After hours of grueling and physical play between rivals UCLA and USC, the spotlight shone on senior Chanelle Van Nguyen. Even with cameras following her and fans watching her every step, the veteran player paid them no attention. Her eyes were directed at her Trojan rival, the only person standing between the Bruins and another […]
Category Archives: Women’s Tennis
Women’s tennis’ senior aces finish home play by blanking Colorado, Utah
UCLA’s women’s tennis wanted to send its seniors off the right way. This weekend, the team did so with two consecutive 7-0 shutout wins against conference opponents. In its last home game, UCLA (18-3, 8-1 Pac-12) stretched its longest win streak of the season up to seven matches when it ousted Colorado (11-10, 1-8) on […]
Women’s tennis’ historic senior class enters final home meets
One match at a time. That appears to be the mindset of the UCLA’s women’s tennis team as it heads into its last home meets of the season this weekend. No. 4 UCLA (16-3, 6-1 Pac-12) will take on two conference opponents in two separate matches when it faces Colorado (11-8, 1-6) this Friday and […]
Tennis player Kaitlin Ray follows her passions, develops into a leader
On a tennis court in Little Rock, Ark., a four-year-old girl stepped into the tennis world for the first time, tagging along as sidekick to her big sister. Now a senior, Kaitlin Ray is no sidekick. She’s the leader of one of the top teams in the nation, a team of “sisters” looking to repeat […]
Men’s tennis hosts Kids’ Day, helps inspire next generation of players
Smiles and laughter filled the Los Angeles Tennis Center on Saturday as kids 13 and younger stormed the courts after UCLA men’s tennis’ victory over Utah. Kids rushed over to sophomore Mackenzie McDonald after his straight-sets win over his Utah opponent. They asked McDonald to sign their shirts and hats, not forgetting to snap a […]
UCLA women’s tennis maintains success near season’s end
They’re saving their best for last. In its penultimate conference road games, No. 4 UCLA women’s tennis (16-3, 6-1 Pac-12) controlled its matches against No. 23 Arizona State (12-7, 3-3) and Arizona (13-5, 3-4), dropping just three points over two days. Against ASU, UCLA claimed the first doubles match of the day with an 8-2 […]
UCLA women’s tennis hopes to shuffle its way to the top
They’ve got a brand-new dance, and it’s called the Bruin Shuffle. They’ll show you how it goes. Moving their muscles and showing off fancy footwork, No. 4 UCLA (14-3, 4-1 Pac-12) stayed loose and relaxed during a Wednesday afternoon practice, the last before swinging south to square off against No. 23 ASU (12-5, 3-2) and […]