redlicki will play doubles with McDonald against 19 other collegiate doubles teams […]
Bruins face off at annual SoCal championship finals
The 58th Annual Southern California Intercollegiate Championships final pitted two UCLA players against each other – sophomore Gage Brymer and senior Dennis Mkrtchian have been teammates for over a year now, and even play doubles together every now and then. It was a hard-fought match filled with emotion from both players and although Mkrtchian would […]