Mackie McDonald was close to reaching his first challenger event final this past Saturday. The UCLA junior was defeated, however, in three sets by the No. 1-seeded Denis Kudla in the semifinal match of the Tiburon Challenger. After being routed in the first set 2-6, McDonald bounced back to control the second set. The momentum […]
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Men’s tennis continues fall tournament season
The men’s tennis team is doing overtime this fall as they continue their professional tournament campaign. Junior Mackie McDonald, the No. 3 college player in the nation, earned a wild card into the main draw of the Tiburon Challenger last Sunday. In the first round, he defeated Frederik Nielsen 6-4, 6-4. The difference in the […]
Q&A: Pac-12 analyst JB Long discusses his career in sports broadcasting
J.B. Long does play-by-play for basketball, baseball and soccer games with the Pac-12 Networks. Daily Bruin assistant sports editor Korbin Placet had the opportunity to talk to Long about his work as a broadcaster, how he ultimately ended up at the Pac-12 Networks and his opinion on the 2015 UCLA football season so far. Daily […]
Women’s soccer lacks offensive strength in scrappy 1-0 win over Oregon
Conference play couldn’t have come soon enough for UCLA women’s soccer, which tumbled all the way from No. 4 in the national preseason rankings to unranked before even beginning its Pac-12 schedule. The Bruins (5-4-0, 1-0-0 Pac-12) wasted no time beginning their conference title defense Friday, as sophomore forward MacKenzie Cerda scored within the first […]
Men’s tennis players capture doubles title at Costa Mesa Pro Classic
Junior Mackie McDonald and sophomore Martin Redlicki won the doubles championship at the Costa Mesa Pro Classic on Saturday. McDonald and Redlicki reached the doubles final last year as well, but fell in a third-set tiebreaker. This year, they reversed their fortunes, defeating Jean-Yves Aubone and Benjamin Lock 10-5 in a third-set tiebreaker to take […]
Men’s tennis well represented in SoCal pro tournaments
The UCLA men’s tennis team continued its fall tournament schedule, competing in multiple Southern California professional tournaments over the past two weeks. Last Sunday, junior Mackie McDonald finished runner-up at the Claremont USTA Pro Classic after falling to Deiton Baughman 2-6, 6-3, 6-3. Leading up to the finals, McDonald had advanced through four rounds – […]
Taylor Smith flourishes under lights of Drake Stadium, shoots for pros
She didn’t want to go to UCLA at first. In fact, Taylor Smith was already verbally committed to Florida State University – a bit of information she disclosed to only a few of her friends and family members – when Jill Ellis came calling. Ellis, the former UCLA coach and the current U.S. Women’s National […]