Monday, April 13

Clutch doubles play pushes UCLA men’s tennis to back-to-back home sweeps

The Bruins rebounded with back-to-back conference wins over the weekend to snap their two-match skid. UCLA men’s tennis (11-7, 3-3 Pac-12) knocked off a pair of opponents Friday and Saturday, defeating Washington (10-10, 1-5) and Oregon (12-11, 1-5), respectively, at the Los Angeles Tennis Center. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt sophomore Jeffrey Fradkin (left) and freshman Aadarsh Tripathi (right) of UCLA men’s tennis celebrate after winning a doubles match. With consecutive doubles point-clinching victories on Friday and Saturday, the pair now possesses its longest winning streak of the season at three. (Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff)



With clutch saves from Phillips, UCLA women’s water polo defeats Cal in rematch

Save after save, redshirt senior goalkeeper Georgia Phillips kept the Bruins ahead of the Golden Bears with a career-high-tying 18 blocks. Behind Phillips’ 75% save rate, No. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt senior goalkeeper Georgia Phillips watches the ball fly toward the goal as she attempts to block it. Phillips’ 18 saves tied a career high as the Bruins held No. 5 California to six goals. (Julia Zhou/Daily Bruin)



UCLA baseball clinches UC Davis series; Schrier hits 2nd career grand slam

This post was updated April 16 at 10:56 a.m.  A fourth-inning intentional walk turned the order over and loaded the bases for Cody Schrier. “I knew when that happened, he’d take that personal,” said coach John Savage. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore shortstop Cody Schrier looks up as he prepares to catch a fly ball. The Bruins’ leadoff hitter notched his second career grand slam in Saturday’s victory over UC Davis. (Joseph Jimenez/Assistant Photo editor)


Fangran Tian powers UCLA women’s tennis in wins over Pepperdine, Oregon

A victory cry, a court storming, a chorus of jubilation – all the moments characteristic of what the Bruins had achieved exactly one month earlier. “It’s one of my happiest moments of my tennis career,” said freshman Fangran Tian. Read more...

Photo: The UCLA women’s tennis team celebrates with Fangran Tian. The freshman clinched both of the Bruins’ victories on Wednesday and Friday, remaining unbeaten in dual-singles play. (Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Sam Settles It: UCLA’s early elimination shows why NCAA gymnastics should reseed before nationals

This post was updated April 16 at 10:39 p.m. In sports, the best team doesn’t always win. You could argue that’s what makes sports great. That’s what makes them unpredictable. Read more...

Photo: Freshman Selena Harris watches the leaderboard on the jumbotron. UCLA gymnastics failed to advance out of the NCAA semifinal round despite its score ranking third out of the eight teams that competed Thursday. (Anika Chakrabarti/Photo editor)