UCLA women’s tennis falls short against Oklahoma State

UCLA women’s tennis has only faced Oklahoma State thrice in program history – and for the first time, the Bruins were defeated. The No. 15 Bruins (9-4) fell to the No. 19 Cowgirls (9-1) 4-2 at home Wednesday in a match that lasted over three hours. “It looked like we were in control, and then […]

Women’s tennis begins Pac-12 season with Bay breakeven

UCLA women’s tennis left the Bay with a 1-1 record, falling to Stanford for the third year in a row. The No. 13 Bruins (9-2, 1-1 Pac-12) dropped their first conference match to the Cardinal (6-3, 2-0 Pac-12) 4-3 but defeated the California Bears (5-4, 1-1 Pac-12) by the same score. “It obviously does suck […]

Weekend in Preview: Softball faces ranked teams, women’s tennis begins Pac-12 play

Softball Nicholas Yekikian, assistant Sports editor UCLA softball is headed to its final five-game weekend of the year. The No. 3 Bruins (19-0) will face two ranked opponents at the Louisville Slugger Invitational – No. 16 Ohio State (11-1) and No. 21 Long Beach State (18-5) – along with Michigan State (9-10), San Jose State […]

Weekend in Preview: Women’s tennis to play USC, rowing kicks off new season

Beach volleyball Armando Carrillo, Daily Bruin contributor The Bruins are looking to repeat back-to-back victories over the Trojans and the Waves – this time in windier conditions. No. 3 UCLA beach volleyball (5-1) defeated No. 1 USC (4-2) and No. 5 Pepperdine (3-2) on Wednesday and will play them again Saturday at Zuma Beach in […]

Women’s tennis victorious in weekend games against Fresno State, Cal

The Bruins clinched back-to-back games over the weekend without dropping a single point. After blanking unranked Fresno State (3-6) on Friday, No. 9 UCLA women’s tennis (8-2) defeated No. 34 California (4-3) on Saturday. The Bruins eased past the Bulldogs, taking home all three doubles matches and winning on all three remaining singles courts at […]

Weekend in Preview: Men’s volleyball faces Pepperdine, tennis returns from ITA championships

Men’s volleyball Gabriel McCarthy, Daily Bruin contributor Coming off two straight losses against the No. 1 team in the country, the Bruins have a chance to get back on track. No. 2 UCLA men’s volleyball (14-3, 3-0 MPSF) will face No. 10 Pepperdine (8-3, 2-1 MPSF) at the Firestone Fieldhouse on Friday. The Waves are […]

Women’s tennis shuts out LMU, continues to test new doubles pairs

A crowd began to form at the Los Angeles Tennis Center on Friday as passersby heard the shouts from the court-one, doubles-tiebreaker match. The No. 10 UCLA women’s tennis (6-2) clinched the doubles point and went on to shutout Loyola Marymount (1-2). “It was awesome just knowing that we had our people, our Bruins, cheering […]