Grant Chen remembers the 2005 NCAA championship. Chen, then a team manager for the UCLA men’s tennis team, watched as the Bruins were destroyed by the Baylor Bears in doubles, falling into an early 1-0 hole before singles play. Undeterred, the Bruins battled back to win four singles matches and claim the national title. Those […]
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UCLA men’s tennis recovers from Stanford loss, defeats Cal
The crowds came out loud and effective this weekend in the Bruins’ northern California road trip. The No. 15 UCLA men’s tennis team (14-7, 5-1 Pac-12) started its weekend off against Stanford (15-4, 6-0) – a rematch of their meeting back in February where UCLA came out on top 5-2. The Cardinal were ready for […]
Men’s tennis wary of underestimating Stanford, Cal on the road
UCLA men’s tennis flew out to Northern California on Wednesday afternoon, allotting plenty of time to prepare both physically and mentally for its back-to-back dual meets against currently unranked Stanford and Cal. “We’ll practice (Wednesday night) in Stanford, we’ll practice twice at Stanford (on Thursday) and then we’ll play Friday at 4 p.m.,” said assistant […]
UCLA club tennis focuses on team chemistry ahead of national championships
Two years into Grace Lin’s tennis career, the sport had grown too stressful. Then she joined her high school team, where she found that the team aspect could help curb the negative thinking that often clouds a tennis player’s mind. Now a fourth-year computer science student, Lin has experienced the same phenomenon in her four […]
UCLA men’s tennis shuts out Arizona, Utah, despite slack in mentality
UCLA men’s tennis easily picked up its fourth and fifth consecutive wins this past weekend. After taking the doubles point, decisive straight-set wins by freshmen Martin Redlicki, Austin Rapp and senior Dennis Mkrtchian helped the Bruins (13-6, 4-0 Pac-12) shut out the Arizona Wildcats (8-15, 0-4) 4-0 on Friday. “The first five games on every […]
Men’s tennis in a good place to win against weaker opponents
With its eyes set on hosting a regional in May’s NCAA Tournament, the men’s tennis team must use every opportunity to pick up wins over inferior competition. This weekend presents two chances, as No. 15 UCLA (11-6, 2-0 Pac-12) hosts two of the Pac-12’s weakest teams, Arizona (8-13, 0-2) and Utah (10-8, 0-2). Riding a […]
Men’s tennis maintains perfect home record with Oregon, Washington wins
Hot weather and changes in the normal lineup may have caused some nerves in the UCLA men’s tennis team’s opening conference dual matches this past weekend, but the Bruins came prepared to keep their perfect home record intact. UCLA got off to a 2-0 start in Pac-12 play with a 7-0 win over Oregon Friday […]