The ball arced high into the cloudless sky, and Karue Sell raced toward the baseline in pursuit. He seemingly overran the ball, then suddenly stopped and smashed the ball between his legs down the sideline. “Come on!” yelled the senior, as he triumphantly pumped his fist. The point was one of many bright spots for […]
Category Archives: Men’s Tennis
Tournament presents men’s tennis with experience against top programs
The UCLA men’s tennis team looks to gain some valuable match experience during this week’s 59th Annual Southern California Intercollegiate Championships. No. 5 seed sophomore Austin Rapp and junior Joseph Di Giulio said they hoped this tournament would prepare them mentally and physically for the upcoming season, especially against their crosstown rivals, the Trojans. Di […]
Men’s tennis may face larger threats from Stanford, Cal than from USC
The landscape for Pac-12 men’s tennis is changing, and for once, coach Billy Martin isn’t worried about USC. “I don’t think this is going to be a year where ‘SC is the team to beat throughout the whole country, much less the conference,” Martin said. “I don’t want to just fixate on them, quite honestly. […]
UCLA men’s tennis victorious at USTA/ITA Southwest Regionals
For the second straight year, UCLA men’s tennis claimed the singles crown at the USTA/ITA Southwest Regional Championship. Sophomore Martin Redlicki, the No. 4 seed, downed unseeded Logan Smith of USC 3-6, 6-2, 6-4 in the championship round Monday afternoon to defend a tournament title earned by junior Mackie McDonald in 2014. “I’m really proud […]
Regional Championship to test men’s tennis’ new players, key returners
Billy Martin looks at the fall as a series of stepping stones for the dual-match season in the spring, an important time for the men’s tennis coach to gauge his players after the summer. “It is always a good telling sign for me, you know, who is in good shape, who is ready to play,” […]
Mackie McDonald beats top-100 ranked opponent in Sacramento Challenger
Mackie McDonald’s impressive offseason continued Thursday, as the junior tennis player defeated a top-100 pro player to advance to the quarterfinals of the ATP World Tour Sacramento Challenger. Playing in his fourth Challenger event in the last three months, McDonald downed Tim Smyczek, the No. 98-ranked player in the professional ranks, in straight sets 6-1, […]
UCLA men’s tennis has strong showing in pre-season qualifiers
Mackie McDonald was close to reaching his first challenger event final this past Saturday. The UCLA junior was defeated, however, in three sets by the No. 1-seeded Denis Kudla in the semifinal match of the Tiburon Challenger. After being routed in the first set 2-6, McDonald bounced back to control the second set. The momentum […]