“Thank you.” Those two words are what UCLA men’s tennis player Benjamin Kohlloeffel has been repeating for the past two weeks. And congratulations are indeed in order, for saying that he has had an incredible season would be a gross understatement. “(Kohlloeffel) is probably one of the best guys to ever play for UCLA,” former […]
Author Archives: Muriel Cantryn
College sports capture culture, community for visiting student
My year at UCLA has been full of challenges, but this is by far the toughest one to date. Summing up everything I have learned through the Daily Bruin and the UCLA athletes is impossible, but here is a shot at it. An academic year spent at the Daily Bruin in a nutshell: I stepped […]
Kohlloeffel captures title
The UCLA men’s tennis team may not have won a repeat national title, but Benjamin Kohlloeffel made sure the program didn’t come home empty-handed. Kohlloeffel became the first Bruin in 31 years to win an NCAA singles title on Monday, defeating Virginia’s Somdev Devvarman 6-1, 6-4 in the NCAA final on Memorial Day. The last […]
Kohlloeffel moves on to next round
Big serves are just not enough to beat junior Benjamin Kohlloeffel, and his opponent in the first round of the NCAA singles championships learned that lesson Tuesday. Kohlloeffel, the Bruins’ No. 1 singles player, overmatched Florida’s Vladimir Obradovic 6-2 6-4 in straight sets and moved on to the second round of the NCAA Singles Tournament […]
Kohlloeffel keeps eyes on the prize
The season is over for UCLA men’s tennis as a team, but there is still one Bruin hoping to bring an NCAA title back to Westwood. After the Bruins lost to Pepperdine in the quarterfinals, No.1 player junior Benjamin Kohlloeffel stayed at Stanford to compete in the singles draw. As the No. 1 seed in […]
Former players now tennis' No. 1 fans
PALO ALTO “”mdash; An NCAA Championship is what most student-athletes dream of when they come to UCLA. The coaches, the players and the supportive staff all want to enjoy collegiate sports supremacy. And once that is done, the next best thing is to defend it. That is exactly what the UCLA men’s tennis team was […]
Teams forced to deal with indoor quarterfinals
SAN FRANCISCO “”mdash; The NCAA Quarterfinals on Sunday were unlike anything ever seen before. In fact, the entire tournament was a first for college tennis, with both women’s and men’s competitions being held at the same venue. The new format might offer more in terms of tennis spectacle, but from a team point of view, […]