This weekend, members of UCLA men’s tennis continue individual tournament play as they travel north to compete in either the UCSB Classic and the Battle in the Bay Classic. While most of the higher-ranked athletes who competed in last week’s ITA Men’s All-American Championships will take this weekend off, the competitions in Santa Barbara and […]
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Men’s tennis finds unexpected success at championships
After fighting his way out of the qualifying rounds, it only took UCLA men’s tennis senior Clay Thompson one game to realize he would go his entire collegiate tennis career without ever making it past the first round of the main draw in the ITA Men’s All-American Championships. He was so discouraged by his early […]
UCLA men’s tennis enters individual competition with high expectations
A summer after the NCAA championship match that saw the Bruins come a foot fault shy of the title, UCLA men’s tennis starts its season by sending six members to Tulsa, Okla., to compete in the ITA All-American Championships, which start this weekend. The competition will be the team’s first of the season, a season […]
Top recruits join UCLA men’s tennis
Freshmen Gage Brymer, Joseph DiGiulio and Mackenzie McDonald are part of the No. 2 recruiting class in the nation who joined UCLA men’s tennis this year.
Having competed against each other on various occasions by virtue of growing up as top-ranked junior players, the three will have the opportunity to collectively compete for the UCLA men’s tennis team, which ended its past season with a runner-up finish in the NCAA championships.
Dennis Novikov to leave UCLA, pursue pro tennis career
After helping UCLA men’s tennis to a 29-2 record and an appearance in the NCAA Team Championships in his sophomore season, Dennis Novikov announced Thursday via Twitter that he was turning pro.
USTA Collegiate Team Camp helps foster tennis players’ development
From cherry picking in Yakima, Wash., to photo ops with rocky hills along a scenic drive to Portland, Ore., Robin Anderson’s experience with her United States Tennis Association collegiate squad provided a lighthearted change of pace for the Bruin.
Tennis’ Novikov captures first pro single title, second eludes him
Thirteen trips to Applebee’s, thirteen orders of steak and broccoli. A run at the Boys’ 18s National Championships in Kalamazoo, Mich., and a 2012 U.S. Open berth.