Men’s Tennis: A Second Chance After last year’s 4-3 loss in the finals, UCLA men’s tennis begins NCAA team championship play Friday in Athens, Ga., looking for another chance at the national title. Read more...
Photo: After recommitting himself to the game, senior Clay Thompson transformed his game to cater it more to his physique. Thompson has leveraged his 6-foot-6 frame to become dominant at serves and the nation’s No. 1 collegiate player. (Yin Fu/Daily Bruin)
When your singles lineup features the two best players in collegiate tennis and your No. 3 starter is a freshman who has defeated top-100 professionals, it is little wonder that you are considered one of the favorites to win the NCAA championship. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt sophomore Karue Sell is one member of the strong players on UCLA’s lower courts. UCLA’s depth makes them a challenging opponent. (Jessica Zhou/Daily Bruin)
The moment the UCLA men’s tennis team has waited nearly a year for has finally arrived. After the loss to Virginia in last year’s national championship, the Bruins have a new opportunity to reach the finals of this year’s NCAA tennis tournament. Read more...
Photo: Freshman Joseph Di Giulio is well acquainted with one of Cal Poly’s best players, Ben Donovan, who trained with him during their final two years of high school. This weekend’s match will be a chance for the pair to “catch up.” (Jose Ubeda/Daily Bruin staff)
The highest stakes at the Los Angeles Tennis Center last Saturday night may well have been just steaks. With a dinner bill on the line, rackets were kicked and bounced off the courts, with one player even pantomiming the act of smashing his on the side of the net as most of the UCLA men’s tennis team was sorted into one of two competing teams. Read more...
Photo: Junior Marcos Giron and the UCLA men’s tennis team have been engaging in intra-squad scrimmages to prepare for the NCAA Championship. (Jose Ubeda/Daily Bruin staff)
If March Madness wasn’t enough, how about some May madness? For the UCLA collegiate tennis teams, the upcoming postseason became even more enticing early Wednesday evening. Read more...
As last year’s NCAA championship got underway, the men’s tennis teams of UCLA and Virginia understood that just one point could be the deciding factor in who would be crowned national champions. Read more...
Photo: After struggling in doubles play early on in the season, UCLA men’s tennis has turned its play around as of late. Junior Marcos Giron emphasized the importance of chemistry in playing with a teammate. (Katie Meyers/Daily Bruin senior staff)
OJAI, Calif. — Karue Sell knew that his first serve landed just outside the service box. But with the line judge slightly delayed in making a call, Sell began to vocalize his joy anyway after what would have been the conclusion of a 2-5 comeback and straight-set match win. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt sophomore Karue Sell won the tiebreaker in his final set to give UCLA its second consecutive Pac-12 title. (Katie Meyers/Daily Bruin senior staff)
