Thursday, May 14

Women’s tennis defeats UCSB on familiar courts, notches season-opening win

Although two members of the UCLA women’s tennis team are out because of illnesses, the Bruins persevered. Without No. 16 sophomore Ena Shibahara and No. 76 junior Alaina Miller, No. Read more...

Photo: No. 119 redshirt sophomore Jada Hart logged wins in both singles and doubles Friday against UC Santa Barbara. The Bruins had two members of their team out from illnesses, but managed to pull off a win against the Gauchos. (Jenna Nicole Smith/Daily Bruin)


Men’s volleyball wins first of two games against top-10 teams this week

UCLA men’s volleyball was tested Thursday by its first of two top-10 opponents it will face this week. “I was pleased to see that we were under pressure at times and how we played,” coach John Speraw said. Read more...

Photo: Senior outside hitter/libero JT Hatch made his return to the front row after playing libero for the first part of the season. Hatch, along with senior opposite Christian Hessenauer, led the team with 11 kills each in the win over Penn State. (Anthony Ismail/Daily Bruin)



Bruins burrowed by Beavers in second straight loss for men’s basketball

For 17 games, offense was not a problem for the Bruins. But for the second time in its past two games, UCLA men’s basketball (13-6, 4-3 Pac-12) lost as a result of poor shooting, falling 69-63 at Oregon State (11-7, 3-3) on Thursday night. Read more...

Photo: Aaron Holiday led the Bruins in points, but he couldn’t lead the Bruins to a victory. The junior point guard notched 22 points in UCLA men’s basketball loss to Oregon State on Thursday night.(Michael Zshornack/Photo editor)


UCLA gymnastics optimistic going into meet against Arizona

When UCLA gymnastics visits Arizona on Saturday, junior Katelyn Ohashi will return to Tucson, a city memorable to her for all the right reasons and all the wrong reasons. Read more...

Photo: Junior Katelyn Ohashi fell and broke off part of the balance beam in her last meet at Arizona. The Bruins will face off against the Wildcats on Saturday in their first meet of Pac-12 competition. (Amy Dixon/Assistant Photo editor)



Women’s basketball get well-deserved rest before California, Stanford match

The Bruins got two days off from practice this week – one more than they usually get. They earned it. Coach Cori Close promised her team extra rest if it reached a certain amount of passion plays regardless of the games’ outcomes. Read more...

Photo: Freshman forward Michaela Onyenwere has found her groove with UCLA women’s basketball and is fresh off her best weekend as a Bruin. She has scored 31 points in her last two games combined, helping her earn Pac-12 Freshman of the Week honors. (Michael Zshornack/Photo editor)