With November drawing closer and the end of individual tournament play in sight, the UCLA men’s tennis team has shifted its attention from shaking off the summer rust to the main goal of the fall: sending players to the upcoming national indoor championships in Flushing Meadows, N.Y. Read more...
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October 18, 12:06 am
Men’s tennis players in hunt for bids to National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships
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October 14, 1:42 am
UCLA tennis player Karue Sell wins consolation draw at Battle in the Bay Classic
For the second time in two tournaments, UCLA men’s tennis has seen a player fall in the first round of competition only to rally and win the consolation draw. Read more...
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October 11, 2:42 am
Individual tournaments give men’s tennis players chance to showcase skill
This weekend, members of UCLA men’s tennis continue individual tournament play as they travel north to compete in either the UCSB Classic and the Battle in the Bay Classic. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt sophomore Karue Sell, who coach Billy Martin said normally gets off to slow starts, will try to build preseason momentum this weekend.
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October 8, 1:46 am
Men’s tennis finds unexpected success at championships
After fighting his way out of the qualifying rounds, it only took UCLA men’s tennis senior Clay Thompson one game to realize he would go his entire collegiate tennis career without ever making it past the first round of the main draw in the ITA Men’s All-American Championships. Read more...
Photo: Senior Clay Thompson earned a wild-card spot at next month’s USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships in Flushing, N.Y. (Daily Bruin file photo)
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September 27, 1:13 am
UCLA men’s tennis enters individual competition with high expectations
A summer after the NCAA championship match that saw the Bruins come a foot fault shy of the title, UCLA men’s tennis starts its season by sending six members to Tulsa, Okla., to compete in the ITA All-American Championships, which start this weekend. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s tennis coach believes Junior Marcos Giron is playing his best tennis right now and is a legitimate contender to win the upcoming ITA All American Championships.
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September 26, 3:00 am
Top recruits join UCLA men’s tennis
Freshmen Gage Brymer, Joseph DiGiulio and Mackenzie McDonald are part of the No. 2 recruiting class in the nation who joined UCLA men's tennis this year. Having competed against each other on various occasions by virtue of growing up as top-ranked junior players, the three will have the opportunity to collectively compete for the UCLA men’s tennis team, which ended its past season with a runner-up finish in the NCAA championships. Read more...
Photo: Freshmen Joseph DiGiulio, Mackenzie McDonald and Gage Brymer are part of UCLA men’s tennis’ No. 2-ranked recruiting class. Although now teammates, the three put their camaraderie aside to compete against each other in a USTA tournament this summer.
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August 22, 4:40 pm
Dennis Novikov to leave UCLA, pursue pro tennis career
After helping UCLA men's tennis to a 29-2 record and an appearance in the NCAA Team Championships in his sophomore season, Dennis Novikov announced Thursday via Twitter that he was turning pro. Read more...
Photo: After a 20-13 individual record in his sophomore season, Dennis Novikov elected to turn pro on Thursday.