Just two matches into the season, the women’s tennis team has already done something it rarely did last year: It lost a doubles point. UCLA earned 18 of the 22 possible doubles points during the 2015 regular season but in Saturday’s matchup with Fresno State, the Bulldogs took the doubles point and won 4-3 to eliminate the Bruins from the ITA Kick-Off Weekend Indoor Qualifier. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore Kristin Wiley teamed with freshman Alaina Miller at No. 3 doubles over the weekend, beating their UC Irvine opponents but falling to their Fresno State counterparts after taking an early lead. (Daily Bruin file photo)

All eyes were on freshman Alaina Miller during the final ten minutes of the UCLA women’s tennis bout against Fresno State on Saturday afternoon at the ITA Kick-Off Weekend Indoor Qualifier. Read more...

Photo: Senior Catherine Harrison praised freshman Alaina Miller for battling to stay in the final match of the day. The Bruins were upset by the Fresno State Bulldogs on Saturday. (Daily Bruin file photo)

This weekend’s ITA Division I Kick-Off Weekend will provide the women’s tennis team with its first chance to test out a younger, less experienced lineup than the one that reached last year’s NCAA Final. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore Kyle McPhillips and the UCLA women’s tennis team will host the ITA Kick-Off Weekend at the Los Angeles Tennis Center. The Bruins are currently ranked No. 9 in the nation. (Daily Bruin file photo)

Preparation was tough last week. The rain had ruined much of senior Catherine Harrison’s training schedule and with indoor courts an hour or so away, practice was restricted to mostly conditioning. Read more...

Photo: Senior Catherine Harrison battled it out at the Indian Wells National Collegiate Tennis Classic this weekend, making a run to the championship match after her training schedule was thrown off by inclement weather. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)

With just eight days until the regular season begins, the UCLA women’s tennis team looks to finish the preseason on a good note. The squad will break into two groups to compete in separate tournaments over the weekend. Read more...

Photo: Senior Kyle McPhillips, sophomore Kristin Wiley and freshman Alaina Miller will head to Las Vegas for the Freeman Memorial Championships. (Daily Bruin file photo)

Catherine Harrison had mixed emotions following her weekend in Flushing Meadows, New York, as the senior tennis player finished 2-2 at the USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships. Read more...

Photo: Senior Catherine Harrison lost in the first round of the USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships. She had a great weekend however, progressing to the third round of the consolation bracket, upsetting former NCAA champion Danielle Collins of Virginia. (Daily Bruin file photo)

Many collegiate tennis players on the quarter system lament the multiple tournaments and months of practice they lose due to their schools’ late openings. Not Catherine Harrison. Read more...

Photo: Senior women’s tennis player Catherine Harrison has been working on her serving this fall, adding extra spin to prepare for the toughest players in the country. (Daily Bruin file photo)