As it tries to downplay recent success and remain focused on closing out the season, the UCLA men’s tennis team is leaning on the leadership from the older, more experienced players on the team. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt freshman Karue Sell and other younger players on the men’s tennis team look to older members for leadership and direction.
An unappreciated aspect of doubles tennis, according to players on the UCLA men’s tennis team, is the location and placement of the first serve, which is often decided by the partner who isn’t currently serving. Read more...
Photo: Marcos Giron said that he and doubles partner Dennis Novikov have developed game chemistry well through being a team.
With many Bruin hopefuls in the crowd for Kid’s Day, the UCLA men’s tennis team lived up to expectations of the second-ranked team in the nation on Saturday. Read more...
When the UCLA men’s tennis team takes the court today against Utah, it will have been over three weeks since the Bruins last played a match at home. Read more...
Photo: Dennis Novikov and UCLA men’s tennis are entering a stretch of home conference games but still know the team will have to work hard to beat tough Pac-12 opponents.
After a full two weeks off since their last nail-biter against Tulsa, No. 4 UCLA men’s tennis ended its conference road trip with victories over No. 15 Cal and Stanford. With the victories, the Bruins are now 4-0 on the road and 16-1 overall. Read more...
The battle between No. 3 UCLA and No. 21 Tulsa came down to the wire, with the outcome undecided until the final singles match. However, the Bruins were not disheartened by how long it took them to win. Read more...
Photo: Alex Brigham, pictured here, and Dennis Novikov had to battle in a crucial doubles match when UCLA narrowly beat out Tulsa last week.
Although the UCLA men’s tennis team didn’t spend too much extra time in practice this week on doubles after losing the point in its last match, the Bruins plan on coming out more prepared and aggressive this week in their approach to the match’s opening point. Read more...
Photo: No. 15 Tulsa comes to Los Angeles Tennis Center today, the last nonconference challenge for junior captain Adrien Puget and No. 2 UCLA before six straight matches against Pac-12 competition. The Bruins have little experience playing against the Golden Hurriances but expect a tightly contested match.
