ATHENS, Ga. — The rain, the five-hour delay and the pressure. In the end, it was too much for UCLA men’s tennis to handle. The No. Read more...
Photo: Junior Martin Redlicki won UCLA’s only singles point against Georgia on Saturday. Two days after losing in straight sets against Texas A&M, Redlicki defeated Bulldog freshman Nathan Ponwith 6-4, 1-6, 6-2 to pull the Bruins within 3-2. (Courtesy of Steven Colquitt)
ATHENS, Georgia — Maxime Cressy had five chances to close out his match against Texas A&M’s Valentin Vacherot. He needed all of them. The sophomore’s first four match points all came on Vacherot’s serve, but the Aggie freshman denied him each time, behind a flurry of service winners and forehand winners. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore Maxime Cressy had four match points on Texas A&M’s Valentin Vacherot’s serve Thursday, but couldnt convert on any of them. Cressy eventually served out his match, winning 6-4, 6-3, to put UCLA into the NCAA quarterfinals. (Emma Skinner/Daily Bruin)
Six of the eight NCAA Division I Men’s Tennis Championships’ round of 16 showdowns are rematches of previous dual matches that happened this season. UCLA is one of the four teams without that luxury. Read more...
Photo: Coach Billy Martin has led the Bruins to the NCAA round of 16 in every year of his tenure, with UCLA defeating Stanford last year before falling to Oklahoma in the quarterfinal. This year, the Bruins will face Texas A&M. (Kathy Chen/Daily Bruin)
Half of the Pac-12 men’s tennis teams hail from schools in California. The conference’s annual tournament is held in Ojai, a nearly 90-minute drive from Westwood. Read more...
While Bruin athletes continue competing in Westwood, here’s a look at some of the biggest news from the rest of the Pac-12. Beach volleyball Grant Sugimura, assistant Sports editor For the second straight year, No. Read more...
Photo: Senior Kelly Claes (left) and senior Sara Hughes (right) led the Trojans to their second NCAA title victory. Claes and Hughes also captured the inaugural USAV Beach Collegiate Pairs Championship. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This weekend captured why UCLA men’s tennis coach Billy Martin believes in his team. One day before the start of the NCAA Tournament, the team announced that senior Gage Brymer, the Bruins’ No. Read more...
Photo: Junior Logan Staggs cruised to two straight-set victories at No. 3 singles this weekend, defeating Army’s Grant Riechmann 6-0, 6-3 and Ole Miss’ Tim Sandkaulen 6-2, 6-1. Against Army, Staggs also teamed with junior Austin Rapp for a 6-1 victory at No. 2 doubles. (Emma Skinner/Daily Bruin)
The journey to reach Georgia starts Friday. The No. 5-seeded UCLA men’s tennis team (19-5) faces off in the first round of the NCAA Tournament against unseeded Army (21-9) at Sunset Canyon Recreation Center tennis courts Friday. Read more...
Photo: Junior Martin Redlicki and the UCLA men’s tennis team will open up the NCAA Tournament against Army Friday afternoon. Redlicki typically plays on court two for singles, but will likely play on court one, since senior Gage Brymer is out for the rest of the season. (Farida Saleh/Daily Bruin)
