Saturday, May 9

Women’s tennis to host Northern Arizona in first round of NCAA championship

The Bruins will begin their bid for the NCAA title this weekend. No. 7 seed UCLA women’s tennis (18-7, 8-2 Pac-12) will begin the NCAA championship by welcoming Northern Arizona (15-8, 9-1 Big Sky) to the Los Angeles Tennis Center on Saturday. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt junior Jada Hart has not dropped a doubles match since March 9 and will help lead UCLA women’s tennis against Northern Arizona in the first round of the NCAA championship. (Tanmay Shankar/Daily Bruin)




Jaylen Hands, Kris Wilkes to compete at their second NBA Draft Combine

Jaylen Hands and Kris Wilkes are getting ready for the next step. The two guards both elected to forgo their final two years of NCAA eligibility in favor of the 2019 NBA Draft earlier this offseason. Read more...

Photo: Guard Jaylen Hands announced he was entering the 2019 NBA Draft on April 7 on Twitter. Hands led the Pac-12 in assists with 6.1 per game. (Michael Zshornack/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Baseball to rely on depth in final quarter of season after deluge of injuries

The Bruin rotation has to work around another injury. No. 1 UCLA baseball (35-7, 14-4 Pac-12) lost sophomore right-hander Zack Pettway to a forearm strain last week, the third starting pitcher to suffer an injury this season. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore Zach Pettway suffered a flexor strain ahead of his scheduled start last Friday. He joined junior Ryan Garcia and freshman Nick Nastrini as Bruin starters who have missed time in 2019. (Alice Naland/Daily Bruin)


Women’s tennis doubles prove successful with both new and old pairings

The Bruins win twice as often when they pick up the doubles point. No. 9 UCLA women’s tennis (18-7, 8-2 Pac-12) is .400 when it loses the doubles point, but .800 when it is the first team to put a point on the scoreboard. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore Abi Altick played alongside freshman Taylor Johnson at the Pac-12 championship and won all three of their matches to help UCLA women’s tennis reach the finals before falling to Stanford. (Tess Horowitz/Daily Bruin)


Baseball sends waves of pitchers upon Pepperdine in midweek win

It was a joint effort on the mound for the Bruins. No. 1 UCLA baseball (35-7, 14-4 Pac-12) took down Pepperdine (19-18, 10-8 West Coast Conference) 8-5 on Tuesday, using seven pitchers along the way. Read more...

Photo: Junior third baseman Ryan Kreidler notched two hits in UCLA baseball’s win over Pepperdine on Tuesday. Kreidler has recorded a hit in 34 of the Bruins’ 42 games this season, already setting career highs in runs, hits, extra-base hits and stolen bases. (Isabelle Roy/Daily Bruin senior staff)