Check out a breakdown of the UCLA sports stories you might have missed this week. Tennis coaches earn honors No. 2 UCLA men’s tennis has a ways to go before it knows exactly how to classify the 2016 season, but the coaches who have helped the team get to this point are already gaining recognition. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s tennis coach Billy Martin, who was named the Wilson/ITA Coach of the Year, was one of the many Bruins to take home individual awards this week. (Kathy Chen/Daily Bruin)
The NCAA Tournament is two weeks away and, for the first time since 2009, UCLA women’s tennis sits outside of the top 10 in the national rankings entering the postseason. Read more...
Photo: Seniors Kyle McPhillips (pictured) and Catherine Harrison were the lone pair that played together before the season. The UCLA women’s tennis team has faced struggles with its doubles play in 2016. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)
Alaina Miller crouched in front of the net as doubles partner Terri Fleming served for match point against Arizona State’s Kassidy Jump and Sammi Hampton. The pair was on the biggest stage of their young careers: the finals of the Pac-12 doubles invitational championship. Read more...
Photo: Senior Catherine Harrison almost became the first women’s tennis player to win back-to-back Pac-12 singles titles, but will now prepare for NCAAs in three weeks. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)
Senior Catherine Harrison described herself as having “flown blind” through last year’s Pac-12 singles championship. Harrison, currently the No. 17 player in the nation, primarily played in the fifth singles spot last season, leading her to have little experience against the stiff competition she would face in the tournament. Read more...
Photo: Senior Catherine Harrison will look to repeat as Pac-12 champion this Thursday in Ojai, California. If Harrison wins, it would be the sixth singles title for the Bruins. (Shelby Scoggins/Daily Bruin)
Nothing seemed to work in No. 23 UCLA women’s tennis’ favor Sunday afternoon as the team dropped the regular-season finale 4-1 to the No. 21 USC Trojans. Read more...
Photo: Freshman Alaina Miller and her doubles partner sophomore Terri Fleming won their match to edge UCLA close to the doubles point, but the Bruins couldn’t capitalize. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)
The last time women’s tennis didn’t host the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament was nearly 10 years ago. The Bruins have had a dominant stretch in which they not only hosted the opening rounds, but also advanced to the round of 16. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore Terri Fleming has a 10-4 record in dual matches this season, but she’ll have to deal with a hostile USC crowd as No. 23 UCLA women’s tennis looks to make a statement against its crosstown rival. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)
Senior Catherine Harrison knew that she was in for an arduous match when she saw that her opponent was Arizona State’s Desirae Krawczyk. The pair last faced off in January at the National Collegiate Tennis Classic when No. Read more...
Photo: Freshman Alaina Miller was able to win her singles match in straight sets and also won the doubles competition with sophomore Terri Fleming.
