Sunday, April 5

UCLA men’s tennis falls to Texas in NCAA championships 2nd round

This post was updated May 5 at 10:00 p.m. Billy Martin said the end of the season means enjoying roses while acknowledging thorns. “Our team just proved that they were fighters, and they were going to go into each match and give it their all and let the chips where they did,” the coach said. Read more...

Photo: Members of UCLA men’s tennis look on as a teammate competes. The Bruins’ season came to a close Saturday as the Longhorns swept them in the second round of the NCAA championships. (Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA women’s tennis sweeps Texas Tech to advance to Sweet 16

This post was updated May 5 at 9:51 p.m. Two freshmen built the foundation for the Bruins’ road to the upper echelons of the national tournament Friday. Read more...

Photo: Junior Elise Wagle swings back as the tennis ball approaches her on the court. Alongside sophomore Tian Fangran, Wagle defeated the No. 5 team in Texas Tech’s Metka Komac and Avelina Sayfetdinova on Saturday. (Zimo Li/Daily Bruin)


Former Oregon State forward Timea Gardiner commits to UCLA women’s basketball

This post was updated May 5 at 10:03 p.m. The Bruins ranked at the top of the country in rebounding margin last season. Beyond 6-foot-7 sophomore center Lauren Betts, UCLA women’s basketball’s roster boasted six players standing at 6-foot-2 or higher that each contributed to the team’s dominance on the glass. Read more...

Photo: Former Oregon State forward Timea Gardiner runs on the court. Gardiner announced her transfer to UCLA women’s basketball on Wednesday via social media. (Jake Greenberg-Bell/Daily Bruin staff)


UCLA beach volleyball swept by USC, losing 2nd straight national title to Trojans

This post was updated May 5 at 9:57 p.m. The Bruins saw double – in more ways than one.  After five long matches, all going to set three, the national championship trophy slipped through their hands on the same court and to the same pair – twins Nicole and Audrey Nourse – that had previously secured the Trojans’ national championship in 2023. Read more...

Photo: Graduate student Devon Newberry and senior Peri Brennan walk off the court together. (Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff)




UCLA men’s volleyball downs Long Beach to seize back-to-back titles

This post was updated May 5 at 9:50 p.m. LONG BEACH – A huddle disbanded as limbs collapsed to Walter Pyramid’s floor in sheer jubilation. Senior outside hitter Ethan Champlin, his final swing now adorned in glory, side-stepped to his fall on the service line.  The ball cradled in Skyler Varga’s palms at the net as he arced the ball back toward the Bruins.  It took a moment.  The Beach’s outside hitter paused for contemplation – followed by an unforgiving grasp of reality as his eyes drank in a vibrant mound of blue and gold rejoicing on his home floor. Read more...

Photo: Confetti rains on players, coaches and staff of UCLA men’s volleyball after the team clinched the 2024 NCAA title, its second national championship in as many years. (Eden Yu/Daily Bruin staff)