Up 4-1 in the second set of the NCAA men’s tennis singles championship, junior Marcos Giron could almost feel the title trophy in his hands. Less than a week earlier, Giron had high hopes as his team entered the semifinal round of the NCAA team tournament against Oklahoma. Read more...
Photo: Junior Marcos Giron, ranked the No. 2 individual player for much of the season, made his case to be the nation’s top player by winning the men’s singles title Monday. (Jose Ubeda/Daily Bruin staff)
A week to the day after his team's 4-2 loss in the NCAA semifinals, Marcos Giron ensured he wouldn't be leaving Athens, Ga. empty handed after all. Read more...
Perhaps UCLA men's tennis' Marcos Giron can still win an NCAA championship after all. Read more...
Of the three UCLA men’s and women’s tennis players who advanced in singles to Saturday’s NCAA individual tournament quarterfinals, just one survived to play another round. Read more...
After day three of NCAA tennis individual play from Athens, Ga., just three Bruin men’s and women’s tennis players combined are left in competition. Junior Marcos Giron and freshman Mackie McDonald both won their round of 16 matches Friday to advance to Saturday’s quarterfinals. Read more...
Two days before their loss to Oklahoma in the NCAA semifinals, two days before a pair of lost tiebreakers put an end to their 2014 season, UCLA men’s tennis found itself in an eerily familiar situation. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA men’s tennis team received strong play from several young players including redshirt sophomore Karue Sell. (Jose Ubeda/Daily Bruin staff)
A year after getting within a foot of becoming national champions, the men’s tennis team fell four points short of its second straight title-game berth. UCLA surrendered consecutive third-set tiebreakers on courts one and six in falling to No. Read more...
Photo: Senior Adrien Puget was the first Bruin to win a set Monday, but senior Clay Thompson and redshirt sophomore Karue Sell’s third-set tiebreaker losses led to a UCLA defeat. (Yin Fu/Daily Bruin)
