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The Rundown: Feb. 28

Check out a breakdown of the UCLA sports stories you might have missed this week. Men’s water polo After the first weekend of competition, two teams from USA Water Polo’s National League have jumped out to undefeated starts. Read more...

Photo: 2016 scoring leader Patrick Fellner led the Olympic Club in its game against the Los Angeles Athletic Club with three goals in regulation and the game-winning five-meter after the game went to penalty shots. USA Water Polo’s National League resumes play in Irvine two weeks from now. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Women’s tennis grapples with maintaining late-game momentum

Ball-for-ball and stroke-for-stroke, No. 9 UCLA women’s tennis was right in the matches against No. 12 Pepperdine and No. 18 California this weekend. But each time, the Bruins (6-3) were unable to close out their games, dropping them 5-2 and 6-1 respectively. Read more...

Photo: Freshman Ena Shibahara dropped her first singles match in dual-play this season in a UCLA loss to Cal. Shibahara pinpointed her serving and aggressive playing as key to closing out future close matches. (Wesley Hardin/Daily Bruin)


Men’s tennis struggles to find successful doubles combinations

After losing the doubles point against Stanford, coach Billy Martin had a lighthearted message for the team. “I really would have been worried about winning this match had we won the doubles point,” Martin told the players. Read more...

Photo: Junior Austin Rapp has lost his usual doubles partner, senior Joe Di Giulio, to an arm injury for the past four matches. Freshman Ben Goldberg took Di Giulio’s place, but the new duo has only won one match in four tries. (Erin Rice/Daily Bruin)


Wang’s Word: LaVar Ball shouldn’t be criticized for being proud of his son

Few people have personalities that outsize a 6-foot-6-inch, 300-plus pound frame. LaVar Ball is one of them. Call him a loudmouth or a nuisance, but he’s still the root of freshman guard Lonzo Ball’s success. Read more...

Photo: Freshman guard Lonzo Ball is predicted to go within the first three picks in many mock NBA drafts, but his father’s recent comments comparing him to reigning NBA MVP Steph Curry have drawn criticism. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)



Track and field athletes post personal bests at MPSF championship

Against stiff competition from No. 4 Oregon and USC, the No. 24 UCLA track and field team posted a myriad of personal bests this weekend. At the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation championships the men’s and women’s teams were able to claim third and fourth overall, respectively. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt senior thrower Torie Owers took the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation women’s shot put crown for UCLA this weekend. The Bruins also won the men’s event thanks to sophomore Dotun Ogundeji. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Women’s tennis falls to lower-ranked Cal, Pepperdine

Rankings don’t mean much. Despite being the higher-ranked team in both dual matches this weekend, UCLA women’s tennis lost both. The No. 9 Bruins (6-3) fell to No. Read more...

Photo: Freshman Ena Shibahara struggled against Cal and Pepperdine. The second-ranked Shibahara dropped her first two singles matches of the season. (Dayoung Lee/Daily Bruin)