Thursday, May 7

Around the League: Conference play continues for Pac-12 softball, baseball teams

Softball Nicholas Yekikian, assistant Sports editor With conference play in full swing, the No. 1 Washington Huskies are leading the nation and the Pac-12 with a 39-2 overall record and a 10-2 conference record. Read more...

Photo: The Pac-12 is now in the middle of intraconference play, and three of the nations top five teams come from the Bruins’ home conference. (Alice Naland/Daily Bruin)


UCLA softball faces curveballs in team lineup due to player injuries

Midway through conference play, injuries have begun to take their toll on the No. 3 Bruins. UCLA (34-3, 9-3 Pac-12) has recently had to deal with limitations, both in the batter’s box and the circle, as they move closer toward their matchup with No. Read more...

Photo: The Bruins have been working their way around a number of injuries so far this year. Redshirt sophomore pitcher Rachel Garcia has been relegated to the batter’s box, as she hasn’t been inside the circle in nine games. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin staff)


Baseball prepares for nonconference play against Long Beach State

After losing a series to California last weekend, coach John Savage addressed his team and told them they needed to become a completely different team. UCLA baseball has scored 39 runs in four games since that weekend, won a series over No. Read more...

Photo: UCLA baseball’s offense has recorded 39 runs in its last four outings. Sophomore first baseman Michael Toglia led the offensive charge for UCLA over the weekend against Stanford, hitting two of the team’s five home runs in the series. (Isabelle Roy/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Men’s tennis loses doubles points to USC, rebounds with wins in singles

Slow starts in doubles have characterized the Bruins in recent matches. No. 2 UCLA men’s tennis (20-2, 5-0 Pac-12) lost the doubles point against No. 16 Oklahoma (17-2, 2-0 Big-12) in March and recently against No. Read more...

Photo: Despite some team struggles, sophomore Evan Zhu and partner senior Martin Redlicki have a 9-3 overall doubles record on the season. Zhu also holds a singles record of 14-5 for the year and has won his last five matches. (Pinkie Su/Daily Bruin)


Formidable foes await men’s volleyball as it enters MPSF tournament

A difficult road lies ahead for the Bruins to claim their 20th national championship. No. 2 UCLA men’s volleyball (22-6, 9-3 MPSF) concluded regular season play Saturday night with a win over conference rival No. Read more...

Photo: Dylan Missry has been an integral part of the Bruin offense this year. The junior outside hitter is third on the team with 218 kills and 35 aces on the season. (Pinkie Su/Daily Bruin)



Women’s tennis holds on to conference win streak against Utah, Colorado

With two more victories this weekend, the Bruins have accumulated six straight conference wins. No. 14 UCLA (14-4, 6-1 Pac-12) defeated Utah (10-11, 1-7) 4-3 on Friday and went on to sweep Colorado (8-9, 1-6) 7-0 on Sunday. Read more...

Photo: Abi Altick clinched the win for UCLA over Utah with a singles victory Friday. The win improved the freshman’s record to 24-6 and 10-2 in dual-match play, good for the best on the team this season. (Alice Naland/Daily Bruin)