Tuesday, May 5

Women’s tennis succumbs to Stanford in Pac-12 championship despite doubles success

For the sixth straight time, the Bruins found the Cardinal too much to handle. “Today’s match was a lot like last year’s match,” said coach Stella Sampras Webster. Read more...

Photo: Senior Ayan Broomfield injured her knee during her doubles match against Washington, but still played through her singles match to clinch a spot in the finals of the Pac-12 championship for UCLA women’s tennis. The Bruins, however, fell to Stanford in the championship dual. (Tanmay Shankar/Daily Bruin)


Softball run rules Utah to claim victory fueled by strong hitting performance

More than a third of the Bruins’ wins this season have been mercy rules. No. 2 UCLA softball (42-2, 16-1 Pac-12) beat unranked Utah (15-31, 4-13) 9-1 at Easton Stadium on Saturday night for its 16th run-rule victory of 2019. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore designated player Malia Quarles went 2-for-2 in UCLA softball’s win over Utah on Saturday night, hitting an RBI single and home run for the Bruins. (Emily Ng/Daily Bruin)


Baseball strikes Utah out for a second game to win weekend series

Jack Ralston continued the strikeout barrage Saturday. No. 1 UCLA baseball (33-7, 13-4 Pac-12) defeated Utah (12-24, 4-14 Pac-12) 6-1, securing the team’s 10th consecutive series win to open the season. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt junior right-hander Jack Ralston tossed six innings of one-run ball Saturday against Utah. Ralston retired 14 straight batters, the longest streak by a pitcher for UCLA baseball so far this season. (Elise Tsai/Daily Bruin)



Caleb Wilson goes pro with Arizona Cardinals, becomes Mr. Irrelevant of 2019 draft

Caleb Wilson had to wait until the last possible second. The former UCLA football tight end was picked 254th overall by the Arizona Cardinals in the seventh round of the 2019 NFL Draft on Saturday, making him this year’s Mr. Read more...

Photo: Tight end Caleb Wilson racked up 965 yards and four touchdowns for UCLA football last season, leading NCAA tight ends in both receptions and yards. Wilson was selected 254th overall by the Arizona Cardinals in the 2019 NFL Draft. (Liz Ketcham, Assistant Photo editor)


No. 2 UCLA softball secures 3-0 win over Utah after slow start

It was tied, and then it wasn’t. No. 2 UCLA softball (41-2, 15-1 Pac-12) edged out unranked Utah (15-30, 4-12) on Friday night for the 3-0 victory. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore infielder Briana Perez put UCLA on the board in the sixth inning against Utah on Friday night, hitting a line drive over the right field wall. The Bruins went on to defeat the Utes 3-0. (Ashley Kenney/Daily Bruin)


Men’s tennis falls to Cal in semifinal match of Pac-12 tournament

The Bruins will not be Pac-12 champions this year. No. 13 UCLA men’s tennis (17-5, 8-0 Pac-12) dropped its Pac-12 tournament semifinal match against California (14-11, 4-4) by a score of 4-1 on Friday. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore Bryce Pereira (right) posted a 20-11 doubles record with his partner, freshman Patrick Zahraj (left). The No. 3 doubles duo lost the deciding tiebreak 7-4 to lose the doubles point to California. (Daanish Bhatti/Daily Bruin)