A 26-4 tennis season in 2011-2012 that ended with a 4-1 semi-final loss to USC in the NCAA championships would have been deemed a success for almost any other team. But for a UCLA men’s tennis team that has won 16 national championships, there was a natural expectation to do more this year. A 29-2 […]
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Tennis falls short in NCAA Men’s singles competition
Just a day after the season ended in heartbreak for the UCLA men’s tennis team, three players had to take to the courts. Sophomores Marcos Giron and Dennis Novikov and junior Adrien Puget were at it again when they competed for the NCAA men’s tennis singles championships. The Bruins’ results were underwhelming, with no player […]
UCLA shakes off loss, prepares for NCAA Individuals
Imagine losing an Olympic event by a hundredth of a second – and then competing in the world championships the next day.
Falling Short: NCAA title slips through fingers as Virginia bests UCLA 4-3
It was all on the final singles match. The score was 5-3, 40-30 in the third set, match point for junior Adrien Puget.
National championship in sight for men’s tennis
Sophomore Marcos Giron was exhausted, with parts of the Illinois crowd roaring for and against him as he battled to keep his, and his team’s, season alive.
No. 1 men’s tennis registers two shutouts to advance to NCAA semifinals
Coming off its fourth straight shutout victory in the NCAA tournament, the UCLA men’s tennis team has some confidence going into the semifinals.
No. 1 UCLA men’s tennis looks to sustain momentum in round of 16
As a No. 1 seed, UCLA men’s tennis knows that it has a target on its back.