Monday, May 11

Women’s tennis eliminated from Pac-12 championship with loss to Oregon

Winner take all. UCLA women’s tennis came down to the last singles court for the third consecutive match. And like the previous two times, the Bruins (13-8, 7-4 Pac-12) fell short, losing 4-3 to the Oregon Ducks (14-9, 7-4) in the quarterfinal of the Pac-12 championship Thursday afternoon. Read more...

Photo: UCLA dropped a 4-3 match to Oregon at the Pac-12 quarterfinals Thursday afternoon. Sophomore Gabby Andrews was neck-and-neck with her opponent before falling in three sets. (Erin Rice/Daily Bruin)


Baseball looks to avoid complacency in series against Cal Poly

The hardest part of the season may very well be in the past, but the battle-tested Bruins have no intention of taking their foot off the gas pedal. Read more...

Photo: UCLA baseball is coming off the hardest stretch of the season with wins against Stanford and Long Beach State. Sophomore catcher Gavin Johns and the Bruins will now look to continue their momentum as they take on Cal Poly. (Habeba Mostafa/Daily Bruin)


Men’s tennis to defend Pac-12 tournament title with Stanford match

The reigning champions are here to defend their throne. No. 1-seeded UCLA men’s tennis (18-4, 6-0 Pac-12) will travel back to Ojai, California, to defend its Pac-12 tournament crown after beating California last year. Read more...

Photo: Senior Joe Di Giulio will play in his last Pac-12 tournament as the Bruins begin their title defense. UCLA clinched the regular season title last week and will open the tournament Friday against Stanford. (Farida Saleh/Daily Bruin)


Women’s water polo prepares for MPSF championship as No. 1 seed

The current members on the UCLA women’s water polo team have never been the one seed in the conference championship tournament. They’ve made it to the championships twice, and won once, but both times as the two seed. Read more...

Photo: Senior attacker Kelsey O’Brien and the No. 1 UCLA women’s water polo team hosts the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation championship this weekend, a win in which will almost guarantee the Bruins the top seed for the NCAA Tournament. (Courtesy of Pam Monahan)


Takkarist McKinley picked 26th in NFL draft by Atlanta Falcons

For the fourth time in five years, a UCLA football player went in the first round of the NFL draft. Datone Jones, Anthony Barr and Kenny Clark have all had their names called. Read more...

Photo: Takkarist McKinley was the fourth UCLA player in five years to be picked in the first round of the NFL draft. McKinley led the Bruins last season in tackles for loss and sacks. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Women’s golf sweeps Pac-12 championship with fourth victory of season

UCLA women’s golf blew away the competition at the Pac-12 championship this week. “The conditions were so difficult, the winds were blowing up to 30-35 miles per hour,” said coach Carrie Forsyth. Read more...

Photo: The Bruins won their sixth Pac-12 title and first in 11 years Wednesday, when they swept the competition by 21 strokes. Sophomore Lilia Vu took first overall, her fourth consecutive tournament win. (Courtesy of James S. Wood)


UCLA softball takes down Cal State Northridge 5-0

No. 12 UCLA softball picked up a nonconference win over Cal State Northridge on Wednesday, defending a tight lead for seven innings in a close matchup before breaking the score in the seventh inning to win 5-0. Read more...

Photo: Gabrielle Maurice had an RBI single to open up the scoring in the second inning. (Hannah Johnson/Daily Bruin)