Saturday, June 20

Men’s tennis fails to start strong against USC in Pac-12 semifinal

After UCLA dominated doubles a week earlier in a loss against No. 8 USC, the script was flipped from the outset on Friday. The No. 15 Bruins fell behind the Trojans immediately on the first two doubles courts, quickly dropping the doubles point on their way to a 4-1 loss in the semifinal of the Pac-12 tournament. Read more...

Photo: Freshman Martin Redlicki was 5-5 in the final set of his three-set battle against USC’s Roberto Quiroz before the match was abandoned after USC managed to pick up enough points for a win. Redlicki said it was a bittersweet moment because he lost out on a chance to upset the higher-ranked Quiroz, but he was happy because he played the best he has in months. (Erin Ng/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Top-seeded Irvine ends men’s volleyball’s season in first round blowout

For a UCLA team playing some of its best volleyball of the 2015 season, Saturday night was something of a letdown. No. 8-seed UCLA (13-14, 9-13 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation), already guaranteed to have a challenge on its hands in No. Read more...

Photo: Freshman setter Eric Matheis was responsible for 29 of the 30 assists for UCLA in the team’s season-ending loss to UC Irvine. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin)


Women’s water polo defeats Cal to take MPSF title, clinches NCAA bid

In the fourth quarter of the championship game against California, with a little less than five minutes to play, coach Brandon Brooks shouted across the pool to his team, “You have a lot of time.” With a fresh shot clock and leading by two goals, Brooks kept reassuring his team to protect the ball. Read more...

Photo: Junior attacker Kodi Hill said her team’s ability to stay calm in stressful situations was what helped it maintain a competitive defense throughout the MPSF tournament. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Spring Showcase presents tough starting QB decision for UCLA football

A trio of teammates delayed freshman quarterback Josh Rosen’s first opportunity to play in the Rose Bowl. The first two were fellow quarterbacks who were given the chance to lead off UCLA football’s Spring Showcase. Read more...

Photo: Freshman quarterback Josh Rosen took his first snaps in the Rose Bowl Saturday during UCLA’s Spring Showcase. The highly-touted recruit finished the day 13 for 17 during 11-on-11 scrimmage play. (Max Himmelrich/Daily Bruin)


UCLA football’s decision to eschew spring game signals potential trend

Spring football games are about as undefined as any event on a college team’s calendar. The scoring format can be flexible, as evidenced by Arizona’s choice to allocate points to not only touchdowns and field goals, but also to big plays and defensive stops. Read more...

Photo: UCLA football’s Spring Showcase did not feature an official intrasquad game, instead serving as a practice with tempered tackling. On this play, redshirt junior cornerback Marcus Rios (left) and junior linebacker Myles Jack (right) abstain from making contact with redshirt junior quarterback Jerry Neuheisel (middle). (Jose Ubeda/Daily Bruin)


Bruins pitch different strategy, strengths into Cardinal territory

When the UCLA baseball team begins its series against Stanford on Friday at 7 p.m. at Sunken Diamond, two very different pitching staffs will collide. The Cardinal structures its pitching staff on a by-committee basis, with 11 different pitchers logging more than 15 innings and only its main starter, sophomore right-handed pitcher Brett Hanewich, eclipsing 40 innings. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt junior outfielder Christoph Bono sprints toward third base during UCLA’s four-run fifth inning against UC Irvine Tuesday. Bono attributes the Bruins’ recent offensive surge to the coaching staff’s emphasis on hitting the ball up the middle and to the opposite field. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Men’s tennis keeps cool against Washington after 90-minute delay

A 90-minute delay in the match didn’t cause a misstep for the UCLA men’s tennis team in Ojai on Thursday. Instead, the No. 15 Bruins were fresh and focused enough to blank the Washington Huskies 4-0 in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tournament. Read more...

Photo: Senior co-captain Dennis Mkrtchian redeemed himself from the USC match by winning in straight sets against Washington’s Jake Douglas. Mkrtchian’s 6-3, 6-1 win marked the Bruins’ first singles point of the day. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)