Up 4-1 in the second set of the NCAA men’s tennis singles championship, junior Marcos Giron could almost feel the title trophy in his hands. Less than a week earlier, Giron had high hopes as his team entered the semifinal round of the NCAA team tournament against Oklahoma. Unfortunately for UCLA, its hopes of a […]
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UCLA’s Marcos Giron wins NCAA singles championship
A week to the day after his team’s 4-2 loss in the NCAA semifinals, Marcos Giron ensured he wouldn’t be leaving Athens, Ga. empty handed after all.
Men’s tennis’ Marcos Giron to compete for NCAA singles title
Perhaps UCLA men’s tennis’ Marcos Giron can still win an NCAA championship after all.
Tennis’ Marcos Giron advances to NCAA semifinals
Of the three UCLA men’s and women’s tennis players who advanced in singles to Saturday’s NCAA individual tournament quarterfinals, just one survived to play another round. No. 2 seeded junior Marcos Giron took a straight set win (6-1, 6-3) over California’s Ben McLachlan to earn a berth in Sunday’s semifinal round. UCLA men’s tennis freshman […]
3 Bruins advance to NCAA tennis individual quarterfinals
After day three of NCAA tennis individual play from Athens, Ga., just three Bruin men’s and women’s tennis players combined are left in competition. Junior Marcos Giron and freshman Mackie McDonald both won their round of 16 matches Friday to advance to Saturday’s quarterfinals. Giron, seeded second, defeated Georgia’s Nathan Pasha in straight sets (7-6, […]
Men’s tennis has successful season despite NCAA disappointment
Two days before their loss to Oklahoma in the NCAA semifinals, two days before a pair of lost tiebreakers put an end to their 2014 season, UCLA men’s tennis found itself in an eerily familiar situation. Facing No. 3 Ohio State in the quarterfinals, UCLA dropped the doubles point and the No. 1 singles match […]
Men’s tennis’ title hopes shatter in tiebreakers
A year after getting within a foot of becoming national champions, the men’s tennis team fell four points short of its second straight title-game berth. UCLA surrendered consecutive third-set tiebreakers on courts one and six in falling to No. 2-seeded Oklahoma on Monday night. The 4-2 defeat concluded a 26-4 season that featured UCLA winning […]