Saturday, May 2

Beach volleyball confident in team dynamics ahead of season opener

The Bruins are the early favorites to win the national championship but are trying to take the season one match at a time. No. 1 UCLA beach volleyball will enter this season with back-to-back national championships to its name. Read more...

Photo: Senior Savvy Simo partnered primarily with junior Lea Monkhouse and played primarily on court four last season for No. 1 UCLA beach volleyball. Ahead of the Bruins’ season opener Thursday, Simo said there will be some lineup adjustments.(Daily Bruin file photo)



Men’s volleyball looks to defeat UCSB, match season-high 3-game win streak

A former conference rival awaits the Bruins as they look to match their longest win streak of the year. No. 8 UCLA men’s volleyball (7-5, 2-2 MPSF) will play No. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore libero/outside hitter Cole Pender was third on the team in kills in No. 8 UCLA men’s volleyball’s last home win. The Bruins will attempt to make it two wins from two matches in Pauley Pavilion this season Wednesday. (Daanish Bhatti/Daily Bruin)


Men’s tennis coach reaches 600th win in ITA national indoor championship

Coach Billy Martin registered his 600th win as the Bruins’ coach, but not before he added a few more losses to his career total. No. 17 UCLA men’s tennis (5-4 Pac-12) suffered two losses at the ITA national indoor championships in Madison, Wisconsin, in a weekend of mixed results. Read more...

Photo: Freshman Drew Baird picked up one singles win for UCLA men’s tennis in its three matches at the ITA national team indoor championship in Madison, Wisconsin. (Dhruv Singhania/Daily Bruin)


UCLA baseball takes home 4th consecutive win, 1st double-digit score this season

It was more of the same from the Bruins. No. 14 UCLA baseball (4-0) beat Loyola Marymount (2-2) 10-1 at Jackie Robinson Stadium on Tuesday night. Read more...

Photo: Freshman right-hander Jared Karros pitched five full innings and earned the win in UCLA baseball’s Tuesday night matchup with Loyola Marymount. Karros struck out six batters and allowed two hits. (Dhruv Singhania/Daily Bruin)


Young players continue to carry men’s basketball to success

Mick Cronin said after Saturday’s win over the Huskies that 98% of college players shouldn’t go one-and-done. Junior guard Chris Smith, redshirt sophomore forward Cody Riley and sophomore guard David Singleton were waiting off camera when their coach made those remarks, but Cronin said he wasn’t trying to send any subliminal messages. Read more...

Photo: Junior guard Chris Smith leads UCLA men’s basketball with 13.3 points per game this season. Smith scored 20-plus points in each of the Bruins’ outings last weekend. (Daanish Bhatti/Daily Bruin)