This post was updated May 4 at 10:36 p.m. The Bruins’ season could be titled as the tale of the three freshmen. Although UCLA men’s tennis coach Billy Martin upholds the cliche that with age comes experience, three freshmen wouldn’t have taken over half of the singles spots in nearly every match if he didn’t think their efforts would be rewarded. Read more...
Photo: Freshman Gianluca Ballotta watches the ball as he prepares for a forehand. (Julia Zhou/Daily Bruin)
UCLA men’s tennis (12-10, 3-5 Pac-12) will take on Northwestern (20-9, 7-2 Big Ten) Friday at 7 a.m. in Lexington, Kentucky, in the first round of the NCAA tournament. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s tennis players huddle during the Pac-12 tournament in Ojai, California. (Julia Zhou/Daily Bruin)
OJAI, Calif. – As is tradition, Patrick Zahraj went to shake the chair umpire’s hand following his doubles match. But after extending his hand, the redshirt senior then rescinded it, leaving the umpire hanging. Read more...
Photo: (Julia Zhou/Daily Bruin)
Sink or swim? Those may very well be the options sitting on the table for the Bruins. No. 6 seed UCLA men’s tennis (12-9, 3-5 Pac-12) will take on No. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt senior Patrick Zahraj and freshman Gianluca Ballotta high-five after a point. The pair has won two of three completed matches together at the No. 2 spot heading into the Pac-12 championships. (Brandon Morquecho/Daily Bruin)
No. 6 seed UCLA men’s tennis (12-9, 3-5 Pac-12) will take on No. 3 seed Utah (21-4, 6-2) in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 championships on Thursday at 6 p.m. Read more...
Photo: Members of UCLA men’s tennis break from their prematch huddle. As the No. 6 seed in the Pac-12 championships, the Bruins are set for a rematch with the No. 3 seed Utes. (Jeremy Chen/Assistant Photo editor)
After tumultuous months of matches featuring a historic losing streak, a crucial injury and missed opportunities, No. 6 seed UCLA men’s tennis (12-9, 3-5 Pac-12) opens the postseason against No. Read more...
Photo: Patrick Zahraj of UCLA men’s tennis leads a prematch chant. Though the redshirt senior won two of his final seven completed dual-singles matches, both came in the Bruins’ final three contests of the regular season. (Brandon Morquecho/Daily Bruin)
One word can describe the Bruins’ regular-season finale. Bittersweet. While Utah stormed the court, members of UCLA consoled freshman Aadarsh Tripathi with embraces. UCLA men’s tennis (12-9, 3-5 Pac-12) fell to No. Read more...
Photo: Aadarsh Tripathi of UCLA men’s tennis looks down between points. The freshman was on serve with four straight match points but lost all of them and the games that followed to hand Utah a share of the Pac-12 regular-season title Saturday. (Anika Chakrabarti/Photo editor)
