The Bruins begin their postseason journey to a fourth straight World Series on Friday. After securing the No. 3 seed, UCLA softball (50-4, 20-4 Pac-12) will host the NCAA Los Angeles regional and face Sacramento State (31-18, 14-7 Big Sky) for its first game of the tournament. Read more...
Photo: Pac-12 Player of the Year redshirt sophomore pitcher Rachel Garcia enters her second playoff season as a Bruin on Friday against Sacramento State. (Liz Ketcham/Daily Bruin)
Same team, but very different result. No. 12-seeded UCLA women’s tennis (23-5, 9-1 Pac-12) defeated No. 5-seeded Ole Miss (22-7, 9-4 SEC) 4-1 in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament after losing to them 4-3 in February. Read more...
Photo: Ena Shibahara took home her doubles match over Ole Miss with junior Alaina Miller on court three. In singles, the sophomore played in her first top-10 matchup of the season on court one and it went unfinished in the third set. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin staff)
The Bruins may face a familiar challenge in the Sweet 16. Due to rain, No. 2-seeded UCLA men’s tennis (28-2, 8-0 Pac-12) has been preparing on the indoor courts at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s campus for Friday’s matchup against No-15 seeded Michigan (22-5, 8-2 Big Ten). Read more...
Photo: Maxime Cressy has been named Pac-12 Player of the Week three times this year and posts an overall 31-6 singles record. The junior will compete in singles and play with freshman Bryce Pereira in doubles as the Bruins take on Michigan in the Sweet 16 on Friday. (Pinkie Su/Daily Bruin)
Jake Bird is on a mission in his final season with the Bruins. “I got something to prove,” Bird said. The senior pitcher has been No. Read more...
Photo: There was a time when it seemed like Jake Bird’s Bruin career would end last season, but the senior has returned to UCLA after not being drafted last summer. The righty has settled into a spot as the Bruins’ Friday night starter in 2018. (Isabelle Roy/Daily Bruin senior staff)
After three consistent rounds of golf, the Bruins are headed to Stillwater, Oklahoma, for the NCAA championship. UCLA men’s golf will have a chance to capture their second national championship under coach Derek Freeman and their third in team history. Read more...
Photo: Freshman Devon Bling helped UCLA men’s golf reach the NCAA championship after finishing eighth on the individual leaderboards at regionals. Bling finished the event with an overall score of 5-under par. (UCLA Athletics)
UCLA beach volleyball gave UCLA athletics its 116th NCAA title – tying the most of any school in the nation. Now, the athletics department is giving the team something too – new beach volleyball courts. Read more...
Photo: Coach Stein Metzger and volunteer assistant coach Jeff Alzina celebrate UCLA’s beach volley’s first NCAA title in Gulf Shores, Alabama. The two led the Bruins to a Pac-12 title and a national championship after losing both last season. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
When you think of sports dynasties, the coach and the team become nearly synonymous. Nick Saban and Alabama football. Mike Krzyzewski and Duke men’s basketball. Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots. Read more...
Photo: The 2018 season marks coach Billy Martin’s 25th as head honcho of UCLA men’s tennis, and his 35th season as a member of the Bruins’ staff. He’s on the road to 600 career wins, and he’ll make a stop at this year’s NCAA tournament with 574 in his pocket. (Daily Bruin file photo)
