In three matches, the Bruins didn’t drop a single game. No. 2 UCLA beach volleyball (14-3) defeated Missouri State (6-6), Colorado Mesa (2-8) and No. 16 Loyola Marymount (7-6) on Saturday at the LMU Invitational in Santa Monica, continuing its nine-match win streak. Read more...

Photo: Senior Elise Zappia and partner freshman Mac May posted three straight-set wins in the Bruins’ three-game sweep at the LMU Invitational on Saturday. The victories sustained UCLA’s nine-match win streak. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)

The Bruins claimed back-to-back victories in their first home games of the season. No. 4 UCLA beach volleyball (7-3) defeated No. 3 Hawai’i (4-2) with a final score of 4-1 and swept No. Read more...

Photo: Junior Izzy Carey defeated the pair from Hawai’i with partner freshman Megan Muret after falling to the Rainbow Warriors the last two times the teams met in Honolulu. The junior also came out with a win in UCLA’s second match of the day against Loyola Marymount. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)

After a rocky start to the season due to battling the wind, the Bruins will compete at home for the first time. “We feel good about the conditions because our conditions are different than Hawaii, different than LMU and we’re used it,” said coach Stein Metzger. Read more...

Photo: Lily Justine defeated a pair from USC with partner Sarah Sponcil in the Bruins’ loss to the Trojans last weekend. The UCLA duo fell to the team from Pepperdine and looks to recover in its matches Thursday. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)

The Bruins faced the Trojans and Waves for the second time this week – but the matches had the opposite result. No. 3 UCLA beach volleyball (5-3) fell to No. Read more...

Photo: Savvy Simo won her match against USC in two sets with junior Zana Muno. The sophomore has also paired with freshman Mac May and sophomore Chanti Holroyd throughout the beginning of this season, as Muno was out with an injury. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)