UCLA women’s tennis claimed the school’s 111th national championship, defeating North Carolina 4-3 in the NCAA title game Tuesday afternoon. Sophomore Kyle McPhillips clinched the title, winning her third set 6-3 after a long battle at deuce. The Bruins jumped out to an early 2-0 lead after they won the doubles point and junior Robin […]
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UCLA reverses roles against Florida, advances to title match
Robin Anderson stood opposite her Florida Gator opponent, a point away from securing a straight-set victory. The junior had been through all of the close calls the UCLA women’s tennis team has had in the past few years, most recently a bitter 4-3 defeat at the hands of Texas A&M; in last year’s semifinal that […]
UCLA women’s tennis team advances to NCAA championship finals
The No. 5 seed UCLA women’s tennis team made a quick 4-0 sweep of No. 8 seed Florida Monday afternoon, and now moves on to the NCAA championship finals in Athens, Ga.
UCLA women’s tennis advances to NCAA semifinals
The energy was electric as the UCLA women’s tennis team played a match for more than just a chance to move on in the NCAA championships at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex on Saturday. The team played a match of revenge. The Bruins’ win against the Duke Blue Devils was long sought-after and hard-fought. It […]
Women’s tennis outlasts Duke to advance to NCAA semifinals
UCLA women’s tennis emerged victorious from a back-and-forth battle against No. 4 seed Duke University in the Elite Eight round of the NCAA championships, with a 4-2 win. The No. 5 seed Bruins started off strong, with the doubles team of senior Courtney Dolehide and junior Chanelle Van Nguyen fighting fierce heat and humidity to […]
Robin Anderson’s coaching relationship with father extends beyond childhood
A tennis player demands certain expectations of a coach. A few of those: to point out any subtle flaws the player has and assess any recently acquired imperfect habits. Another, to offer a third-person vantage point and simultaneously recommend a cure. And for most successful players, add to that list a mutual understanding with his […]
UCLA women’s tennis sweeps Miami in Sweet 16
Tick, tock. Tick, tock. Running behind from severe thunderstorms that slightly delayed the opening round of NCAA championship play in Athens, Ga., the UCLA (24-2) women’s tennis team started its Sweet 16 match nearly two hours after its originally scheduled 7 p.m. local starting time. It was going to be a late night for the […]