A 26-4 tennis season in 2011-2012 that ended with a 4-1 semi-final loss to USC in the NCAA championships would have been deemed a success for almost any other team. Read more...
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June 10, 12:00 am
Losing only twice this season, men’s tennis had a memorable year
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May 28, 12:11 am
Tennis falls short in NCAA Men’s singles competition
Just a day after the season ended in heartbreak for the UCLA men’s tennis team, three players had to take to the courts. Sophomores Marcos Giron and Dennis Novikov and junior Adrien Puget were at it again when they competed for the NCAA men’s tennis singles championships. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore Marcos Giron, along with the two other Bruins, sophomore Dennis Novikov and junior Adrien Puget, who competed for an individual national title, struggled to gain momentum just a day after a heartbreaking team finish in UCLA men’s tennis.
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May 22, 12:52 am
UCLA shakes off loss, prepares for NCAA Individuals
Imagine losing an Olympic event by a hundredth of a second – and then competing in the world championships the next day. Read more...
Photo: Marcos Giron is one of the UCLA players that will have to make a turnaround today as he competes in the NCAA Individual Championships the day after the team lost the overall title.
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May 22, 12:43 am
Falling Short: NCAA title slips through fingers as Virginia bests UCLA 4-3
It was all on the final singles match. The score was 5-3, 40-30 in the third set, match point for junior Adrien Puget. Read more...
Photo: Adrien Puget came close to winning the final match for UCLA in the NCAA championships but fell short, losing in the third set and confirming the Bruins’ 4-3 loss to University of Virginia. It was a controversial match, as there were questions about a call that Puget touched the net after scoring the potential game-winning point. He ended up losing shortly afte
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May 21, 12:45 am
National championship in sight for men’s tennis
Sophomore Marcos Giron was exhausted, with parts of the Illinois crowd roaring for and against him as he battled to keep his, and his team’s, season alive. Read more...
Photo: After a decisive doubles victory in Monday’s NCAA semifinals, sophomore Marcos Giron’s singles comeback gave the No.1 Bruin tennis team the win and the opportunity to play in today’s championship match against No. 2 Virginia.
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May 20, 12:00 am
No. 1 men’s tennis registers two shutouts to advance to NCAA semifinals
Coming off its fourth straight shutout victory in the NCAA tournament, the UCLA men’s tennis team has some confidence going into the semifinals. Read more...
Photo: Junior Adrien Puget said the team is more confident in winning a title this year than last year as they take on Ohio State today in the semifinal round.
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May 16, 12:00 am
No. 1 UCLA men’s tennis looks to sustain momentum in round of 16
As a No. 1 seed, UCLA men’s tennis knows that it has a target on its back. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore Dennis Mkrtchian believes the pressure of being the top team won’t shake the Bruins’ confidence.