In its first true road match of the year, the women’s tennis team returned home with just its fourth loss of the season. After Friday’s match against No. Read more...

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Junior Kelly Shaffer looked to be down for the count Friday afternoon when she walked back to the baseline, behind 6-1 in the first set tiebreaker. Read more...

Photo: The UCLA women’s tennis team swept a pair of dual matches this weekend. (Shelby Scoggins/Daily Bruin)

The women’s tennis team started the season perceived as one of the best squads in the nation. Now sporting a 7-3 record, UCLA sits outside of the top 25 in the national rankings and enters the Pac-12 competition in the middle of the pack in terms of overall record. Read more...

Photo: Freshman Alaina Miller said she thinks the Bruins have done a good job as a young squad. (Kathy Chen/Daily Bruin)

It had been years since Giancarlo Cava stepped on a tennis court as nervous as he was that day in the summer of 2014. He wasn’t naive. Read more...

Photo: Volunteer assistant coach Giancarlo Cava joined the Bruins after impressing former star Robin Anderson with his tennis knowledge and relaxed attitude. (Courtesy of Ted Catanzaro)

The UCLA women’s tennis team thumped Baylor on Saturday afternoon, as the Bruins (7-3) scored a dominating 4-1 victory over the Bears (4-7) with the help of several underclassmen performances. Read more...

Photo: In UCLA’s 4-1 win over Baylor, sophomore Terri Fleming defeated Theresa Van Zyl of Baylor 7-5, 6-1. (Kathy Chen/Daily Bruin)

Coach Stella Sampras Webster said it was time for the lowerclassmen to step up. Sophomore Terri Fleming did just that. UCLA women’s tennis was leading in its rivalry match with USC, but it was far from a comfortable situation. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore Terri Fleming clinched the 5-2 win for UCLA with a 7-6 (9), 2-6, 6-3 three set victory over USC’s Zoe Katz on Thursday afternoon (Daily Bruin file photo)

The UCLA women’s tennis team was on a bad path before Saturday. It missed out on the Intercollegiate Tennis Association National Indoors two weeks ago after losing in the second round of ITA Kick-Off Weekend. Read more...

Photo: Thursday afternoon’s USC match will be the first taste of the Bruin-Trojan rivalry for Alaina Miller and the rest of the freshmen on UCLA women’s tennis. (Kathy Chen/Daily Bruin)