Three Bruin pairs helped secure victories against two of the top teams in the country. No. 3 UCLA beach volleyball (5-1) defeated No. 1 USC (4-2) and No. Read more...
Photo: Izzy Carey secured two straight-set victories against Pepperdine and USC for the Bruins with partner Megan Muret. The junior will face these two teams again this weekend and said remaining confident is key. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
In only their second week of competition, the Bruins will face two top-five teams. No. 3 UCLA beach volleyball (3-1) will take on No. 5 Pepperdine (2-1) and No. Read more...
Photo: Senior Elise Zappia started this season with three wins in Honolulu with partner Madi Yeomans. Last season, Zappia was paired with Torrey Van Winden who has since transferred to Cal Poly. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The Bruins didn’t get the season start they were looking for – but they recovered. No. 3 UCLA beach volleyball (3-1) traveled to Honolulu this weekend to face No. Read more...
Photo: Megan McNamara won three matches this weekend with her partner Nicole McNamara. The junior clinched the victory for UCLA against Hawai’i on Sunday. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin Senior)
UCLA beach volleyball hasn’t lost more than eight matches in a season since the team’s inception in 2013. This year, the Bruins hope for even better. Read more...
Photo: Elise Zappia will be a leader on this year’s roster with the addition of six freshmen. The senior finished the 2016 season 21-12 overall with partner junior Izzy Carey. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
UCLA beach volleyball has hired Jeff Alzina as its new volunteer assistant coach. “I hope that I can be an extra set of eyes with a little bit of extra experience and maybe a different perspective that will be their push to compete for a national championship and not just be a top-five-type team but actually really attempt to win this year,” Alzina said. Read more...
Photo: Jeff Alzina has been named UCLA beach volleyball’s new volunteer assistant coach. Alzina has coached at every level of volleyball and most recently coached Long Beach State’s beach team last season. (Courtesy of Maxine Kasznia)
Check out a breakdown of the UCLA sports stories you might have missed this week. Beach volleyball Grant Sugimura, assistant Sports editor For the second year in a row, the sophomore duo of Megan and Nicole McNamara have been named to the American Volleyball Coaches Association’s Collegiate Beach All-American team. Read more...
Photo: Peng-Peng Lee is back. The six-time All-American has been cleared by the NCAA to return for her sixth year of eligibility because she missed her first two seasons due to knee injuries. (Angie Wang/Daily Bruin senior staff)
When Kamila Tan entered UCLA as its first beach volleyball-exclusive athlete in 2012, there was only one 2-inch deep court the team had to practice on. Read more...
Photo: In 2012, Kamila Tan became UCLA’s first beach volleyball-exclusive athlete. In that time, the sport has gone from a niche group to one with its own NCAA Tournament. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
