Saturday, May 16

UCLA’s Thomas Welsh, Aaron Holiday test NBA draft without agents

Two more UCLA basketball players have reportedly decided to test the waters in the NBA draft this year, per CBS basketball insider Jon Rothstein. Junior center Thomas Welsh and sophomore guard Aaron Holiday have both declared for the NBA draft but like freshman teammate Ike Anigbogu have not hired an agent. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore guard Aaron Holiday will test his luck in the NBA draft alongside five of his teammates. Holiday averaged 12.3 points and 4.4 assists for the Bruins off the bench. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)


Men’s tennis ends struggles on the road with win at Stanford

Road struggles no more. After being 1-3 on the road before this weekend and losing its previous road matches against Virginia and USC 4-0 and 4-1, respectively, the No. Read more...

Photo: Freshman Evan Zhu clinched No. 10 UCLA’s win over No. 19 Stanford with a 6-4, 7-6(5) victory against David Wilczynski. The Bruins, with the win, moved into sole possession of first place in the Pac-12. (Kathy Chen/Daily Bruin)


Men’s track and field debuts top athletes at invitational

After UCLA men’s track and field soared to 12th in the national rankings last week, this weekend was meant to be a breather. The team didn’t roll out its A 4×100 relay team, sophomore sprinter Rai Benjamin, freshman jumper Isaiah Holmes in the high jump – for which he’s ranked in the top 10 nationally – or a good majority of its distance team, all of which were critical in the rankings explosion. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore Arturo Sotomayor posted the fifth-fastest collegiate 1500 in the nation Saturday with a time of 3 minutes, 42.60 seconds, as he and redshirt senior Austin O’Neil went 1-2 in the event. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)


Beach volleyball pushes win streak to 23 with Battle at the Beach

UCLA beach volleyball swept the Battle at the Beach in Santa Monica over the weekend, pushing its school-record winning streak to 23 consecutive victories. The No. Read more...

Photo: The sophomore duo of Nicole McNamara and Megan McNamara went 4-0 in the Battle at the Beach this weekend, including two wins over No. 5 Long Beach State and No. 8 Arizona. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Baseball salvages weekend against Washington with walk-off

UCLA baseball had already lost Games 1 and 2 when Washington took a 5-0 lead in the fourth inning Sunday. In the second half of that game, UCLA found a way to avoid the sweep. Read more...

Photo: Freshman Jack Stronach only ended up playing on Sunday because redshirt senior Nick Kern hurt his elbow early in the game. Stronach ended up going 3-for-5 with a double and two RBIs. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)


Softball puts an end to No. 2 Oregon’s unbeaten season with series win

No. 2 Oregon (36-2, 9-2 Pac-12) headed into last weekend with record-setting aspirations – one win away from setting the NCAA record for most consecutive wins to start a season. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt freshman Rachel Garcia threw seven scoreless innings in Friday’s 2-0 win. She threw three more scoreless innings the next night to secure a 1-0 win over the nation’s No. 2 team. (Amy Dixon/Daily Bruin)


Women’s tennis sweeps Colorado, Utah in Pac-12 weekend matchups

Make that eight straight doubles points for UCLA women’s tennis. The No. 20 Bruins (12-5, 6-1 Pac-12) haven’t dropped a doubles set – let alone lose the point – in over a month, and that trend continued Friday and Saturday when they swept both the Colorado Buffaloes (9-10, 1-7) and Utah Utes (7-8, 2-6) 4-0. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore Alaina Miller won both of her matches this weekend in straight sets, losing only seven combined games as No. 20 UCLA women’s tennis ran its winning streak to six matches. (Erin Rice/Daily Bruin)