After fighting his way out of the qualifying rounds, it only took UCLA men’s tennis senior Clay Thompson one game to realize he would go his entire collegiate tennis career without ever making it past the first round of the main draw in the ITA Men’s All-American Championships. Read more...
Photo: Senior Clay Thompson earned a wild-card spot at next month’s USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships in Flushing, N.Y. (Daily Bruin file photo)
A summer after the NCAA championship match that saw the Bruins come a foot fault shy of the title, UCLA men’s tennis starts its season by sending six members to Tulsa, Okla., to compete in the ITA All-American Championships, which start this weekend. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s tennis coach believes Junior Marcos Giron is playing his best tennis right now and is a legitimate contender to win the upcoming ITA All American Championships.
Freshmen Gage Brymer, Joseph DiGiulio and Mackenzie McDonald are part of the No. 2 recruiting class in the nation who joined UCLA men's tennis this year. Having competed against each other on various occasions by virtue of growing up as top-ranked junior players, the three will have the opportunity to collectively compete for the UCLA men’s tennis team, which ended its past season with a runner-up finish in the NCAA championships. Read more...
Photo: Freshmen Joseph DiGiulio, Mackenzie McDonald and Gage Brymer are part of UCLA men’s tennis’ No. 2-ranked recruiting class. Although now teammates, the three put their camaraderie aside to compete against each other in a USTA tournament this summer.
After helping UCLA men's tennis to a 29-2 record and an appearance in the NCAA Team Championships in his sophomore season, Dennis Novikov announced Thursday via Twitter that he was turning pro. Read more...
Photo: After a 20-13 individual record in his sophomore season, Dennis Novikov elected to turn pro on Thursday.
From cherry picking in Yakima, Wash., to photo ops with rocky hills along a scenic drive to Portland, Ore., Robin Anderson’s experience with her United States Tennis Association collegiate squad provided a lighthearted change of pace for the Bruin. Read more...
Photo: Rising junior Robin Anderson said her time spent traveling with the United States Tennis Association collegiate squad has been enjoyable despite making her summer busy. Credit: Brandon Choe, Daily Bruin senior staff
Thirteen trips to Applebee’s, thirteen orders of steak and broccoli. A run at the Boys’ 18s National Championships in Kalamazoo, Mich., and a 2012 U.S. Open berth. Read more...
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...
