Thursday, May 7

Beach volleyball advances to Pac-12 final, extends win streak to 29

After their straight-set victory, Savvy Simo and Madi Yeomans sprinted to watch courts one and two. Because that’s what it came down to. No. 1-seeded UCLA beach volleyball (34-3) took a 2-1 lead over No. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore Savvy Simo secured a straight-set victory with sophomore Madi Yeomans to help the No. 1-seeded Bruins defeat No. 2-seeded USC and advance to the final of the Pac-12 championship. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)


Beach volleyball thriving in Pac-12 championships, looking to extend win streak

The Bruins still have not lost a match. They haven’t even dropped a set. No. 1-seeded UCLA beach volleyball (32-3) breezed past No. 4-seeded Stanford (17-12) on Friday afternoon for its second consecutive sweep in the Pac-12 championships. Read more...

Photo: Juniors Nicole McNamara and Megan McNamara clinched the Bruins’ win over Stanford on Friday in the Pac-12 championships. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)



UCLA women’s tennis defeats Arizona State in Pac-12 semifinals

It didn’t look good for the Bruins. After barely pulling out a win over Oregon on Thursday, UCLA women’s tennis dropped the doubles point to Arizona State in Friday’s match – a harbinger that its momentum was coming to an end. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore Ena Shibahara clinched the win for UCLA over Arizona State in the semifinals of the Pac-12 Tournament. UCLA will face Stanford in the finals on Saturday. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin staff)


UCLA men’s tennis proceeds to Pac-12 finals after sweeping Oregon

For the second straight year, the Bruins advanced to the Pac-12 finals. No. 1 seed UCLA men’s tennis (25-2, 8-0 Pac-12) swept No. 4 seed Oregon (17-9, 4-4) in the semifinals of the Pac-12 championships on Friday, marking the team’s second consecutive sweep of the tournament. Read more...

Photo: Junior Maxime Cressy clinched the win for UCLA over Oregon in the semifinals of the Pac-12 Tournament. The Bruins will advance to the finals and will face the winner of the USC-Stanford matchup. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)



Bruins, Trojans to face off in new episode of track and field rivalry

UCLA track and field will renew its crosstown rivalry with USC on Sunday at Drake Stadium. This is UCLA’s first and only dual meet this season, and the team is returning 10 event winners from last year’s meet against the Trojans, including redshirt junior thrower Ashlie Blake, who won the women’s discus and finished third in shot put last year. Read more...

Photo: Last year, the Bruin men’s team edged past their Trojan rivals, taking the meet 88 to 75 in total points. This year, a number of event winners will return to compete in 2018’s renewal of LA’s oldest sports rivalry. (Amy Dixon/Assistant Photo editor)