On the edge of a string. That’s the way the UCLA tennis team survived throughout the 2010-2011 season, as it yo-yoed through a myriad of ups and downs with one of the youngest and most inexperienced rosters in recent memory.
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UCLA Bruins face Baylor Bears in NCAA Round of 16 in attempt to duplicate previous victory
The last time the UCLA men’s tennis team played Baylor to a tense 4-3 win in Waco, Tex., the Bears’ season took a drastic turn.
UCLA men’s tennis on the hunt for individual titles at Pac-10 Championships
After a long, grueling season filled with tense dual matches, UCLA coach Billy Martin is looking forward to a weekend where he can relax and take in some quality tennis without having to strategize and game-plan for every potential outcome.
Men’s tennis falls to USC in hard-fought season closer
Tearing himself away from the raucous crowd in a match oozing with emotion, Amit Inbar savored his last victory against his archrival, with his teammates and coach on court in front of the Bruin faithful.
Men’s tennis avenges last year’s loss to Arizona with shutout
A year after his program’s first loss in history to the Arizona Wildcats, senior captain Amit Inbar had one message for his Bruin squad heading into Friday’s contest with Arizona.
UCLA men's tennis seeks to avenge last season's loss to Arizona, the first in school history
Facing the prospect of losing yet another tight doubles point against another top team, the UCLA men’s tennis team’s No. 1 tandem of Alex Brigham and Adrien Puget mustered up enough to win the point against Washington Friday.
Bruins still looking for first Pac-10 win after losses to Bears, Cardinal
If this weekend’s matches were going to serve as a telling moment in the UCLA men’s tennis team’s season, they told the story of a young team coming up short.
This weekend’s contests also revisited an issue which has plagued the Bruins all season: their inability to win in doubles. This once again placed them in an early hole in both of their matches, a 4-3 loss to Cal on Friday and a 6-1 loss to Stanford on Saturday.