The numbers are crunched and the awards are listed, but now it’s time to see who the Daily Bruin Sports editors think are UCLA’s most valuable coaches. From gymnastics to men’s tennis, these are the best of the best coaches in Westwood. Tie: Adam Wright, men’s water polo, and Valorie Kondos Field, gymnastics TuAnh Dam, […]
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UCLA men’s and women’s tennis prep to compete for individual titles
The UCLA men’s and women’s tennis programs wrapped up the NCAA team competition with losses to Georgia and Pepperdine, respectively, but both programs will have players competing for individual titles starting Wednesday. On the men’s side, junior Martin Redlicki, the single’s tournament No. 5 seed, will open against Georgia Tech’s Christopher Eubanks. Eubanks has won […]
Thomas Welsh to return to UCLA basketball after declaring for NBA draft
This post was updated May 23 at 4:45 p.m. Five UCLA basketball players declared early for the NBA draft. Of the five, two will now return for another season in Westwood. Junior center Thomas Welsh, who declared for the draft without an agent in early April, announced online that he will be back for his senior […]
Women’s golf falls short in NCAA regional after winning Pac-12 title
UCLA women’s golf’s run has come to an end. A week after claiming the Pac-12 title, the No. 1 Bruins’ season is over. After making it out of the NCAA regional for 16 consecutive years, the team finished eighth in the Lubbock, Texas, regional, just missing the sixth-place cutoff for the NCAA Tournament. The Bruins […]
Men’s tennis doubles teams focus on exploiting enemy weaknesses
Doubles is a game of chess for coach Billy Martin. There are no partner changes or major adjustments in the lineup this time of year for the UCLA men’s tennis coach. It’s all about the details, the game planning and out-strategizing your opponents to put the pressure on the other side of the net and […]
Beach volleyball to draw on season’s experience, improvements next year
This year was different. Until it wasn’t. UCLA beach volleyball became the first team in NCAA history to down the juggernauts at USC, as well as achieving a 24-straight dual-victories school record. The Bruins entered the NCAA Tournament as the No. 2 seed with a chance of upending the Trojans for the national title. Then, […]
The Dam Truth: Coaches, schools must better protect student-athletes from harassment
As cliche as it is, you can almost always expect athletes at the postgame press conference to blame themselves for the loss. The more heartbreaking the defeat, the more they’ll usually talk about how they could’ve executed a play differently, how it wasn’t anyone else’s fault and how they could’ve done more. Why shouldn’t we […]