Weekend in Preview: April 5

Beach volleyball Jacqueline Dzwonczyk, Daily Bruin staff The Bruins will compete in their last regular-season tournament this weekend. No. 1 UCLA beach volleyball (23-0, 1-0 Pac-12) will compete this weekend against Washington (6-6, 1-2), No. 12 California (14-3, 3-1), No. 2 USC (16-4) and No. 19 Stanford (8-10, 2-1) in the Pac-12 North tournament at […]

UCLA struggles to keep heads above water in close match against Pepperdine

Three hours and 10 minutes later, the Waves came out on top again. No. 8 UCLA women’s tennis (12-5, 4-1 Pac-12) dropped a close 3-4 encounter to No. 9 Pepperdine (12-3, 3-0 WCC) at the Los Angeles Tennis Center on Wednesday afternoon. “We competed really well,” said coach Stella Sampras Webster. “I was encouraged and […]

Women’s tennis recovers in defeat over Cal after fifth-straight loss to Stanford

The Bruins bounced back a day after falling to the defending champions. No. 11 UCLA women’s tennis (12-4, 4-1 Pac-12) defeated No. 15 California (9-5, 3-2) 6-1 on Saturday at the Los Angeles Tennis Center, a day after suffering a 4-3 loss to No. 7 Stanford (14-1, 5-0). UCLA has not defeated Stanford since 2015 […]

Women’s tennis wins 34th straight match against Gauchos with 4-0 sweep

Thirty-four matches against the Gauchos – 34 wins for the Bruins. No. 11 UCLA women’s tennis (11-3, 3-0 Pac-12) whitewashed UC Santa Barbara (7-6, 1-0) Wednesday afternoon at the Los Angeles Tennis Center to remain undefeated all-time against the Gauchos. The first Bruin victory of the day came on the third doubles court as the […]

Women’s tennis slams Oregon Ducks 6-1, finding redemption from tough loss

The Bruins bounced back with a win following their biggest loss of the season. No. 9 UCLA women’s tennis (10-3, 3-0 Pac-12) defeated Oregon (6-11, 0-6) 6-1 at the Oregon Student Tennis Center in Eugene on Sunday. The victory came following the Bruins’ worst loss of the season, a 4-0 sweep at the hands of […]

Women’s tennis peppered with defeats across courts against Pepperdine

For the first time since February 2017, the Bruins failed to secure a point in a match. No. 6 UCLA women’s tennis (9-3, 2-0 Pac-12) were swept by No. 20 Pepperdine (6-3) at the Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center as coach Stella Sampras Webster experimented with new doubles combinations. The three Bruin doubles duos in the lineup […]

USC, Stanford among universities embroiled in athletic admissions scandal

The federal investigation into admission and recruiting violations has found its way to UCLA, but several other athletics departments are implicated in the situation as well. Sailing, rowing, soccer and tennis programs across the country have been discovered to have been falsifying test scores and athletic experience to help prospective students gain admission to top […]