Sunday, August 9

In the news:


Women’s tennis practices overcoming mental, physical adversity

Through the yells from the men’s team, music from the radio and blaring noise of construction, the UCLA women’s tennis team pushed out distractions to concentrate on the task at hand. Read more...

Photo: Senior Robin Anderson has been medically cleared to play against Pepperdine after missing several matches in the season due to an ankle injury. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)



UCLA gymnastics keeps energy high for meet against Arizona State

The Bruin gymnasts lined up on the side of the floor exercise mat, cheering on their teammate who was performing a floor routine. The atmosphere in Yates Gymnasium on Thursday was just like that in Pauley Pavilion on a meet day. Read more...

Photo: Freshman Sonya Meraz and the rest of the UCLA gymnastics team have reached the goal of sticking 50 percent of their dismounts and have now upped the ante to 60 percent for the rest of the season. (Angie Wang/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA men’s tennis relishes return to home, outdoor courts

The Bruins are happy to be back home and outdoors. After playing its last four matches away and on indoor courts, the No. 21 UCLA men’s tennis team (6-5) faces off against Stanford (6-2) on its home courts Saturday. Read more...

Photo: After losing to Baylor last weekend, freshman Martin Redlicki said the Bruins are focused on improving doubles play, usually a point of strength for UCLA. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin)


UCLA men’s volleyball looks to gain momentum with weekend matches

One thing is clear for UCLA men’s volleyball now that the team has reached the halfway point of its 2015 schedule: There remains plenty of work to be done. Read more...

Photo: UCLA has been labeled for being a young team – the Bruins’ roster contains mostly underclassmen like sophomore middle blocker Mitch Stahl (left) and sophomore setter Hagen Smith (right) – but it is something UCLA has to deal with as it heads in to the second half of the season, Stahl said. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin)


Men’s basketball shifts focus to remaining undefeated at home

Most of UCLA men’s basketball’s goals this season have fallen by the wayside. The Bruins no longer have a chance to win the Pac-12 regular season title. Read more...

Photo: After missing many goals this season, senior guard Norman Powell and the Bruins still have a chance to hit the goal of being undefeated at home in conference play. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)