The Bruins will be back on the courts for the fifth time in 11 days. No. 8 UCLA women’s tennis (12-4) will face No. 9 Pepperdine (11-3), who is riding an eight-game winning streak, at the Los Angeles Tennis Center on Wednesday afternoon. “We had a really good weekend against Cal and Stanford,” said coach […]
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Around the League: April 2
Men’s tennis Gabriel McCarthy, assistant Sports editor Conference play resumed across the Pac-12 this weekend with varied results. No. 14 UCLA men’s tennis (10-4, 3-0 Pac-12) extended its unbeaten run since losing to No. 24 USC (13-6, 3-0) to six dual matches – including wins over No. 6 Stanford (12-4, 2-2) and California (9-9, 2-2) […]
Men’s tennis claims sixth straight win in weekend sweeps of No. 10 Stanford, Cal
The Bruins accomplished a feat they had been unable to do since 2013. No. 19 UCLA men’s tennis (10-4, 3-0 Pac-12) defeated No. 10 Stanford (12-4, 2-2) on Friday and No. 40 California (9-9, 2-2) on Saturday. The wins marked the Bruins’ first sweep of the conference duo in the North in six years. The […]
Men’s tennis earns first shutout victory of the season with win over LMU
The Bruins completed their first sweep of the season. No. 19 UCLA men’s tennis (8-4, 1-0 Pac-12) defeated Loyola Marymount (3-10, 1-0 WCC) 7-0 at Los Angeles Tennis Center after taking the courts for the first time in almost two weeks. The match marks the first time UCLA did not drop a single point since […]
UCLA men’s tennis overpowers UCSB, secures 50th consecutive home win
The Bruins secured their 50th straight home victory. No. 20 UCLA men’s tennis (7-4, 1-0 Pac-12) defeated UC Santa Barbara (6-5, 0-0) with a score of 5-2 on Thursday at the Los Angeles Tennis Center. After taking the doubles point, freshman Govind Nanda, freshman Patrick Zahraj and sophomore Keegan Smith won their singles decisions to clinch […]
Men’s tennis prepares to face UCSB, makes adjustments in light of recent injuries
Two Bruins have a chance to return to form against UC Santa Barbara on Thursday. No. 20 UCLA men’s tennis (6-4, 1-0 Pac-12) will take on UC Santa Barbara (6-4, 0-0 Big West) at the Los Angeles Tennis Center. Although it has only competed in a dual match once since the 2013 season, coach Billy […]
USC, Stanford among universities embroiled in athletic admissions scandal
The federal investigation into admission and recruiting violations has found its way to UCLA, but several other athletics departments are implicated in the situation as well. Sailing, rowing, soccer and tennis programs across the country have been discovered to have been falsifying test scores and athletic experience to help prospective students gain admission to top […]