Aim, cock back, shoot, repeat. Aim, cock back, shoot, repeat. To the average bystander, archery looks pretty easy. There aren’t too many bodily movements involved in shooting and the targets are stationary. Read more...
Photo: Leon Chang, a first-year biochemistry student, is one of many archers on the team who is trying out the sport for the first time this year. He and many archers in the archery club use the sport to strengthen their mental focus. (Jessica Zhou/Daily Bruin)
A tennis player demands certain expectations of a coach. A few of those: to point out any subtle flaws the player has and assess any recently acquired imperfect habits. Read more...
Photo: Junior Robin Anderson has a multilayered relationship with her father, Denom. After the two used to play tennis with each other when Robin was young, Denom began coaching Robin throughout her childhood. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin)
When Catherine Harrison is on the court, the one thing that stands out the most isn’t how hard she hits, but how. She swings with a two-handed forehand, a tennis stroke that’s unconventional and rarely seen. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore Catherine Harrison replaced traditional schooling with online classes while growing up to spend more time playing tennis. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin)
.tennis-infobox { background-color: rgba(0,0,0, 0.05); margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0.5em 1em; } .tennis-infobox audio { width: 100%; } Men’s Tennis: A Second Chance After last year’s 4-3 loss in the finals, UCLA men’s tennis begins NCAA team championship play Friday in Athens, Ga., looking for another chance at the national title. Read more...
Photo: After an emotional loss in last year’s NCAA finals, senior Adrien Puget missed nearly all of this season with an injury. But now, having returned to the court for the postseason, Puget has proved to be the missing piece for UCLA men’s tennis and is looking for retribution in the NCAA tournament. (Brandon Choe/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Men’s Tennis: A Second Chance After last year’s 4-3 loss in the finals, UCLA men’s tennis begins NCAA team championship play Friday in Athens, Ga., looking for another chance at the national title. Read more...
Photo: Men’s tennis player Marcos Giron overcame a frustrating start to his career to become one of the top-ranked singles players in the country. (Katie Meyers/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Men’s Tennis: A Second Chance After last year’s 4-3 loss in the finals, UCLA men’s tennis begins NCAA team championship play Friday in Athens, Ga., looking for another chance at the national title. Read more...
Photo: After recommitting himself to the game, senior Clay Thompson transformed his game to cater it more to his physique. Thompson has leveraged his 6-foot-6 frame to become dominant at serves and the nation’s No. 1 collegiate player. (Yin Fu/Daily Bruin)
Nicole Carpentier walked out of Wushu practice bleeding. None of the nearly 35 UCLA Wushu club members were fazed though. It’s to be expected when fighting in the same style as Jet Li. Read more...
Photo: Third-year students James Roland, mathematics and computer science (left), Annie Ma, physiological science (middle), and Austin Wang, physiological science (right), rehearse their fight set before Saturday’s performance. (Christopher Hoo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
