With just eight days until the regular season begins, the UCLA women’s tennis team looks to finish the preseason on a good note. The squad will break into two groups to compete in separate tournaments over the weekend. The Bruins will send two players to Palm Desert, California for the National Collegiate Tennis Classic, while […]
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Women’s tennis player takes wins with losses in preseason tournament
Catherine Harrison had mixed emotions following her weekend in Flushing Meadows, New York, as the senior tennis player finished 2-2 at the USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships. “It was slightly frustrating but overall extremely encouraging,” Harrison said. In her first match, No. 22 Harrison fell 7-6(6), 6-3 to Clemson’s Joana Eidukonyte, the No. 11-ranked player […]
Women’s tennis player Catherine Harrison looks to maintain top seed
Many collegiate tennis players on the quarter system lament the multiple tournaments and months of practice they lose due to their schools’ late openings. Not Catherine Harrison. The reigning Pac-12 singles and USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships doubles champion, said that match play is the only real way to improve all aspects of her game, […]
Fall tournaments prepare women’s tennis as season approaches
For the women’s tennis team, the offseason allows players to perfect their serves, refine their volleys and improve their physical conditions. With the fall coming to a close, the Bruins are looking to continue refining their individual games in the remaining tournaments. As the team’s lone representative in this weekend’s Jack Kramer Classic Tournament in […]
UCLA women’s tennis player upset in early tournament
Senior tennis player Catherine Harrison was upset Monday in the championship match of the USTA/ITA Southwest Regionals. Harrison, the No. 1 seed in the San Diego-based tournament, lost to No. 10-seed Luisa Stefani of Pepperdine. The Bruin reached the finals with a victory over USC’s Gabrielle Smith on Sunday. Harrison, the reigning Pac-12 singles champion, […]
UCLA tennis sweeps American Collegiate Invitational at US Open
Robin Anderson has wanted to play at the U.S. Open since she was little. After seizing her first opportunity by winning the American Collegiate Invitational at the U.S. Open, the recent UCLA graduate may get a chance to play in the U.S. Open next year. A Bruin sweep of the second annual ACI – UCLA […]
Rookies to watch: Bruin Sports looks at 2015 incoming athletes
Football – Josh Rosen Josh Rosen’s early enrollment at UCLA last January gave him a definitive edge over all other rookies in that he is familiar with the ins and outs of the school and football team before the first day of orientation. Accolades and expectations preceded the St. John Bosco graduate’s arrival on campus, […]