The Bruins opened Pac-12 play with back-to-back wins, but Stella Sampras Webster still identified some room for improvement. “Who knows what we are going to do with our doubles teams,” the coach said. “We’ll look to see how we can have more balance in our doubles lineup. We’re losing that doubles point and that’s just […]
Category Archives: Women’s Tennis
Women’s tennis heads to Arizona to fight off Sun Devils, Wildcats
UCLA will travel to Arizona to open its Pac-12 slate this weekend. No. 6 UCLA women’s tennis (7-2) will face Arizona State (5-4) and Arizona (8-3) on Friday and Saturday, respectively. UCLA only played one match since their Feb. 23 win against California due to rain cancelling their match against UC Santa Barbara on Feb. […]
UCLA women’s tennis is served 4-1 upset by rival Trojans
The Bruins failed to execute against crosstown foes. No. 5 UCLA women’s tennis (7-2) fell 4-1 to No. 32 USC (6-2) at the Los Angeles Tennis Center on Friday afternoon, suffering its second loss of the season. The match came a day after rainy conditions postponed UCLA’s matchup with UC Santa Barbara. The weather prevented […]
Fresh off tight win against Cal, women’s tennis seeks victory over newly ranked USC
This post was updated March 3 at 2:31 p.m. The Bruins will face their crosstown foes in the wake of a nail-biting victory. No. 5 UCLA women’s tennis (7-1) will host UC Santa Barbara (4-3) at the Los Angeles Tennis Center on Thursday before squaring off against No. 32 USC (5-2) on Friday. The matches […]
Associate head coach Rance Brown fosters diversity, brings passion to tennis court
For 15 years, Rance Brown commuted 66 miles from Laguna Beach. The then-volunteer assistant coach for UCLA women’s tennis had to wake up at 5 a.m. every day to drive to campus, but spotting former Lakers star Kobe Bryant running along the Newport Coast Drive made the drive worth it. “I made more money teaching in […]
Women’s tennis sweeps Saint Mary’s, clinches close victory over Cal
Abi Altick turned her match around from a blowout loss into a clinching win. “I was in (a similar) situation last year,” the sophomore said. “It was just really a good feeling when I finally won.” No. 5 UCLA women’s tennis (7-1) rebounded from its loss last weekend by sweeping Saint Mary’s (1-6) on Friday […]
Weekend in Preview: Feb. 22
Women’s water poloJack Perez, Daily Bruin staff For the final time until conference championships, the Bruins will head to a weekend tournament once again. No. 3 UCLA women’s water polo (14-1) will play at Irvine in this weekend’s Barbara Kalbus Invitational. The Bruins’ first matchup is against the No. 17 Long Beach State 49ers (2-6). […]