Four UCLA men’s doubles pairs will be competing this weekend at the 127th Annual Pacific Coast Men’s Doubles Tennis Championship in La Jolla, California. The doubles-only tournament features 128 teams consisting of collegiate players from around the country, as well as several professional players and college coaches. Read more...
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The Bruins held their own against Korean Professional Baseball’s NC Dinos Tuesday. No. 21 UCLA baseball (3-5) entered the ninth inning tied before the Dinos put up two to take the exhibition game by a score of 4-2. Read more...
Photo: Junior left fielder Brett Stephens recorded three hits, including a game-tying home run to the opposite field, on Wednesday night against the NC Dinos, a Korean professional team. (Mackenzie Possee/Daily Bruin)
Confidence usually isn’t a problem for an athlete who has set personal bests four weeks in a row. But then there’s Suzie Acolatse. The freshman opened her collegiate debut running an event she had never competed in, the 60-meter race. Read more...
Photo: Freshman sprinter Suzie Acolatse has steadily improved her 60-meter race time this indoor season. Over the course of four meets, she cut more than half a a second off her time. (UCLA Athletics)
It had been years since Giancarlo Cava stepped on a tennis court as nervous as he was that day in the summer of 2014. He wasn’t naive. Read more...
Photo: Volunteer assistant coach Giancarlo Cava joined the Bruins after impressing former star Robin Anderson with his tennis knowledge and relaxed attitude. (Courtesy of Ted Catanzaro)
There were few quiet moments Wednesday night at the John Wooden Center. The music was deafening, the fans were rowdy and the blistering kills of sophomore outside hitter Jake Arnitz electrified the UCLA men’s volleyball team. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore outside hitter Jake Arnitz led the UCLA men’s volleyball team with 13 kills. The Bruins defeated the UCSB Gauchos in four sets at the John Wooden Center. (Stephanie Choy/Daily Bruin)
For one half, UCLA played like a team with nothing to lose, looking to spoil Oregon’s Pac-12 title hopes. Then reality hit, and the No. 9 Ducks (24-6, 13-4 Pac-12) came roaring back behind a 22-9 second-half rebounding advantage to outlast the Bruins (15-15, 6-11) 76-68 and clinch at least a share of the conference crown. Read more...
Photo: Playing in the final homestand of his UCLA career, senior forward/center Tony Parker scored the Bruins’ first nine points in a 76-68 loss to Oregon on Wednesday. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The UCLA women’s golf team made good distance between it and the rest of the competition. At the Bruin Wave Invitational, co-hosted with Pepperdine University, the No. Read more...
Photo: Senior Louise Ridderström shot a 5-under par 67 at the Bruin Wave Invitational to force a playoff between teammate junior Bronte Law. (UCLA Athletics)
