UCLA men’s volleyball defeated defending national champion UC Irvine Saturday, dominating the first two sets, then losing control in the third to drop it 20-25 before bouncing back to seal the win with a 25-18 fourth set. Senior outside hitter Robart Page once again led the team in kills with 16, fellow senior outside hitter […]
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UCLA gymnastics to battle No. 22 California in Berkeley
The moment then-freshman Danusia Francis made history as the first to attempt and land a unique side aerial on the beam in last year’s NCAA individual finals, UCLA gymnastics’ future on beam looked bright. It seemed even brighter when, in the team’s first meet this year, redshirt junior Samantha Peszek returned from an Achilles injury […]
Women’s tennis sees room to improve after win over LMU
The UCLA women’s tennis team is off to a hot start this season, but it has not come without some challenges. The Bruins look to use these challenges to develop their game and sharpen their skills for the future. Despite tough resistance from Loyola Marymount, and some uncharacteristic mistakes, the UCLA women’s tennis team managed […]
UCLA women’s tennis sharpens up for National Indoors
So far, the UCLA women’s tennis team has only played three games in the 2014 regular season. Yet, the ITA National Women’s Team Indoor Championships in Charlottesville, Va., are just over a week away. To prepare, the Bruins need more than team practice. They need match experience, and they need it quick. “(Any) two-out-of-three match […]
Men’s volleyball capitalizes on fast start in sweep of UCI
Whatever the Bruins are doing immediately before every game, they should keep doing it. For the second game in a row, the No. 1 UCLA men’s volleyball team (7-1, 4-0 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) was nearly flawless in the first set, this time blowing away No. 8 UC Irvine (5-5, 2-4) 25-14 on its way […]
UCLA gymnastics eager to raise the bar against Utah
The original version of this article contained an error and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for additional information. During the first rotation of last year’s meet against Utah, the UCLA gymnastics team posted six vault scores 9.8 or above and Utah saw two gymnasts fall on the uneven bars. UCLA defeated […]
UCLA swim and dive utilize film to analyze, improve technique
The iPad has traveled out of UCLA lecture halls into UCLA swim and dive practice. Lately, the team has been using these devices to view film at practice to help refine technique. Technique is something that the women and coaching staff feel is crucial, and the team has been using film – viewed on the […]