The biggest comeback so far this season for the UCLA men’s tennis team didn’t start on a court. In fact, it started last year. Only a month into the 2015 spring season, junior Gage Brymer broke his hand, after spending a couple weeks away from the team for personal reasons. “We think it was a […]
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UCLA tennis dominates at ITA Men’s Kick-Off Weekend
The No. 12 UCLA men’s tennis team took down the SMU Mustangs 4-0 on Saturday and the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 4-0 on Sunday in the ITA Men’s Kick-Off Weekend. The wins qualified the Bruins for the 2016 ITA Division I National Men’s Team Indoor Championship on Feb. 12 at the University of Virginia. “(SMU […]
Men’s tennis looks for quick start in early-season matches
After celebrating a momentous victory against University of San Francisco on Wednesday, the UCLA men’s tennis team hopes its confidence and momentum will carry over into the ITA Men’s Kick-Off Weekend. Standing in the Bruins’ way are the SMU Mustangs, who coach Billy Martin says represent stiff competition early in the dual match season. “I […]
‘He’s the Boss’
Billy Martin never would have brought up the fact that he reached the quarterfinals at Wimbledon in 1977. But when his son suggested that the two of them go to Wimbledon, Martin explained that, as a former quarterfinalist, he’d received – and turned down – many invitations to sit in the tournament’s prestigious Royal Box.
Men’s tennis coach Billy Martin celebrates 500th win over USF
After 23 years on the sideline, UCLA men’s tennis coach Billy Martin reached a historic 500-win record Wednesday afternoon, placing him as one of the winningest coaches in collegiate tennis history. The No. 12 Bruins blanked the University of San Francisco Dons 7-0 in the season-opening dual match to push their coach to that mark. […]
Experienced lineup generates confidence as men’s tennis enters season
At a school with 113 national championships, perhaps the most impressive active streak belongs to one of the smaller programs at UCLA – the men’s tennis team. Since the tennis NCAA Tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1999, UCLA has been the only team to make it to the Round of 16 every year, including […]
No. 14 Bruins start season with wins at Sherwood Collegiate Cup
The UCLA men’s tennis team, ranked No. 14 coming into season play, commanded the Sherwood Collegiate Cup this weekend with the Bruins earning a doubles title and a runner-up finish in the singles draw. Junior Joseph Di Giulio and senior Karue Sell won the doubles finals with a 6-3 victory over Baylor’s Jimmy Bendeck and […]