UCLA women’s tennis senior Robin Anderson was named the Pac-12 Singles Player of the Year Tuesday afternoon, making it two years in a row that she’s won that award. Anderson, currently ranked the No. 1 singles player by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association national rankings, posted a 19-2 record in singles play this season and a […]
Category Archives: Women’s Tennis
The Aubserver: Women’s tennis would benefit from a Pac-12 team tournament
For the third consecutive year, a UCLA player has won the Pac-12 championship singles title. Another championship for UCLA’s already packed trophy case. Well, not quite. USC is still the Pac-12 champion after going 10-0 in conference play throughout the season. And what about the 2014 champions? That title went to Cal, which also went […]
UCLA to host men’s and women’s tennis NCAA Regional
The NCAA chose UCLA as the location for the NCAA regional championships, the association announced Tuesday. The Los Angeles Tennis Center will host the first and second rounds of the national tournament, slated to start May 8 and finish May 10. The Bruins earned the No. 16 seed for the men’s team and the No. […]
Women’s tennis focuses on wellness, motivation before tournament
The closer the national championship tournament nears, the higher the anticipation rises for UCLA’s women’s tennis. “They have been waiting for this all year,” said coach Stella Sampras Webster. With the only thing standing between the Bruins and the 2015 NCAA Tournament being two final weeks of practice, the excitement level is at a season […]
Junior Catherine Harrison claims Pac-12 women’s tennis singles title
On the tennis court of Libbey Park in Ojai, the UCLA women’s tennis team celebrated what has become a familiar experience for the Bruins at the Pac-12 tournament – a singles title. With her win of the Pac-12 women’s tennis title on Sunday, junior Catherine Harrison became the third Bruin in three years to take […]
Defending champions face postseason with replenished squad
In the wave of injuries that at one point left the women’s tennis team with only two healthy starters, coach Stella Sampras Webster saw a bright spot. “It’s a blessing,” Sampras Webster said. “The freshmen have had great opportunities to play. They’ve been able to go out there and perform and be tested. They’ve built […]
No. 5 Bruins aim to upset No. 2 Women of Troy in crosstown tennis match
The stakes are high whenever the Bruins and Women of Troy square off. When the rivals face each other at Marks Tennis Stadium on Thursday afternoon, they’ll play for a lot more than bragging rights. In the last regular season match between conference powerhouses, No. 5 UCLA (18-3, 8-1 Pac-12) and No. 2 USC (20-2, […]