Thursday, February 20, 1997
Tennis makes time for Rolex tournament
The UCLA men’s tennis team hit the road to go into action. Not
just any road: we’re talking Route 66 as the second-ranked Bruins
headed to Louisville for the USTA/ITA Rolex National Team Indoors.
The fast Louisville courts are a friendly home away from home for
UCLA, who captured last year’s tournament with a victory over
Stanford in the final and will be looking to defend the title.
The Bruins (8-1), the tournament’s second seed, open tournament
action today when they take on Fresno. Looming in the third round
is a possible matchup with third-seeded Mississippi State. Top seed
Stanford lurks on the other side of the draw.
The Team Indoors is the biggest team tournament of the year
aside from the NCAA Tournament and it will give the Bruins perhaps
their only chance to square off against teams such as Duke and
Kansas.
Meanwhile the women’s tennis team is at the ITA/USTA Rolex Team
Indoors in Madison, Wis. The women’s team’s tournament started on
Tuesday and will run until Sunday.
Compiled by Mark Shapiro, Daily Bruin Staff