Alaina Miller crouched in front of the net as doubles partner Terri Fleming served for match point against Arizona State’s Kassidy Jump and Sammi Hampton. The pair was on the biggest stage of their young careers: the finals of the Pac-12 doubles invitational championship. After a quick back-and-forth between Jump and Fleming, an unforced error […]
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UCLA women’s tennis seeks consistent double, singles play against USC
The last time women’s tennis didn’t host the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament was nearly 10 years ago. The Bruins have had a dominant stretch in which they not only hosted the opening rounds, but also advanced to the round of 16. This season’s team needs nothing short of a miracle to be […]
Women’s tennis seniors play final college home matches against Arizona teams
It has been four years and two months since Kyle McPhillips and Catherine Harrison stepped on the courts at the Los Angeles Tennis Center for their first dual match as members of the women’s tennis team. It’s been 1,180 days since that moment – they debuted on January 26, 2012 – and now the two […]
Women’s tennis looks to improve doubles play, battle the elements
Cold weather, strong winds and high altitudes. The women’s tennis team has never been accustomed to these conditions, as it is typically warm and sunny at the Los Angeles Tennis Center. But the Bruins will have to endure the unfamiliar climate change when they journey to Colorado and Utah this weekend for what will be […]
Women’s tennis clinches straight-set wins, 5-2 overall against Bulldogs
The beginning of Tuesday’s match against Fresno State felt like deja vu for the women’s tennis team. Just as they did in their early season loss to the Bulldogs in January, the Bruins ceded the doubles point by falling on courts two and three. But this time UCLA did not allow Fresno State to take […]
Women’s tennis comes up short in loss against the Cardinal
In its first true road match of the year, the women’s tennis team returned home with just its fourth loss of the season. After Friday’s match against No. 1 Cal was postponed due to rain, No. 25 UCLA (9-4, 2-1 Pac-12) suffered a 5-1 defeat on Saturday at No. 23 Stanford (7-3, 2-1 Pac-12). Only […]
Women’s tennis reforms expectations, looks to continue win streak
The women’s tennis team started the season perceived as one of the best squads in the nation. Now sporting a 7-3 record, UCLA sits outside of the top 25 in the national rankings and enters the Pac-12 competition in the middle of the pack in terms of overall record. With its recent success – UCLA […]