During practice, Dennis Mkrtchian is a jokester. Until there’s something to play for. If coach Billy Martin has the team play for a small prize or to determine who has to run a suicide, Mkrtchian amps up the intensity, shifting into the hyper-competitive mode he normally reserves for matches. Read more...
Photo: Senior Dennis Mkrtchian, the No. 2 singles player for UCLA, reached a career-high ranking at No. 36 this year. He holds a 13-5 record in 2015. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
UCLA football added three-star defensive lineman Osa Odighizuwa to its 2016 recruiting class on Tuesday night, Bruin Report Online initially reported. The name should be familiar for UCLA fans. Read more...
Junior Karue Sell has settled into his role as co-captain of the UCLA men’s tennis team after first arriving in Westwood three years ago. The Brazil native is regarded as one of the most laid-back members of the team and said he was surprised by how uptight Americans were when he first arrived. Read more...
Photo: Junior Karue Sell has settled into his role as co-captain of the UCLA men’s tennis team after first arriving in Westwood three years ago. The Brazil native is regarded as one of the most laid-back members of the team and said he was surprised by how uptight Americans were when he first arrived. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
UCLA women’s tennis senior Robin Anderson was named the Pac-12 Singles Player of the Year Tuesday afternoon, making it two years in a row that she’s won that award. Read more...
Photo: UCLA senior Robin Anderson was named the Pac-12 Singles Player of the Year for her second year straight. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin)
With one final race left in the UCLA vs. USC men’s track meet Sunday, the Bruins were ahead 81-77. Yet in all reality, UCLA had already lost. Read more...
Photo: Senior pole vaulter Elena Clarke scored five points for the Bruins with her meet-winning 13-3.75 clearance against USC. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
While games against the West Coast Conference carry less weight on paper than Pac-12 games, matchups against its teams have proven to be important challenges as UCLA baseball gears up for its late-season push. Read more...
Photo: Junior left fielder Ty Moore said that tight games like UCLA’s first meeting against Pepperdine are huge confidence builders as the season progresses and games become more important. (Conor Cusack/Daily Bruin)
Upsets and unlikely heroes characterized the 2009 NCAA women’s water polo tournament as UCLA finished with its fifth consecutive national title. On paper, the No. 3 seed Bruins were not expected to win. Read more...
Photo: Tanya Gandy was one of three senior leaders in UCLA women’s water polo’s lineup during its last championship-winning season in 2009. (Daily Bruin file photo)
