It always hurts to lose to a rival. But for the UCLA men’s tennis team, Saturday’s 4-1 road loss to No. 5 USC provided signs of encouragement. “I’m not super disappointed – I don’t like losing to them but I know they’re a great team,” said coach Billy Martin. “I think we’re close. I mean, […]
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UCLA men’s tennis hopes to capitalize on USC’s weakness, recent loss
Every match is winnable, said senior and co-captain Dennis Mkrtchian at Tuesday’s UCLA men’s tennis practice. This is the mentality that Mkrtchian and his co-captain, junior Karue Sell, want their fellow teammates to have going into the rivalry match against USC Saturday. “With ‘SC, you never know what is going to happen,” Sell said. “It […]
Pacific Coast tournament serves as encouragement for doubles team
Relaxation was the word for the doubles pair of junior Karue Sell and sophomore Joseph Di Giulio this past weekend. Playing at the beachside Pacific Coast Men’s Doubles Championship tournament in La Jolla, UCLA’s No. 2 doubles team reached the semifinal, thanks to a calm and collected attitude that mirrored the feel of the whole […]
Bruins play in doubles championship as break from dual match season
The UCLA men’s tennis team is taking a break from its dual match season for a week before it plays crosstown rival USC. What is it doing with its down time? Playing in the laid-back, but still competitive, 126th Annual Pacific Coast Men’s Doubles Championship. The Bruins are sending three teams to participate in the […]
Men’s tennis wins singles, doubles points for 5-0 victory over Tulsa
Just three days earlier, senior Dennis Mkrtchian had collapsed on the sideline of the second court with a high heart rate, feeling lightheaded as the trainers hovered over him in the middle of his match against Stanford. He said he didn’t know where he was at one point. Tuesday was much different for the Bruin […]
Men’s tennis wary of possible upset against Tulsa
Fans were still leaving the Los Angeles Tennis Center. Courts were still being cleared off. Stanford was still having their team meeting. For the UCLA men’s tennis team, that dual match was behind them, and they were looking to the next. Last Saturday, after their win against the Cardinal, the No. 21 Bruins (7-5) watched […]
UCLA men’s tennis triumphs 5-2 over Stanford
Down a point in the tiebreaker of the first set, Martin Redlicki called a let. After serving, the UCLA freshman had seen a ball roll onto the court behind his opponent, Stanford’s David Wilczynski. But Wilczynski claimed the ball had already been there before Redlicki’s serve. Within moments, Stanford coach Paul Goldstein lost a protest […]