For more than a decade, the UCLA men’s tennis team has been hosting the first two rounds of the NCAA tournament, known as the regionals. Read more...
Photo: After a strong regular season, junior Clay Thompson believes the Bruins’ recent spike in chemistry and confidence will make them more of a presence in the postseason.
Every so often, there is just an overwhelming number of hot topics enveloping the UCLA sports scene. The end of the quarter represents a crossroads of sorts for fall and winter sports, so we’re opening the floor to basketball, football, soccer and water polo in this edition of the weekly showdown between DB Sports senior staff. Read more...
Heading into the NCAA Regionals this weekend, the No. 1 UCLA men’s tennis team has lost just one match in its last 25. The Bruins haven’t enjoyed such a strong record since the 2007-2008 season, when they went 21-1 before heading to the regional rounds. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore Dennis Novikov and the Bruins will head into the NCAA Regionals with one loss for the first time since the 2007-2008 season.
Last season, the UCLA women’s tennis team was awarded the No. 1 seed for the NCAA tournament and proceeded to stroll through the tournament all the way to the title game before coming up short against No. 2 Florida. This time, it’s the men’s turn to try to top that. Read more...
Photo: Last year, then-freshman Marcos Giron was the only Bruin to score a point against the Trojans in the NCAA semifinals.
The No. 1 UCLA men’s tennis team didn’t take long to justify its recent climb to the top of the college tennis rankings, downing No. 5 USC handily on Saturday to win the Pac-12 tournament. Read more...
Photo: Adrien Puget and the tennis team got their revenge Saturday, winning the Pac-12 title by beating USC 4-2.
UCLA men’s tennis not only defeated its rival at the end of its regular season, but also ascended to the No. 1 ranking heading into the Pac-12 tournament. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore Marcos Giron believes the men’s tennis team should use its current momentum to nab a victory at the Pac-12 Championships.
At the collegiate level, while it is the overall team effort that acquires a win or loss, tennis is still very much an individual sport. Read more...
Photo: Junior Adrien Puget believes the key to postseason success for men’s tennis is maintaining a positive attitude regardless of how matches go.
