Two of collegiate tennis’ most storied programs have punched their tickets for a shot at once again lifting the championship trophy. The UCLA men’s and women’s tennis squads both qualified for their respective NCAA Division I Tennis Tournaments, with the men’s team receiving the No. 5 overall seed and the women’s team earning an at-large […]
Category Archives: Men’s Tennis
Men’s tennis loses close game to USC in Pac-12 championship final
Saturday was a night built for comebacks for UCLA men’s tennis. UCLA lost the doubles point to go down 1-0 and immediately followed that by losing four of the six first sets in singles. Twice, though, the Bruins rebounded from a deficit to tie their dual match against the USC Trojans. But the final comeback […]
Men’s tennis to defend Pac-12 tournament title with Stanford match
The reigning champions are here to defend their throne. No. 1-seeded UCLA men’s tennis (18-4, 6-0 Pac-12) will travel back to Ojai, California, to defend its Pac-12 tournament crown after beating California last year. After clinching the Pac-12 regular-season title by defeating the USC Trojans on April 21, the Bruins will play their first match […]
The Rundown: April 26
Check out a breakdown of the UCLA sports stories you might have missed this week. Men’s and women’s tennis Hanson Wang, assistant Sports editor Clinching wins and going undefeated tends to put you on the short list for Pac-12 Player of the Week – that’s exactly what Martin Redlicki did to earn the honor for […]
Around the League: Baseball teams maintain ranks, women’s tennis misses second-seed chance
While Bruin athletes continue competing in Westwood, here’s a look at some of the biggest news from the rest of the Pac-12 and Mountain Pacific Sports Federation. BaseballDavid Gottlieb, assistant Sports editor After suffering just its third loss of the season to UCLA on Saturday, Oregon State held onto the No. 1 spot in D1Baseball.com’s […]
Rivalry, fan support fuel victory over USC for men’s tennis
Junior Logan Staggs roared and celebrated with UCLA fans after every long rally. Junior Martin Redlicki encouraged the students behind him to get louder and louder during his tight match on court two. Against then-No. 6 USC’s men’s tennis (22-5, 5-2 Pac-12), the energy at the Sunset Recreational courts was nothing short of tangible as […]
Men’s tennis beats USC 4-1, clinches No. 1 seed for Pac-12 tournament
Martin Redlicki knew his lob was good. He raised his arms the moment he struck the ball, and his opponent, USC’s Nick Crystal, didn’t even look back as it fell a foot in front of the baseline. Redlicki, who was up a set and 6-2 in the second-set tiebreaker, then turned to the crowd and […]