And while she can’t stand to be off the tennis court as her team closes the season in the NCAA tournament, Ray, a communication studies student, seeks to eventually apply her skills from tennis to the broadcasting booth. Read more...
Photo: Kaitlin Ray, a sophomore communication studies student on the women’s tennis team, aspires to play professional tennis, which she then plans to transition into a career in sports broadcasting. Her love for sports and her competitive nature fuel her goals.
UCLA sophomore Robin Anderson and Oklahoma State’s Malika Rose rallied back and forth, competing for the decisive point of the second round of the NCAA tournament. Read more...
This weekend, the UCLA women’s tennis team starts the single elimination NCAA regionals, which means that from here on out, it’s win or go home. Read more...
Photo: This weekend’s NCAA regional could be senior Pamela Montez’s final time competing for the Bruins if they fail to advance.
Every so often, there is just an overwhelming number of hot topics enveloping the UCLA sports scene. The end of the quarter represents a crossroads of sorts for fall and winter sports, so we’re opening the floor to basketball, football, soccer and water polo in this edition of the weekly showdown between DB Sports senior staff. Read more...
Last month’s Pac-12 Championships in Ojai, Calif., made all the difference for freshman Kyle McPhillips. McPhillips was ranked No. 40 in the country heading into the tournament, before proceeding to put together a string of impressive victories to win the singles championship draw. Read more...
Photo: A big win against USC in the final match of the regular season helped spur freshman Kyle McPhillips to win the Singles Draw Championship at the Pac-12 women’s tennis tournament in Ojai, Calif., boosting her in the individual rankings from No. 40 heading in to No. 20 for the NCAA Tournament singles draw.
With the NCAAs right around the corner for UCLA women’s tennis, most of the team’s players headed up to Ojai, Calif. for the Pac-12 tournament while some players stayed behind to rest for the postseason. Missing players did not have any noticeable effect, however, as players competed in either singles or doubles matches that did not count toward the score of the entire team as they would in a dual match. Read more...
Photo: Freshman Kyle McPhillips said that her victory at the Pac-12 tournament this weekend gives her momentum going into the NCAA tournament. McPhillips won the singles championship, upsetting the No. 1 seed from California in the quarterfinals, with several Bruins sitting out of the tournament in Ojai, Calif. to rest and recover from injuries.
In the Pac-12 women’s tennis tournament, which begins today, the Bruins will have a rare opportunity to test their players in an environment that places less emphasis on team performance. As one of the top 10 teams in the conference, UCLA has the chance to send three singles players and one doubles team to compete. Read more...
Photo: Junior Morgan Thomas reached the quarterfinals of last year’s Pac-12 Championships with her partner, redshirt senior Holly Fleming.
