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)
UCLA men’s tennis easily picked up its fourth and fifth consecutive wins this past weekend. After taking the doubles point, decisive straight-set wins by freshmen Martin Redlicki, Austin Rapp and senior Dennis Mkrtchian helped the Bruins (13-6, 4-0 Pac-12) shut out the Arizona Wildcats (8-15, 0-4) 4-0 on Friday. Read more...
Photo: Freshman Martin Redlicki said he knew Arizona’s David Mushayev was trying to agitate him during their singles match, but Redlicki added that he saw right through that and didn’t make anything of it. Redlicki defeated Mushayev 6-2, 6-3, helping UCLA earn a 4-0 win over Arizona Friday. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin)
With its eyes set on hosting a regional in May’s NCAA Tournament, the men’s tennis team must use every opportunity to pick up wins over inferior competition. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore Joseph Di Giulio said that even though UCLA will be playing unranked teams this weekend, picking up wins against those opponents will still be crucial in the team’s quest for an NCAA championship. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Hot weather and changes in the normal lineup may have caused some nerves in the UCLA men’s tennis team’s opening conference dual matches this past weekend, but the Bruins came prepared to keep their perfect home record intact. Read more...
Photo: Senior Dennis Mkrtchian opened Pac-12 play with two straight-set wins against his opponents from Oregon and Washington. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
It always hurts to lose to a rival. But for the UCLA men’s tennis team, Saturday’s 4-1 road loss to No. 5 USC provided signs of encouragement. Read more...
Photo: In UCLA’s 4-1 loss to USC, senior co-captain Dennis Mkrtchian was the lone Bruin winner in a 6-4, 6-3 loss upset over the Trojans’ 20th nationally ranked Roberto Quiroz. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
