By one match, the Bruins are the team to beat in the Pac-12. No. 4 UCLA men’s tennis blanked the Arizona Wildcats 4-0 Friday in Tucson, Arizona, and the Utah Utes 4-0 Sunday in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Bruins advanced to 18-2 overall and 6-0 in the Pac-12, with the pair of wins. “I […]
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Men’s tennis looks to avoid complacency as Pac-12 season closes
While the other top teams in the nation are gearing up for a national championship run, UCLA men’s tennis is stuck in neutral. The team has lacked focus and intensity during its doubles matches the past two weeks, inexplicably giving away multiple breaks with double faults and unforced errors – something junior Mackie McDonald attributed […]
Men’s tennis lags in doubles play as season advances
Singles make the headlines. But doubles win championships. No. 4 UCLA men’s tennis has dropped the doubles point in three of its last four dual matches against Oregon, Stanford and California. These losses stand as a stark contrast to the team’s success in doubles at the beginning of the season, where it went undefeated until […]
Men’s tennis continues singles domination, faces doubles struggles
His teammates were calling him “the comeback kid” – for good reason. It was during No. 5 UCLA men’s tennis last dual match of the weekend against No. 16 Cal, when sophomore Logan Staggs made a miraculous come-from-behind push after losing the first set and going down 5-1 in the second. He saved eight match […]
UCLA men’s tennis beats Stanford, top in Pac-12 rankings
Joe Di Giulio knew what was coming. As Stanford’s Maciek Romanowicz rocked back and tossed the ball up to serve, Di Giulio shifted half a step to his left. The serve was originally aimed at his chest but instead found the neon green strings of Di Giulio’s racket. The junior roared as he ripped his […]
UCLA men’s tennis expects tough battles against Stanford, California
Sometimes rankings don’t reveal everything. That’s certainly the case in the Pac-12 this year. The No. 5 UCLA men’s tennis team will be tested when it squares off against Stanford on Friday and No. 16 California on Saturday at home. “A lot of the Pac-12 schools this year are good teams, but for whatever reason, […]
UCLA men’s tennis alum returns as volunteer coach while battling injury
Not even bad hips can keep Marcos Giron away from tennis. After learning that he had to undergo hip surgery and put his professional career on hold, Giron, a former UCLA standout and the 2014 NCAA singles champion, reached out to UCLA men’s tennis coach Billy Martin about coming back to Westwood as a volunteer […]