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)
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)
