Marcos Giron’s serves answered the call each time after he fell behind 1-4 in his third set. But the junior never broke Yannick Hanfmann’s serve and his final, backhanded return flew into the right alley to send UCLA men’s tennis to its first loss of the year and second straight 3-4 semifinal loss to USC on Sunday at the USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships. Read more...

Photo: Though Marcos Giron was able to stretch his match against USC’s Yannick Hanfmann to three sets, the junior fell short in UCLA’s 3-4 loss to USC in the USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships. (Katie Meyers/Daily Bruin senior staff)

The UCLA men’s tennis team looks to remain undefeated as it takes on Saint Mary’s College on Saturday in Moraga, Calif. and Pac-12 opponent Stanford on Sunday. Read more...

Photo: Freshman Gage Brymer has not lost one of his five individual matches in 2013 and has dropped only one set over that span. (Katie Meyers/Daily Bruin senior staff)

In the end, it all came down to Joseph DiGiulio. UCLA and Georgia were even at 3-3 as his match entered its third and deciding set. Read more...

Photo: Freshman Joseph DiGiulio’s “looping half-volley” hit led to a return error by the opposing Georgia singles’ player, sealing the match for DiGiulio and UCLA.

On the road to the NCAA championship, the two conferences that hold over 80 percent of all NCAA men’s tennis titles will take their shot at each other this weekend. Read more...

Photo: Senior Clay Thompson said that he is looking forward to facing off against unfamiliar opponents this weekend.

Last weekend, UCLA men’s tennis’ freshman Mackenzie McDonald scored arguably the biggest victory of his young college career, knocking off the No. 2 player in the nation, Julien Lenz. Read more...

Photo: In one of his matches against Wisconsin, freshman Mackenzie McDonald said he “lost concentration,” but finished strong for the win.