BERKELEY – Alexander Hoogmartens seemed far from frazzled when he dropped his second set Saturday. After securing the first set against California’s Timofey Stepanov 7-6 (7), the Bruin veteran succumbed to an early deficit in the second stanza, after which he opted to take his foot off the gas – accepting the 6-1 steamroll – and conserve energy for the final set. Read more...
Photo: Senior Alexander Hoogmartens pumps his fist in celebration. (Edward Ho/Daily Bruin)
BERKELEY, Calif. – Giacomo Revelli shuffled at the baseline, locked in a teetering rally as all eyes surrounding court six were glued to the affair. And for Billy Martin’s crew – with the senior’s match-clinching a 6-3, 7-5 win over Matei Gavrea – the NCAA men’s tennis championship would begin with not a nail-biter, but a sweep. Read more...
Photo: Senior Giacomo Revelli celebrates with his fist clenched and a yell. (Edward Ho/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated May 2 at 12:10 a.m. After winning its first-ever Big Ten tournament title Sunday, UCLA men’s tennis (16-8, 11-2 Big Ten) heads to Berkeley for the first two rounds of the NCAA tournament. Read more...
Photo: No. 116 junior Aadarsh Triapthi (center) and other members of UCLA men’s tennis stand on the back courts at the Los Angeles Tennis Center. (Brianna Carlson/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated May 2 at 12:00 a.m. Men’s tennis Chloe Agas, Daily Bruin staff Billy Martin’s crew was once the underdog in an unfamiliar conference. Read more...
Photo: No. 110 redshirt sophomore Emon van Loben Sels celebrates a point with a fist pump. (Brianna Carlson/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated April 28 at 1:25 p.m. The once-2-6 Bruins found themselves in the belly of the beast with their first Big Ten conference title on the line. Read more...
Photo: No. 110 redshirt sophomore Emon van Loben Sels celebrates a point with a fist pump. Van Loben Sels clinched UCLA men’s tennis’ first-ever Big Ten tournament title Sunday. (Brianna Carlson/Daily Bruin staff)
It may not be Ojai, California – the longtime site of the Pac-12 tournament – but No. 2 seed UCLA men’s tennis (13-8, 11-2 Big Ten) will travel to Columbus, Ohio, for its inaugural Big Ten tournament. Read more...
Photo: No. 2 seed UCLA men’s tennis lines up at the Los Angeles Tennis Center for the national anthem. (Andrew Diaz/Daily Bruin)
Men’s tennis Kai Dizon, Assistant Sport editor Ohayō Ohio and goodbye to Ojai. After 72 years of competing in the Pac-12 Tournament at The Ojai Tennis Tournament’s Libbey Park in Ojai, California, No. Read more...
Photo: No. 21 freshman Rudy Quan returns a ball with a forehand while swinging off his back foot. (Libby Li/Daily Bruin)
