“Why not?” That’s what popped into Dennis Mkrtchian’s head as he sprinted across the court to save the match. The unseeded UCLA men’s tennis senior had already battled back from behind in both of the first two rounds of the Sherwood Collegiate Cup. Baylor’s Diego Galeano had served for the match against him in the […]
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Nationally ranked freshman shows promise for upcoming tennis season
Austin Rapp didn’t start playing tennis until third grade. But he quickly fell in love. “Once I started playing tournaments and started winning some matches – I’ve always loved winning, no matter what it is,” Rapp said. “I think all good athletes are pretty competitive, that’s why they put in the extra work.” A year […]
Bruins hold seventh annual Prom Dress Rugby game
The average girl does not accessorize her prom dress with a mouthpiece. But members of the women’s club rugby team did just that on Monday, sporting flamboyant gowns as they participated in the club’s seventh annual Prom Dress Rugby game, an intra-squad challenge designed to promote the team and the sport. “It gets the people’s […]
Men’s tennis fails to clinch titles at USTA/ITA championships
Entered in both the singles draw and the doubles draw, with partner Martin Redlicki, at the USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championship, Mackenzie McDonald headed to Flushing, N.Y., last week with a chance to take home two titles. He ended up with none. Sophomore McDonald, the No. 3 seed in the main draw, reached the singles […]
Teammate head-to-heads serve as learning experience for men’s tennis
For Dennis Mkrtchian, this weekend’s victory at the Southern California Intercollegiate Championships represented an important step in his road back from an elbow injury. After a low-intensity summer, the senior returned to action at the end of September and was met with a quick dose of frustration at the ITA Men’s All-American Championships. In the […]