Wednesday, June 10

Women’s tennis’ doubles edge softens in second match of season

Just two matches into the season, the women’s tennis team has already done something it rarely did last year: It lost a doubles point. UCLA earned 18 of the 22 possible doubles points during the 2015 regular season but in Saturday’s matchup with Fresno State, the Bulldogs took the doubles point and won 4-3 to eliminate the Bruins from the ITA Kick-Off Weekend Indoor Qualifier. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore Kristin Wiley teamed with freshman Alaina Miller at No. 3 doubles over the weekend, beating their UC Irvine opponents but falling to their Fresno State counterparts after taking an early lead. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Women’s basketball’s defensive dexterity steals wins

When the Stanford women’s basketball team was heading back home, the players were probably thinking about hands. During Sunday’s 56-36 loss to No.15 UCLA, the Cardinal saw a lot of them. Read more...

Photo: The Bruins were able to hold the Cardinal to their second lowest point total all season, 35. Sophomore Jordin Canada, who leads the Pac-12 in steals with 47, contributed to the pressure that caused Stanford 17 turnovers. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)



Rebounding key to UCLA men’s basketball bouncing back in Pac-12

The UCLA men’s basketball team looks like it would be one of the best rebounding teams in the Pac-12. The Bruins’ frontcourt is one of the biggest in the conference, featuring a 6-foot-9, 260-pound forward/center and a 7-foot, 245-pound center. Read more...

Photo: Senior forward/center Tony Parker and the rest of the Bruins were beat on the glass in their road trip last weekend. UCLA is allowing 14.3 offensive rebounds per game during conference play. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin)


The Rundown: Jan. 26

Check out a breakdown of the UCLA sports stories you might have missed this week. In Russ we trust UCLA alumnus and Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook was named last week as a starter for February’s NBA All-Star Game. Read more...

Photo: UCLA alumnus Russell Westbrook was voted into the 2016 NBA All-Star Game as a starter. Westbrook is currently averaging 23.9 points per game and 9.7 assists. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Gage Brymer swings back to the forefront of UCLA men’s tennis

The biggest comeback so far this season for the UCLA men’s tennis team didn’t start on a court. In fact, it started last year. Only a month into the 2015 spring season, junior Gage Brymer broke his hand, after spending a couple weeks away from the team for personal reasons. Read more...

Photo: Junior Gage Brymer missed a significant portion of last season with a broken hand. This season, Brymer has returned to his freshman form winning most of his matches. (Korbin Placet/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Tanner’s Take: Upsets won’t be enough to guarantee Bruins a March Madness bid

The UCLA men’s basketball team knows all about the unpredictability of this year’s college basketball season. Just ask Monmouth, Washington or Washington State. More often than not, the Bruins have found themselves at the center of the madness, creating national headlines in the process. Read more...

Photo: UCLA men’s basketball has endured a season of inconsistency this year, but the Bruins are not alone. The unpredictability of college basketball has given a number of teams big upset wins. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin)