Friday, June 19

NCAA Super Regional series format to challenge UCLA’s pitching

This weekend, UCLA softball will get a shot at a do-over as the Bruins enter the NCAA Super Regional for the second straight year. Last year, the Bruins’ season ended on the third game of a best-of-three set, when they fell to the lower-seeded Kentucky Wildcats at home. Read more...

Photo: Senior pitcher Ally Carda looks for redemption this upcoming weekend in the NCAA Super Regional after losing in that round last year. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin)


UCLA baseball breaks recent slump against left-handed pitchers, beats UCI

UCLA baseball didn’t get to see Cameron Bishop showcase his 95 mile-per-hour fastball back on April 21. Instead, the Bruins saw UC Irvine’s 6-foot-5 freshman left-hander play right field and take three at bats. Read more...

Photo: Senior third baseman Chris Keck’s two-run single in the fourth inning pushed UCLA’s lead to 11-3 and forced UC Irvine pitcher Cameron Bishop out of the game on Tuesday. (Conor Cusack/Daily Bruin)


Student athletic trainer learns the ropes with hands-on experience

It was barely past 10 a.m. when Megan Lee’s first scheduled athlete came in for treatment the morning before the first game of a three-game homestand. Read more...

Photo: Third-year physiological science student Megan Lee sits on a trainer table inside the UCLA baseball training room at Jackie Robinson Stadium. Lee joined the team this year as a student-intern athletics trainer and said she has developed a strong bond with the players. (Max Himmelrich/Daily Bruin)


UCLA clinches Crosstown Cup over USC

UCLA lost one contest Tuesday night when women’s tennis succumbed to Vanderbilt in the national title match, but also won another: the annual BMW Crosstown Cup competition. Read more...

Photo: Senior Chanelle Van Nguyen shakes hands with her USC opponent after a doubles win. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Four women’s tennis players advance to second round of NCAA singles

Five members of UCLA women’s tennis competed Wednesday in the first round of the NCAA individual championship bracket. A day after the Bruins lost the national title to the Vanderbilt Commondors, sophomore Jennifer Brady, senior Robin Anderson, junior Catherine Harrison and senior Chanelle Van Nguyen overcame their opponents to advance to Thursday’s second round. Read more...

Photo: Senior Robin Anderson beat Virginia’s Stephanie Nauta in straight sets to move on in the NCAA singles tournament Wednesday. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Rowing seniors buoyant about young team’s future

Following a lackluster performance at Sunday’s Pac-12 championship in which UCLA women’s rowing finished below fifth in every race, seniors on the team were left wondering whether this would be the last time they crossed the finish line. Read more...

Photo: Despite being ranked No. 17, UCLA was not one of the 22 teams chosen to race in the NCAA Tournament after a poor showing in the Pac-12 championship. (Courtesy of Don Liebig/ASUCLA Photography)


UCLA men’s tennis’ top players fall out of first round of NCAA singles play

Sophomore Mackie McDonald and senior Dennis Mkrtchian were each eliminated in the first round of the NCAA tennis singles tournament Wednesday. McDonald, the nation’s No. 3 singles player, was upset 6-0, 6-2 in the first round of the NCAA tennis singles tournament Wednesday by Texas’ Lloyd Glasspool, ranked No. Read more...

Photo: Senior Dennis Mkrtchian, the nation’s No. 36 singles player, lost to No. 14 Mikelis Libietis of Tennessee in three sets. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin)