Monday, April 29, 1996 By Mark Shapiro Daily Bruin Staff When it came down to the team competitions this season, USC couldn’t hold a candle to the firepower of the UCLA men’s tennis team, as the Bruins rolled to two victories. At this weekend’s Pacific 10 Championships, however, the Trojans were able to exact some […]
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W. water polo runs out of breath in 8-7 loss to Bears
Monday, April 29, 1996 Bruins end 24-game win streak with loss in tournament finalBy Mark J. Dittmer Daily Bruin Contributor Sunday morning, the UCLA women’s water polo team was undefeated, in the middle of a 24-game winning streak. But much more prominent in the minds of the Bruins is the 8-7 loss to California that […]
Baseball sinks at Sunken Diamond
Monday, April 29, 1996 Without Adams and Zamora, Bruins lose three to StanfordBy Yoni Tamler Daily Bruin Staff On Friday the No. 13 UCLA baseball team drifted into a peaceful slumber, comforted by the visions of it’s three-game lead of second place in the Six-Pac and, accordingly, a high seeding in the forthcoming regional playoffs. […]
Road to Knoxville begins today at Newport Beach
Monday, April 29, 1996 M. golf hopes its Pac-10 performance clears way to NCAA tournamentBy Arthur Choung Daily Bruin Contributor At this time a year ago, the UCLA men’s golf team struggled to make the NCAA Regionals and failed to reach nationals for the second consecutive year. First-year head coach Brad Sherfy’s goal was to […]
Without full team, men’s track dominates field in Davis
Monday, April 29, 1996 Using shuffled lineup, UCLA takes state championshipBy Emmanuelle Ejercito Daily Bruin Staff Imagine what would have happened if the UCLA men’s track team had really tried. Despite not entering all of their athletes in their best events, the Bruins still dominated the California-Nevada Championships in Davis last weekend. Schools competing at […]
Softball continues road run with sweep against Ducks, Beavers
Monday, April 29, 1996 Bruin bats on fire as UCLA extends win streak in OregonBy Brent Boyd Daily Bruin Contributor The UCLA softball team travelled to the rain-soaked Pacific Northwest last weekend, and returned with its mission accomplished. The bad weather decided to give the Oregon schools a break, but the Bruins refused to do […]
Nihipali hammers away at another
Monday, April 29, 1996 Junior hitter nails UCSB with 52 kills in MPSF final winBy Ruben Gutierrez Daily Bruin Staff The hammer has never been hotter. Saturday night, junior opposite hitter Paul Nihipali blasted UC Santa Barbara with a UCLA-record 52 kills to key a 15-10, 8-15, 15-11, 14-16, 15-13 victory in the Mountain Pacific […]