Category Archives: Men’s Tennis

The UCLA men’s tennis team had a change of scenery when it went to warm up before Thursday morning’s practice. Gone were the bright green tennis balls bouncing against the blue hardcourt. Replacing them were hardwood and a 10-foot basketball hoop. “We all like playing basketball, and sometimes it’s fun to play a different sport,” […]

Billy Martin’s voice trailed, searching for words as he spoke. It had been a long day in Charlottesville, Virginia. The No. 9 ranked UCLA men’s tennis team suffered its first loss of the season at the hands of No. 1 Virginia Tuesday afternoon, stunning coach Martin. The Bruins were routed 6-1 by the Cavaliers. It […]

For the first time this season, Billy Martin seems nervous. The men’s tennis coach is anxious about his team flying cross country to face defending NCAA champion and current No. 1 Virginia, but also because Tuesday’s match will be the first one indoors in 2016. The dual match prepares the Bruins for this weekend’s ITA […]

Long after the outcome of the match was decided, the No. 9 UCLA men’s tennis team was still hollering and cheering on the last two Bruins left on the court. They brought the intensity from start to finish, continuing their undefeated start to the season with a second consecutive rout against a top-25 opponent. Behind […]

This weekend will mark the first match in a stretch of tough battles for UCLA men’s tennis, as the No. 9 Bruins host the No. 16 San Diego Toreros at the Los Angeles Tennis Center on Friday. “It’s a team that we’ve seen over the last two, three years do very well,” said coach Billy […]

Heavy rain may have cancelled Sunday’s matches, but it’s going to take a lot more to cool down the UCLA men’s tennis team. In a highly anticipated matchup, No. 12 UCLA soundly defeated No. 6 Georgia 6-1 in the first leg of the SEC/Pac-12 Showdown on Saturday. Junior Mackenzie McDonald, the reigning Pac-12 Player of […]