Monday, May 4

Season ends for women’s tennis as it’s unable to get past North Carolina in NCAAs

The Bruins accomplished what no team had done all season – take the doubles point from the Tar Heels. But they still came up short. No. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore Abi Altick and her partner Taylor Johnson clinched the doubles point for UCLA women’s tennis against North Carolina on Friday morning. The Tar Heels were a perfect 31-0 on the season in doubles before facing the Bruins. (Tanmay Shankar/Daily Bruin)


Rowing oars to shore of Lake Natoma to face top-20 teams in Pac-12 championship

In each of the past four years, the Bruins’ season has ended at the Pac-12 championship. UCLA women’s rowing (2-1, 0-1 Pac-12) will have another chance to make it past the Pac-12 and into the NCAA championship when it races for the conference title Sunday in Gold River, California. Read more...

Photo: UCLA rowing will head to Gold River, California, to compete in the Pac-12 championship Sunday. The Bruins finished in sixth place last season at the conference championship. (Jocelyn Dao/Daily Bruin)


Kennedy Burke makes rookie WNBA debut, joining other former Bruins in the pros

The WNBA preseason is underway. Former UCLA women’s basketball guard Kennedy Burke made her WNBA debut this week, while former Bruins, guard Jordin Canada and forward Monique Billings, enter their second seasons in the league. Read more...

Photo: Former UCLA women’s basketball guard Kennedy Burke made her WNBA debut this week with the Dallas Wings. Burke logged a team-high 11 points in the Wings’ first preseason game against the Atlanta Dream. (Alice Naland/Daily Bruin)


Top-3 performance at NCAA regionals drives women’s golf to the championships

The Bruins are headed to the NCAA championship after finishing in the top three at regionals. Having finished with a 10-over 874 in Michigan at the East Lansing regional, UCLA women’s golf will head to the championships in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Read more...

Photo: Junior Clare Legaspi tied for 27th at the NCAA East Lansing regional with a 6-over 222. Legaspi tied for 60th at last year’s NCAA championship.(Courtesy of UCLA Athletics)


Softball set to host Weber State in opener of NCAA regionals as No. 2 seed

This post was updated on May 17 at 11:15 a.m. The Bruins’ postseason begins this weekend. No. 2 seed UCLA softball (46-5, 20-4 Pac-12) will host Weber State (26-19, 14-2 Big Sky) on Friday night to begin the Los Angeles regional of the NCAA tournament. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore shortstop Briana Perez went 2-for-11 in UCLA softball’s series last weekend against Arizona. Coming off their first and only series loss of the season against the Wildcats, the Bruins will begin postseason play in the NCAA regionals Friday. (Ashley Kenney/Daily Bruin)



Men’s track and field showcases rapid development in Pac-12’s second-place finish

The men’s team has progressed in just two years under UCLA track and field director Avery Anderson. Anderson, who is heading the team, was named the Pac-12 Men’s Track and Field Coach of the Year on Wednesday. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt senior Dotun Ogundeji threw for 20.22 meters – good for UCLA track and field’s best shot put distance of the Pac-12 championship last weekend in Tucson, Arizona. (Lauren Man/Daily Bruin)