His well-worn UCLA basketball jersey already made his allegiances clear. But the fan in the front row did not hesitate to express his displeasure with the Bruins’ crosstown rivals. Read more...
Photo: Junior co-captain Karue Sell said that crowd noise at tennis matches should be different from other college sports like football or basketball. (Jose Ubeda/Daily Bruin staff)
It was the largest crowd UCLA had all year. It was loud, rowdy and tried to get the Trojans off their game. And while it helped in doubles, the crowd wasn’t enough to carry No. Read more...
Photo: Freshman Martin Redlicki lost his singles match to USC’s Roberto Quiroz 6-4, 6-1 in what Redlicki said was a mismatch. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin)
From a motivation standpoint, men’s tennis coach Billy Martin said he should have it easy when his team takes on USC Thursday. “I don’t ever have to worry about getting my guys up for these matches,” Martin said. Read more...
Photo: Facing crosstown rival and conference heavyweight foe USC in the final match of the regular season, UCLA will be looking for its No. 1 doubles pair of sophomore Mackenzie McDonald (pictured) and freshman Martin Redlicki to set the tone early after the pair struggled the last time the two teams faced off. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin)
Grant Chen remembers the 2005 NCAA championship. Chen, then a team manager for the UCLA men’s tennis team, watched as the Bruins were destroyed by the Baylor Bears in doubles, falling into an early 1-0 hole before singles play. Read more...
The crowds came out loud and effective this weekend in the Bruins’ northern California road trip. The No. 15 UCLA men’s tennis team (14-7, 5-1 Pac-12) started its weekend off against Stanford (15-4, 6-0) – a rematch of their meeting back in February where UCLA came out on top 5-2. Read more...
Photo: Junior co-captain Karue Sell won all matches in singles and doubles, including a clinching win in the match against Cal. He won that match 2-6, 6-1, 6-4. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin)
UCLA men’s tennis flew out to Northern California on Wednesday afternoon, allotting plenty of time to prepare both physically and mentally for its back-to-back dual meets against currently unranked Stanford and Cal. Read more...
Photo: Senior Dennis Mkrtchian warned against underestimating UCLA men’s tennis’ opponents this weekend, noting that Stanford and Cal had beaten UCLA in the past. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin)
Two years into Grace Lin’s tennis career, the sport had grown too stressful. Then she joined her high school team, where she found that the team aspect could help curb the negative thinking that often clouds a tennis player’s mind. Read more...
Photo: Fourth-year computer science student Grace Lin said tennis is no longer stressful for her now that she is part of a team. (Alyssa Dorn/Daily Bruin)
