The purpose of the men’s tennis team’s fall season is to prepare for the more important spring season. After seven months and numerous tournaments, that spring season starts next week and so does the Bruins’ pursuit of a national championship. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore Martin Redlicki was one of many UCLA men’s tennis players who stood out in national tournaments over the past months of fall play. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The men’s tennis team is squeezing in a busy stretch of matches before the start of the dual match season on Jan. 20. Two current Bruins, junior Mackie McDonald and sophomore Martin Redlicki, made the main draw of the USC Los Angeles Pro Futures. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore Martin Redlicki earned a spot in the main draw of the USC Los Angeles Pro Futures after battling through three qualifying rounds.(Daily Bruin file photo)
The UCLA men’s tennis players had often talked about doing something wacky as a team, but nothing concrete ever came of that talk. “We have always talked about bleaching our hair or something like that for NCAAs,” said junior Travis Martin. Read more...
Photo: Coach Billy Martin said that growing mustaches for Movember has been a good team bonding experience for the men’s tennis team. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Check out a breakdown of the UCLA sports stories you might have missed this week. Preseason tuneup Competing on campus for the first time this season, UCLA men’s volleyball was able to debut some of its newest faces to Bruin fans at the four-team SAC Tournament last weekend. Read more...
Photo: Jean-Julien Rojer and his doubles partner Horia Tecau secured the No. 1 doubles ranking in the world after downing Bob and Mike Bryan in the semifinal of the ATP World Tour Finals. Rojer was a former Bruin and an All-American while at UCLA. (Creative Commons by TwoWings via Wikimedia Commons)
Men’s tennis concluded the fall tournament season last weekend. Here are updates on all three Bruin competitors: Next ChallengerMackie McDonald didn’t take any downtime after the Knoxville Challenger Nov. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore Martin Redlicki, the No. 57 player in the country, lost both of his matches at the USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championship. He is expected to play either No. 2 or No. 3 singles for UCLA this year. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Knoxville 2015 Challenger Junior Mackie McDonald traveled to Knoxville, Tennessee this week to play in the Knoxville 2015 Challenger, receiving a wild card into the main singles draw. Read more...
Photo: Junior men’s tennis player Mackie McDonald lost in the first round of the Knoxville 2015 Challenger Wednesday morning. The event was his third Challenger of the fall season. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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)
