In their first away match of the season, the Bruins saw an early-season test against top-six competition. No. 4 UCLA beach volleyball (3-1, 2-0 Pac-12) took down No. Read more...
Photo: Just like the rest of No. 4 UCLA beach volleyball on Thursday, redshirt sophomore Cami Sanchez won her first game of the dual match but dropped the second. (Ella Barnes/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated March 4 at 3:15 p.m. Despite serving up a rivalry game this week, the Bruins are entering uncharted territory. Since UCLA beach volleyball (2-0, 2-0 Pac-12) captured its first NCAA championship title in 2018, the team has held a top-two position in the weekly AVCA collegiate beach volleyball poll. Read more...
Photo: Graduate student Jacqueline Quade split her first two matches against Stanford to begin her second season in Westwood. (Christine Kao/Daily Bruin staff)
In a year with changed protocols, the Bruins’ lineups also underwent adjustments. Continuing its back-to-back title defense, No. 2 UCLA beach volleyball (2-0, 2-0 Pac-12) swept its opening weekend doubleheader against No. Read more...
Photo: Fifth-year graduate student Savvy Simo and her partner freshman Lexy Denaburg won both of their matches on the top court as No. 2 UCLA beach volleyball opened up its season 2-0. (Ella Barnes/Daily Bruin)
Almost a year since they last hit the sand, the Bruins are returning to the beach – and their first action will be brought to viewers by the players themselves. Read more...
Photo: After winning back-to-back national championships, graduate student Savvy Simo returned to No. 2 UCLA beach volleyball for a fifth season. (Courtney Quirmbach/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated Aug. 18 at 5:16 p.m. to reflect a new illustration for the Swim & Dive team. With the Pac-12’s recent cancellation of all athletic competitions for the rest of the 2020 calendar year, many UCLA sports will be waiting longer than usual to start their seasons. Read more...
Photo: (Emily Dembinski/Illustrations director)
For seven years, Madi Yeomans’ Instagram page was home to picture after picture of her on the beach or in the water. All those photos are still there, but the more recent posts don’t involve her sport, her team or being outside at all. Read more...
Photo: UCLA beach volleyball senior Madi Yeomans had her final collegiate season cut short due to the coronavirus pandemic. But she has been making the most of her newfound free time by producing a cooking show on Instagram TV. (Screen capture by Jacqueline Dzwonczyk/Daily Bruin senior staff, Illustration by Emily Dembinski/Daily Bruin staff)
The “From the Sidelines” series aims to give student-athletes a chance to share their stories in their own words. The first testimony comes from UCLA indoor and beach volleyball senior Savvy Simo, who has recently announced she will take a fifth year in response to the cancellation of what would have been her eighth campaign as a Bruin. Read more...
Photo: Senior Savvy Simo has won back-to-back national championships as a member of UCLA beach volleyball. Before the 2020 season was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic, she had started every match on court one. (Photo by Alice Naland/Daily Bruin, illustration by Calista Wu/Design director)
