The ball arced high into the cloudless sky, and Karue Sell raced toward the baseline in pursuit. He seemingly overran the ball, then suddenly stopped and smashed the ball between his legs down the sideline. Read more...
Photo: Karue Sell was the runner up at last weekend’s 59th Annual Southern California Intercollegiate Championships. The senior cruised through four rounds before reaching the finals. (Jose Ubeda/Daily Bruin staff)
The UCLA men’s tennis team looks to gain some valuable match experience during this week’s 59th Annual Southern California Intercollegiate Championships. No. 5 seed sophomore Austin Rapp and junior Joseph Di Giulio said they hoped this tournament would prepare them mentally and physically for the upcoming season, especially against their crosstown rivals, the Trojans. Read more...
Photo: Junior Joseph Di Giulio and the Bruins will be competing in the Southern California Intercollegiate Championships this weekend in Los Angeles. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The landscape for Pac-12 men’s tennis is changing, and for once, coach Billy Martin isn’t worried about USC. “I don’t think this is going to be a year where ‘SC is the team to beat throughout the whole country, much less the conference,” Martin said. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s tennis coach Billy Martin said he is not concerned with crosstown rival USC this season. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
For the second straight year, UCLA men’s tennis claimed the singles crown at the USTA/ITA Southwest Regional Championship. Sophomore Martin Redlicki, the No. 4 seed, downed unseeded Logan Smith of USC 3-6, 6-2, 6-4 in the championship round Monday afternoon to defend a tournament title earned by junior Mackie McDonald in 2014. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore Martin Redlicki won the USTA/ITA Southwest Regional Championship on Monday, earning a spot at the USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championship. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Billy Martin looks at the fall as a series of stepping stones for the dual-match season in the spring, an important time for the men’s tennis coach to gauge his players after the summer. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore Martin Redlicki is the top seeded Bruin in the singles draw at No. 4 at the USTA/ITA Southwest Regional Championship on Thursday at Pepperdine. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Mackie McDonald’s impressive offseason continued Thursday, as the junior tennis player defeated a top-100 pro player to advance to the quarterfinals of the ATP World Tour Sacramento Challenger. Read more...
Photo: Junior Mackie McDonald reached the quarterfinals of the ATP World Tour Sacramento Challenger on Thursday by beating Tim Smyczek, the No. 98-ranked player in the professional ranks. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Mackie McDonald was close to reaching his first challenger event final this past Saturday. The UCLA junior was defeated, however, in three sets by the No. Read more...
Photo: Junior Mackie McDonald, the nation’s No. 3 college player, reached the semifinal of the Tiburon Challenger. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)
