By Gilbert Quiñonez Daily Bruin Contributor Several UCLA men’s tennis players are ecstatic about going to Vegas this weekend. However, the reasons don’t include gambling, nightlife or the strip. Read more...

By Eric Perez Daily Bruin Contributor The UCLA women’s tennis season kicks off with the Pac-10 Indoors, hosted by the University of Washington. And while the tournament won’t be an official team effort, it will give all competing players a chance to shake off the rust after a lull between the end of fall and the start of the 2002 season. Read more...

  DANIEL WONG/Daily Bruin Senior Staff UCLA’s club hockey team faces Cal twice this weekend. Cal is the only team in the Pac-8 the Bruins have beaten this season. Read more...

  MIKE CHIEN Senior outside hitter Matt Komer will be competing in the Outrigger Hotels Invitational this weekend. By Diamond Leung Daily Bruin Senior Staff The UCLA men’s volleyball team loves playing in the Outrigger Hotels Invitational in Hawaii. Read more...

  NICOLE MILLER/Daily Bruin Sophomore Marcin Matkowski and the rest of the UCLA men’s tennis team defeated UCSB 6-1 at the L.A. Tennis Center. By Gilbert Quiñonez Daily Bruin Contributor The sound of rackets being thrown viciously at the ground perfectly described how the day went for the UC Santa Barbara men’s tennis team against UCLA. Read more...

  Junior guard Natalie Nakase will need all of her tenacity to the defeat the 2001 Pac-10 champions. By Jackie Abellada Daily Bruin Contributor This season has been anything but pleasant for the UCLA women’s basketball squad. Read more...

  MIKE CHIEN Junior Sarah Walker and the team set sight on the NCAAs. By Eric Perez Daily Bruin Contributor The opening task for the 2002 edition of UCLA women’s tennis is to, as head coach Stella Sampras put it, “earn back respect.” “Last year we really struggled,” said Sampras, in her sixth season at the helm. Read more...