On a windy afternoon in Westwood, the typically rhythmic chime of tennis grunts and racket smashes were nowhere to be heard. Instead, the only audible disturbance was the sound of the UCLA women’s tennis team as the players filed one by one out of their locker room under Straus Stadium and headed toward the team bus waiting for them on the corner of Charles E. Read more...

Photo: Junior Chanelle Van Nguyen said No. 3 UCLA will get a chance to see how it matches up against top-ranked opponents when the team heads to the Bay Area this weekend to face No. 4 Stanford and No. 12 Cal. (Katie Meyers/Daily Bruin senior staff)

UCLA women’s tennis has been in the business of collecting zeroes. And just like when cashing in a check, the more zeroes on the right, the better. Read more...

Photo: Behind strong play from sophomore Catherine Harrison, the Bruins continued their streak of shutouts with a win over Oregon. (Katie Meyers/Daily Bruin senior staff)

As the UCLA women’s tennis team stepped off the plane in Utah for the first of two road games over the weekend, it wasn’t just the beautiful scenery that took the Bruins’ breaths away – it was the altitude. Read more...

Photo: Junior Chanelle Van Nguyen had no trouble playing in the higher altitude of Utah and Colorado this past weekend. (Jose Ubeda/Daily Bruin staff)

On a calm, Monday evening at the Los Angeles Tennis Center, a single, loud roar emanated from the basin of Straus Stadium and into the clear sky above. Read more...

Photo: Freshman Jennifer Brady singles win clinched the match for the Bruins. (Katie Meyers/Daily Bruin senior staff)

In Marks Stadium at USC, the stands were bathed with red and gold. The only blue came from the Bruins on the courts, who listened to the eerie silence after every point they earned, and tried to drown out the eruption of cheers in the stands after every shot they missed. Read more...

Photo: Freshman Jennifer Brady said she is good friends with several players on the USC team, but that the friendliness ends when she steps on the court. (Katie Meyers/Daily Bruin senior staff)

As the sound of tennis rallies and coaches’ shouting echoed behind the stands of an empty Strauss Stadium, the scoreboard above the players’ heads displayed a unique addition. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore Kyle McPhillips said the third-ranked Bruins will approach the No. 6 USC squad, a team that coach Stella Sampras Webster said “fights hard and plays fair,” like they approach any other team. (Katie Meyers/Daily Bruin senior staff)