The men’s tennis team is doing overtime this fall as they continue their professional tournament campaign. Junior Mackie McDonald, the No. 3 college player in the nation, earned a wild card into the main draw of the Tiburon Challenger last Sunday. In the first round, he defeated Frederik Nielsen 6-4, 6-4. The difference in the […]
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Men’s tennis players capture doubles title at Costa Mesa Pro Classic
Junior Mackie McDonald and sophomore Martin Redlicki won the doubles championship at the Costa Mesa Pro Classic on Saturday. McDonald and Redlicki reached the doubles final last year as well, but fell in a third-set tiebreaker. This year, they reversed their fortunes, defeating Jean-Yves Aubone and Benjamin Lock 10-5 in a third-set tiebreaker to take […]
The Rundown: Sept. 25
Check out a breakdown of the UCLA sports stories you might have missed this week. Speraw and the U.S. qualify for Rio 2016 The U.S. Men’s National Volleyball Team, led by head coach John Speraw, qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro by winning the FIVB World Cup this week. Speraw, the […]
Men’s tennis well represented in SoCal pro tournaments
The UCLA men’s tennis team continued its fall tournament schedule, competing in multiple Southern California professional tournaments over the past two weeks. Last Sunday, junior Mackie McDonald finished runner-up at the Claremont USTA Pro Classic after falling to Deiton Baughman 2-6, 6-3, 6-3. Leading up to the finals, McDonald had advanced through four rounds – […]
UCLA tennis sweeps American Collegiate Invitational at US Open
Robin Anderson has wanted to play at the U.S. Open since she was little. After seizing her first opportunity by winning the American Collegiate Invitational at the U.S. Open, the recent UCLA graduate may get a chance to play in the U.S. Open next year. A Bruin sweep of the second annual ACI – UCLA […]
Graphic: Bruins at the 2015 Summer World University Games
Nearly 50 UCLA student-athletes and coaches made the trip from Westwood to Gwangju, South Korea, for this summer’s World University Games. Over the next week, Bruins representing three countries across seven sports will compete for gold.
Sophomore Mackenzie McDonald named Pac-12 Singles Player of the Year
Sophomore Mackenzie McDonald was named the Pac-12 conference’s Singles Player of the Year as the conference announced its season-end awards today. McDonald compiled a 29-5 overall record over his 2015 campaign, and was the nation’s No. 3 singles player heading into the singles NCAA Tournament mid May. In addition, he went undefeated in Pac-12 play […]