Austin Rapp didn’t start playing tennis until third grade. But he quickly fell in love. “Once I started playing tournaments and started winning some matches – I’ve always loved winning, no matter what it is,” Rapp said. “I think all good athletes are pretty competitive, that’s why they put in the extra work.” A year […]
Category Archives: Men’s Tennis
Men’s tennis holds high hopes despite falling short at USTA tournament
This weekend several UCLA men’s tennis players participated in the Southern California USTA Pro Futures tournament at USC. They came out with a less-than-stellar performance. Freshmen Austin Rapp and Martin Redlicki, and sophomores Gage Brymer and Joseph Di Giulio, had to participate in the qualifying rounds due to their low ATP rankings. None of the […]
Men’s tennis’ Mackenzie McDonald to play ITF tournament in Mexico
The fall season for the UCLA men’s tennis team features multiple college tournaments where players compete individually rather than as a team. Sophomore Mackenzie McDonald has already had his share of success this fall, winning the singles and doubles titles at the USTA/ITA Southwest Regional Championships. While the fall season concluded for his teammates upon […]
Men’s tennis prepares for spring, team play
Tennis can be a lonely sport. Before college, many top-ranked junior players only participate in individual tournaments. It is them versus the opponent, and that’s it. If they mess up, the only person they can blame is themselves. If they win, they can attribute it to their individual skill. Very few of them get to […]
Men’s tennis fails to clinch titles at USTA/ITA championships
Entered in both the singles draw and the doubles draw, with partner Martin Redlicki, at the USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championship, Mackenzie McDonald headed to Flushing, N.Y., last week with a chance to take home two titles. He ended up with none. Sophomore McDonald, the No. 3 seed in the main draw, reached the singles […]
Men’s tennis duo heads to New York for USTA/ITA championships
This week, sophomore Mackenzie McDonald and freshman Martin Redlicki will be traveling to Flushing Meadows, N.Y. to participate in the 2014 USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships. At the tournament, McDonald will play singles against 31 other college athletes from all over the country. Redlicki will play doubles with McDonald against 19 other collegiate doubles teams […]
Teammate head-to-heads serve as learning experience for men’s tennis
For Dennis Mkrtchian, this weekend’s victory at the Southern California Intercollegiate Championships represented an important step in his road back from an elbow injury. After a low-intensity summer, the senior returned to action at the end of September and was met with a quick dose of frustration at the ITA Men’s All-American Championships. In the […]