Junior Mackenzie McDonald lifted his fist in the air, tilting his head back after two resounding victories. McDonald claimed both the singles and doubles championship titles at the 2016 Division I Men’s Tennis Championship Monday afternoon in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He is the first player from UCLA and the fifth overall player in post-1976 NCAA Tournament […]
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UCLA takes both doubles and singles titles in NCAA championship
Two titles are a fitting end to a dominant display by UCLA men’s tennis. Four hours after Mackie McDonald won the NCAA Division I singles championship, the junior teamed up with sophomore Martin Redlicki to defeat Texas A&M’s Arthur Rinderknech and Jackson Withrow 6-4, 6-1 to win the NCAA Division I doubles championship. McDonald became […]
Mackie McDonald wins 2016 NCAA Division I men’s singles championship
UCLA’s Mackie McDonald is the 2016 NCAA singles champion. The No. 6 standout junior took down Ohio State’s No. 1 Mikael Torpegaard 6-3, 6-3 in the 2016 NCAA Division I men’s singles championship in Tulsa, Oklahoma to claim the title. McDonald dominated the match from the beginning. After Torpegaard broke McDonald to begin the match, […]
Bruins turn focus to NCAA men’s tennis singles, doubles
TULSA, Okla. –– UCLA is out of contention for a men’s tennis team championship, but it can still pick up individual titles in both singles and doubles. The Bruins’ hopes will fall on the shoulders of two players. UCLA’s best chance rests with junior Mackie McDonald, who will make his third appearance in the NCAA […]
Men’s tennis proves resilience, growth with comeback season
TULSA, Okla. — All eyes were on UCLA men’s tennis to see if it would have a comeback year after a historically disappointing season. And come back they did. The Bruins started the season as the No. 14 team in the country, but by all indications they were underranked. Dennis Mkrtchian, who graduated, was the only […]
Men’s tennis upset by Oklahoma in NCAA championship quarterfinals
TULSA, Okla. — Red filled the stadium. “Boomer Sooner, Boomer Sooner! OK, U!” roared the crowd. Not every great season can have a fairy-tale ending and for the Bruins, the volume of the fans sure didn’t soften the blow of that sudden realization. No. 11-seed Oklahoma upset No. 3-seed UCLA 4-3 in the NCAA Division I […]
UCLA men’s tennis defeats Stanford to advance to NCAA quarterfinal
Senior Karue Sell barely lost his first set tiebreaker, so he changed his shirt, seeking a change in fortune. It worked. Sell lost just three games the rest of the match, defeating Stanford’s Nolan Paige, 6-7, 6-3, 6-0, to seal UCLA’s win over Stanford. The No. 3-seeded Bruins defeated the Cardinal for the fourth time […]