Wednesday, August 19

In the news:

Women’s tennis makes lesson out of loss

The UCLA women’s tennis team has been soaring after its six-match win streak to start the season, led largely by stellar sophomore Robin Anderson. But in the finals of the ITA National Indoors Tournament against North Carolina on Monday, the Bruins came crashing back down to Earth. Read more...

Photo: Although she has been strong so far in the 2013 season, sophomore Robin Anderson struggled in UCLA’s loss on Monday.



UCLA basketball grabs easy win against Washington State

A turbulent three-week stretch for the UCLA men’s basketball team that included three losses in four games found softer treading on Saturday night when the Bruins played the Washington State Cougars. Read more...

Photo: Still recovering from the flu, freshman forward Shabazz Muhammad led the Bruins in scoring with 17 in the team’s 76-62 win over the Washington State Cougars on Saturday. UCLA picked up two wins over the Washington schools after losing three of its previous four games.




Gymnastics takes first place in quad meet

The crowd clapped on beat to freshman Danusia Francis’ floor routine Sunday in Pauley Pavilion. Francis stepped out of bounds on her last move, dropping her score to a 9.725, but her teammates ran to her with words of encouragement nonetheless. Read more...

Photo: Freshman Danusia Francis and the UCLA gymnastics team came away from Sunday’s quad meet victorious, taking first place overall.