Cold weather, strong winds and high altitudes. The women’s tennis team has never been accustomed to these conditions, as it is typically warm and sunny at the Los Angeles Tennis Center. But the Bruins will have to endure the unfamiliar climate change when they journey to Colorado and Utah this weekend for what will be […]
Category Archives: Women’s Tennis
Women’s tennis discusses quality of play on different court surfaces
Imagine an intense match between two equally skilled athletes – perhaps with the second set deadlocked at 6-6 and the tiebreaker at 6-5, one player ready to serve match point. The crowd’s cheers dissipate as the server readies at the baseline, the toss flutters in the air … And it anticlimactically falls to the ground […]
UCLA women’s tennis rallies for close win against Oregon
UCLA women’s tennis continued its strong play as the Pac-12 championships approach, as UCLA came from behind to defeat Oregon 4-3. The early going was rough for the Bruins – they dropped the doubles point after falling on courts two and three. The Ducks took that momentum into singles play with a quick 2-0 lead […]
Women’s tennis clinches straight-set wins, 5-2 overall against Bulldogs
The beginning of Tuesday’s match against Fresno State felt like deja vu for the women’s tennis team. Just as they did in their early season loss to the Bulldogs in January, the Bruins ceded the doubles point by falling on courts two and three. But this time UCLA did not allow Fresno State to take […]
Seniors and longtime friends’ doubles partnership continues to blossom
Catherine Harrison and Kyle McPhillips are accustomed to seeing eye to eye on the court. The senior doubles duo is currently ranked No. 5 in the nation, following top-10 finishes in each of the past two seasons. The two weren’t always on even footing, though. Harrison’s earliest memory of her doubles partner involves her looking […]
Women’s tennis comes up short in loss against the Cardinal
In its first true road match of the year, the women’s tennis team returned home with just its fourth loss of the season. After Friday’s match against No. 1 Cal was postponed due to rain, No. 25 UCLA (9-4, 2-1 Pac-12) suffered a 5-1 defeat on Saturday at No. 23 Stanford (7-3, 2-1 Pac-12). Only […]
Women’s tennis opens conference season with back-to-back wins
Junior Kelly Shaffer looked to be down for the count Friday afternoon when she walked back to the baseline, behind 6-1 in the first set tiebreaker. But she had not yet shifted her focus and energy to the second set. “My forehand and slice backhand were key,” Shaffer said. “She (was) very off and on […]