It seems as if a national championship was only the beginning of the hardware collection for this year’s UCLA women’s tennis team. On Wednesday, the Pac-12 women’s tennis all-conference awards were announced and the Bruins were heavy winners. Junior Robin Anderson, who spent much of the year as a top-two nationally ranked singles player, took […]
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Worn out from NCAA play, women’s tennis to finally rest
By the time junior Chanelle Van Nguyen stepped on the court for the NCAA singles quarterfinals, she had already been playing tennis for 10 straight days, with only a few days of rest scattered throughout. Just days before, the UCLA women’s tennis team had won the NCAA championship title, bringing UCLA’s grand total to 111 […]
Tennis’ Marcos Giron advances to NCAA semifinals
Of the three UCLA men’s and women’s tennis players who advanced in singles to Saturday’s NCAA individual tournament quarterfinals, just one survived to play another round. No. 2 seeded junior Marcos Giron took a straight set win (6-1, 6-3) over California’s Ben McLachlan to earn a berth in Sunday’s semifinal round. UCLA men’s tennis freshman […]
3 Bruins advance to NCAA tennis individual quarterfinals
After day three of NCAA tennis individual play from Athens, Ga., just three Bruin men’s and women’s tennis players combined are left in competition. Junior Marcos Giron and freshman Mackie McDonald both won their round of 16 matches Friday to advance to Saturday’s quarterfinals. Giron, seeded second, defeated Georgia’s Nathan Pasha in straight sets (7-6, […]
Women’s tennis finishes a memorable season
The tennis ball flew off her North Carolina opponent’s racket just a tad too powerfully and sophomore Kyle McPhillips, along with the rest of her UCLA teammates, realized an accomplishment they’d worked for since last May. As the team hopped fences and rushed the tennis court, tackling an ecstatic McPhillips, the Bruins won a national […]
UCLA women’s tennis defeats UNC 4-3 for NCAA title
Athens, Ga. — Kyle McPhillips floated up a lob which came back to her in the form of a smash that buried her in a 0-40 hole. Up 5-3, the sophomore reminded herself that she could not afford to be broken, and she maintained her composure. She proceeded to rally herself back into the game […]
Women’s tennis leaves behind past losses to win NCAA title
ATHENS, Ga. — Two members of the women’s tennis team capitalized on missed opportunities from past NCAA tournament exits in the Bruins’ 4-3 title game victory over the University of North Carolina Tar Heels, while one player became a champion on her last possible chance. The Florida Gators destroyed the UCLA women’s tennis team 4-0 […]