Wednesday, May 13

Men’s tennis sweeps San Diego, continues on to Sweet 16 play

The Bruins are Sweet 16 bound. No. 2-seeded UCLA men’s tennis (28-2, 8-0 Pac-12) swept San Diego (17-9, 8-1 West Coast Conference) in the team’s final match at the Los Angeles Tennis Center this season. Read more...

Photo: Despite dropping his doubles match with sophomore Evan Zhu, senior Martin Redlicki won his singles match in straight sets to give the Bruins a 2-0 lead. Redlicki now posts a 23-5 singles record on the year. (Pinkie Su/Daily Bruin)


UCLA women’s tennis sweeps Baylor in second round of NCAA tournament

The Bruins looked to redeem themselves from last year’s second-round loss in the NCAA tournament – and they did just that. No. 12-seeded UCLA women’s tennis (22-5, 9-1 Pac-12) swept unseeded Baylor (18-14, 4-5 Big 12) in the second round of the NCAA tournament at the Los Angeles Tennis Center Saturday evening. Read more...

Photo: Junior Ayan Broomfield clinched the doubles point for UCLA with junior Gabby Andrews. With a 1-0 lead, the Bruins went on to sweep Baylor and will advance to the Sweet 16 to face the Mississippi Ole Miss. (Niveda Tennety/Daily Bruin)


UCLA men’s tennis defeats Idaho in first round of NCAA tournament

The match was delayed more than three hours, but the Bruins were off the court in less than two. No. 2-seeded UCLA men’s tennis (27-2, 8-0 Pac-12) defeat Idaho (15-8, 10-1 Big Sky) 4-0 in the first round of the NCAA regionals at the Los Angeles Tennis Center. Read more...

Photo: Junior Maxime Cressy gave the Bruins a 3-0 lead over Idaho with a straight-set singles win. UCLA will advance to face San Diego in the second round of the NCAA regionals. (Pinkie Su/Daily Bruin)


UCLA women’s water polo falls 10-6 to USC in NCAA semifinals

The Trojans scored five goals in the opening quarter, and the Bruins were never able to recover from the deficit despite a strong second half. “The game got away there in the first half, but in the second half we locked it in and we played a great second half,” said coach Adam Wright. Read more...

Photo: Junior goalie Carlee Kapana ended the game with 10 saves. No. 4 seed UCLA’s season was ended by a loss to No. 1 seed USC in the NCAA semifinals Saturday. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)


Women’s tennis sweeps Fresno State in first round of NCAA tournament

For the second time this season, the Bruins swept the Bulldogs. And this time, it meant keeping their season alive. No. 12-seeded UCLA women’s tennis (21-5) defeated Fresno State (12-13) 4-0 in the first round of the NCAA tournament. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore Ena Shibahara clinched the win for the Bruins with a singles victory on court one. UCLA will advance to the second round and take on Baylor on Saturday. (Niveda Tennety/Daily Bruin)


Women’s water polo submerges Pacific in NCAA quarterfinal, will face USC

The Bruin defense was able to hold Pacific to just 4 goals in the NCAA tournament quarterfinal. “The hallmark of UCLA women’s water polo has absolutely been attention to defense and we’ve seen it a lot here today,” said coach Adam Wright. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore attacker Devin Grab scored two goals in the Bruins’ 8-4 win in the NCAA quarterfinal Friday. No. 4 UCLA will next face No. 1 USC on Saturday in its semifinal. (Grant Mooney/Daily Bruin)


Track and field hopes to maximize athletes it sends to NCAAs with strong Pac-12s

UCLA track and field currently has 13 athletes sitting in national championship-qualifying spots, and there are a few more on the bubble as the team prepares for the Pac-12 championships at Stanford this weekend. Read more...

Photo: The Bruins will head to Stanford, California, this weekend for the Pac-12 championships, and many of them carry the hope of posting a mark that will qualify them for regionals. (Amy Dixon/Assistant Photo editor)