Every match is winnable, said senior and co-captain Dennis Mkrtchian at Tuesday’s UCLA men’s tennis practice. This is the mentality that Mkrtchian and his co-captain, junior Karue Sell, want their fellow teammates to have going into the rivalry match against USC Saturday. Read more...
Photo: Senior Dennis Mkrtchian said that he feels that USC is a vulnerable opponent and UCLA is ready to take advantage. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Relaxation was the word for the doubles pair of junior Karue Sell and sophomore Joseph Di Giulio this past weekend. Playing at the beachside Pacific Coast Men’s Doubles Championship tournament in La Jolla, UCLA’s No. Read more...
Photo: The doubles pair of junior Karue Sell (pictured) and sophomore Joseph Di Giulio reached the semifinals at the Pacific Coast Men’s Doubles Championship this weekend before falling to the doubles team from USC. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The UCLA men’s tennis team is taking a break from its dual match season for a week before it plays crosstown rival USC. What is it doing with its down time? Read more...
Photo: Redshirt junior Ryoto Tachi is one of six Bruin players who will be competing in the Annual Pacific Coast Men’s Doubles Championship. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Just three days earlier, senior Dennis Mkrtchian had collapsed on the sideline of the second court with a high heart rate, feeling lightheaded as the trainers hovered over him in the middle of his match against Stanford. Read more...
Photo: Senior Dennis Mkrtchian clinched UCLA’s 5-0 win over Tulsa with a straight-set victory Tuesday. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Fans were still leaving the Los Angeles Tennis Center. Courts were still being cleared off. Stanford was still having their team meeting. For the UCLA men’s tennis team, that dual match was behind them, and they were looking to the next. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore Joseph Di Giulio said UCLA will be preparing for Tulsa using the same method of preparation that notched the team a win against Stanford over the weekend. (Katie Meyers/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Down a point in the tiebreaker of the first set, Martin Redlicki called a let. After serving, the UCLA freshman had seen a ball roll onto the court behind his opponent, Stanford’s David Wilczynski. Read more...
Photo: A controversial moment during a tiebreaker set between freshman Martin Redlicki’s matchup against Stanford’s David Wilczynski provided the inspiration the Bruin needed to topple his Cardinal opponent. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin)
The Bruins are happy to be back home and outdoors. After playing its last four matches away and on indoor courts, the No. 21 UCLA men’s tennis team (6-5) faces off against Stanford (6-2) on its home courts Saturday. Read more...
Photo: After losing to Baylor last weekend, freshman Martin Redlicki said the Bruins are focused on improving doubles play, usually a point of strength for UCLA. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin)
