Like most other UCLA students, the players on UCLA’s women’s tennis team were able to go home over the past two weeks to enjoy the holiday season and take a break from classes. Read more...
Photo: Junior Kyle McPhillips used her winter break to train with her father, who is also her longtime tennis coach (Daily Bruin file photo).
UCLA men’s volleyball encountered a number of challenges last season, such as injuries and fluctuations in its starting lineup. One challenge the Bruins did not face was the task of playing an international team. Read more...
Photo: Middle blockers redshirt junior Trent Kersten and sophomore Mitch Stahl, freshman outside hitter Jake Arnitz and sophomore setter Hagen Smith celebrate after a point against Laval. (Max Himmelrich/Daily Bruin)
This weekend several UCLA men’s tennis players participated in the Southern California USTA Pro Futures tournament at USC. They came out with a less-than-stellar performance. Freshmen Austin Rapp and Martin Redlicki, and sophomores Gage Brymer and Joseph Di Giulio, had to participate in the qualifying rounds due to their low ATP rankings. Read more...
Photo: Over the course of UCLA men’s tennis’ final two preseason tournaments, senior Dennis Mkrtchian thinks the starting lineup will solidify itself. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Throughout UCLA men’s basketball’s train wreck of a season, perhaps no player has better represented the Bruins’ recent derailing better than sophomore guard Bryce Alford. In the team’s 4-0 honeymoon phase start to the year, Alford played some of the best games of his young career, logging his first two career double-doubles. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore guard Bryce Alford is currently mired in one of the worst shooting slumps of his career. He’s missed 34 of his last 39 field goals dating back to the Dec. 28 game at Alabama. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
UCLA women’s golf has dabbled in psychology for years, regularly working with mental health coach Jeff Troesch to help its athletes improve their mental approach to the game. Read more...
Photo: Freshman Ailea Clark sizes up a putt during UCLA women’s golf’s fall season. After focusing on the psychological aspect of the sport, the Bruins have noticed a 60 percent reduction in putting. (Courtesy of SCGA)
It was more of the same for the UCLA men’s volleyball team on Monday night in John Wooden Center. After sweeping the University of Alberta this past weekend, UCLA swept the Laval University Red and Gold in similar fashion to close out its Canadian exhibition matches. Read more...
Photo: Even with three new starters including sophomore outside hitter Jake Reeves (right), UCLA added another three-set sweep to its young schedule behind its strong depth. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin)
The expectations could hardly have been higher. Coming into the season, UCLA was the hot choice for college football playoff predictions. Three out of seven Sports Illustrated experts picked the Bruins to reach the playoffs and another three picked them to at least play in a New Year’s Six bowl game. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt senior inside linebacker Eric Kendrics established himself as one of the nation’s best defensive players, winning the Butkus Award for the top collegiate linebacker. (Katie Meyers/Daily Bruin senior staff)
