This post was updated June 12 at 1:24 p.m. UCLA Athletics had its fair share of heroes during the 2022-2023 season. Whether it was clutch goal scorers, individual national champions or consistent performers, these players stood out from the rest. Read more...
Photo: (Photo illustration by Helen Quach/Design director. Left photo by Anika Chakrabarti/Daily Bruin senior staff. Center photo by Jeremy Chen/Daily Bruin senior staff. Right photo by Christine Kao/Daily Bruin staff.)
I plopped down on the familiar couch overlooking the indoor tennis facility in my home in Vancouver, Canada, and took a deep breath. My frantic fingers searched for Stella Sampras Wesbter’s contact card on my phone screen. Read more...
Photo: UCLA women’s tennis senior Sasha Vagramov hits a forehand. The senior captain is graduating from the program after four challenging years. (Julia Zhou/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated June 4 at 10:20 p.m. Freshman Fangran Tian of UCLA women’s tennis claimed the NCAA singles title at the USTA National Campus in Orlando, Florida, on Saturday, becoming only the second Bruin ever to lift the trophy. Read more...
Photo: Fangran Tian pumps her fist after winning a point. The freshman for UCLA women’s tennis became the first Bruin to claim the NCAA women’s singles title in nearly three decades. (Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Coaches traverse the seas, make cross-country journeys and explore the humblest towns to the flashiest cities and everywhere in between, all in search of one thing. Read more...
Photo: Fangran Tian of UCLA women’s tennis celebrates after winning a point. The freshman will return to Westwood in 2024 as the reigning NCAA singles champion, with only one Bruin starter from 2023 not rejoining her. (Myka Fromm/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated May 29 at 10:30 p.m. The Queen’s Coronation consists of six parts. Fangran Tian – though no British royalty – would need as many wins in as many days to earn a crown of her own. Read more...
Photo: Fangran Tian of UCLA women’s tennis holds her trophy and flashes the fours up. The freshman became the second player in program history to win the NCAA women’s singles title, as well as the first-ever Chinese player to do so. (Courtesy of Manuela Davies/USTA)
The Bruins will depend on their underclassmen to serve up redemption as they vie for individual championships. After bidding farewell to the NCAA team tournament in the Sweet 16, a trio of Bruins will represent UCLA women’s tennis in Orlando, Florida for the singles and doubles tournaments beginning Monday. Read more...
Photo: Fangran Tian prepares for a backhand dig. The freshman for UCLA women’s tennis appears in the NCAA singles tournament for the first time starting Monday. (Julia Zhou/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated May 14 at 9:02 p.m. Down 5-2 in the second set after dropping her first, Sasha Vagramov fought back to even the score. Read more...
Photo: UCLA women’s tennis goes into its prematch ritual. The Bruins suffered a season-ending defeat Friday to the Cyclones in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament, the second time they’ve lost to Iowa State in 2023. (Ella Greenberg Winnick/Daily Bruin)
