The Bruins are finding their groove. No. 4 UCLA men’s tennis (19-2, 4-0 Pac-12) has not lost in over a month, in part due to the improved consistency of players throughout its lineup. Read more...
Photo: Freshman Connor Hance replaced senior Austin Rapp at court six singles after UCLA fell to Stanford earlier this season. The freshman has posted a 11-3 overall singles record for the Bruins since joining the lineup, earning key wins at the ITA indoor championships. (Pinkie Su/Daily Bruin)
The Bruins have played the Cal State Northridge Matadors in four single-game matchups since 2015. This year, No. 3 UCLA softball (31-2, 7-2 Pac-12) will take on CSUN (16-24, 1-2 Big West) for the fifth time in three years, and the Bruins haven’t lost a game to the Matadors in that time. Read more...
Photo: Senior infielder Kylee Perez has seen action in almost every game the Bruins have had against the Matadors over the last four years, but has logged just two hits against them to this point. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin staff)
After a surprising series loss to unranked California last weekend, UCLA is now stuck in a three-way tie for second in the Pac-12. No. 21 UCLA baseball (16-7, 6-3 Pac-12), which has lost three of its last four games, will have to leave its Pac-12 frustration behind as it returns to midweek play against Loyola Marymount (13-14) on Tuesday night. Read more...
Photo: Freshman right fielder Garrett Mitchell is set to return the lineup Tuesday night when the Bruins take on LMU. Mitchell is hitting .262 in 14 games played this season, but has missed the last few weeks with a concussion. (Abraham Ramirez/Daily Bruin)
Micah Ma’a sprinted past the antenna to the other side of the court to chase down a ball shanked by senior opposite Christian Hessenauer and fell just short, giving USC the point it needed to win the match. Read more...
Photo: To qualify for the NCAA tournament, UCLA will have to either win the MPSF tournament or secure an at-large bid. After falling to USC this past weekend, the Bruins’ chance at securing the bid was hurt and it seems likely UCLA will have to vie for an at-large bid. (Alice Naland/Daily Bruin)
The Bruins avoided the pitfalls of finals week and spring break to put on a strong showing at UCLA’s first home track meet, comprised of the Bob Larsen Distance Carnival and Jim Bush Legends Invitational. Read more...
Photo: UCLA track and field had its first home meet of the year this weekend. The Bruins logged a third-place finish or better in a majority of the events they entered over the two-day weekend. (Mia Kayser/Daily Bruin)
After dropping its first Pac-12 series against No. 5 Oregon, No. 3 UCLA softball has swept past then-No. 24 Oregon State and now Utah. The Bruins (31-2, 7-2 Pac-12) defeated the Utes (17-15, 2-7) over the weekend with scores of 9-5, 7-3 and 9-4 to push their winning streak to six, doing so with an injury that limited redshirt sophomore Rachel Garcia to designated player duties. Read more...
Photo: The No. 3 UCLA have their feet back beneath them after suffering a two-loss weekend to No. 5 Oregon in their Pac-12 opening weekend. Now, UCLA has swept two conference opponents in a row behind both strong hitting and pitching. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin staff)
Despite a failure to score in the first quarter, UCLA women’s water polo’s strong second quarter led the team to victory. The No. 4 Bruins (21-3, 2-1 MPSF) took down the No. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore attacker Bronte Halligan led No. 4 UCLA in scoring with two goals in its 6-3 victory over No. 4 Arizona State on Saturday. Four other Bruins added a goal apiece in the victory, which was their second win over the Sun Devils this season. (Liz Ketcham/Daily Bruin)
