COURTNEY STEWART Freshman Melissa Martin, shown here at the Regional Challenge, holds the No. 1 position in UCLA’s lineup. By Michelle Coppolella Daily Bruin Contributor To call being in the same conference with three of the nation’s top five teams difficult would be an understatement. Read more...

By Chris Umpierre Daily Bruin Staff It wasn’t exactly a vote of confidence, but the embattled Steve Lavin will gladly take it. Speaking publicly for the first time since his Jan. Read more...

  DAVE HILL/Daily Bruin Senior Staff Freshman Lauren Fisher reaches low for a ball in last week’s match. By Jason Saltoun Ebin Daily Bruin Contributor The day UCLA left for the USTA/ITA Women’s National Team Indoor Championships, freshman Chelsea Godbey learned that she would be playing in her first collegiate match. Read more...

Getting respect UCLA (17-6, 10-2 Pac-10) continues to gain national recognition as one of the nation’s hottest teams after the Bruins’ sweep of the Arizona schools last week in Pauley Pavilion. Read more...

By Andrew Borders Daily Bruin Contributor One word describes the past weekend in Las Vegas for the Bruins: jackpot! No. 1 UCLA (15-0) won all five games in the UNLV Classic, a bit of news as sweet to them as the sound of clanging coins to a gambler. Read more...

UCLA 6 Pepperdine 5 By Scott Bair Daily Bruin Contributor MALIBU, Calif. “”mdash; Some people call them the UCLA Bruin baseball team. Those who were in attendance for Tuesday’s 6-5 victory over the Pepperdine Waves would call them the cardiac kids. Read more...

1. TEXAS 893 11. UCLA 928 By Suzanne Cabral Daily Bruin Contributor Battling 50-60 mile per hour gusts of wind this weekend, the Bruins breezed to 11th place out of 24 teams at the TaylorMade Big Island Classic, hosted by the University of Hawaii-Hilo at the Waikoloa Resort. Read more...