Wednesday, May 13

Men’s tennis to kick off NCAAs with home-court advantage against Idaho

Home-court advantage – something the Bruins have enjoyed all season long. “Every year I dread having to think about going on the road for these two matches,” said coach Billy Martin. Read more...

Photo: Keegan Smith has won 13 consecutive singles matches and posts a 36-6 overall singles record for the year. The freshman will begin his first NCAA tournament Saturday as the No. 2-seeded Bruins host Idaho. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin staff)


Bruins prepare for first round of NCAA tournament on home court

This weekend is what the Bruins have been working toward all year long. No. 14 UCLA women’s tennis (20-5, 9-1 Pac-12) heads into the first round of the NCAA tournament Friday. Read more...

Photo: Jada Hart will begin her second NCAA tournament Friday as the Bruins face the Fresno State Bulldogs at home. This season, the redshirt sophomore has recorded a 25-10 singles record, playing primarily on court two. (Niveda Tennety/Daily Bruin)


UCLA rowing braces for impactful Pac-12 championships in Sacramento

The Bruins’ season is riding on this weekend’s results. UCLA rowing will travel to the Pac-12 championships Sunday at Lake Natoma, just outside of Sacramento. The Bruins will take on six other Pac-12 teams which include some of the top teams in the nation, such as the defending national champion No. Read more...

Photo: The future of UCLA rowings’ postseason hinges on its performance this weekend at the Pac-12 championship meet in Sacramento, California. Six other Pac-12 teams will compete against the Bruins at the event. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)



Women’s water polo sees consistency as key as NCAA tournament campaign begins

The Bruins will have a chance to win their eighth program title this weekend. No. 4 seed UCLA women’s water polo (22-7, 2-3 MPSF) earned a bye in the first round and will begin its journey in the NCAA tournament by facing Pacific (18-7, 7-0 West Coast Conference) in the quarterfinals Friday at USC’s Uytengsu Aquatic Center. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore attacker Maddie Musselman leads the Bruins with 53 goals and 31 assists on the season so far. UCLA women’s water polo will play Pacific in the quarterfinals of the NCAA championship Friday. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA softball suffers second shutout of season with loss to Arizona State

The Bruins were nearly no-hit Thursday night. After averaging 6.7 runs per game and just over nine hits per game this season, No. 1 UCLA softball (48-4, 18-4 Pac-12) put up just three hits in their 3-0 loss to No. Read more...

Photo: Senior Madeline Jelenicki was one of just three Bruins to log a hit Thursday night against the No. 6 Arizona State Sun Devils. The shutout loss was just their fourth of the year and only the second time the Bruins failed to score. (Jenna Nicole Smith/Daily Bruin)


The Rundown: May 10

Men’s basketball Sam Connon, Daily Bruin reporter The Bruins now have the top 2019 recruiting class in the conference. Jaime Jaquez, a four-star shooting guard from Camarillo, California, verbally committed to UCLA men’s basketball Tuesday afternoon on Twitter. Read more...

Photo: (Stella Huang/Daily Bruin)