Two years into Grace Lin’s tennis career, the sport had grown too stressful. Then she joined her high school team, where she found that the team aspect could help curb the negative thinking that often clouds a tennis player’s mind. Read more...
Photo: Fourth-year computer science student Grace Lin said tennis is no longer stressful for her now that she is part of a team. (Alyssa Dorn/Daily Bruin)
When looking at the 20-1 record and the No. 1 ranking of UCLA women’s water polo, one might assume that the Bruins are in a league of their own. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore utility Mackenzie Barr and the Bruins look to move past their previous losses to the Cardinal the last two years. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin)
On a tennis court in Little Rock, Ark., a four-year-old girl stepped into the tennis world for the first time, tagging along as sidekick to her big sister. Read more...
Photo: Senior Kaitlin Ray started playing tennis at the age of four, tagging along with her older sister as a sidekick. Now a senior at UCLA, Ray has developed into a leader for one of the best collegiate teams in the nation. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
At the end of UCLA’s fifth spring football practice, the one question that’s been dominating the minds of fans since the Alamo Bowl still lingered: Did UCLA pick a starter yet? Read more...
Photo: After starting one game at left guard his freshman season, sophomore Najee Toran was moved to the defensive line for his sophomore season right before spring practice began. (Daniel Alcazar/Daily Bruin)
UCLA’s track and field team is the biggest Division I sports team on campus in terms of roster size. There are 117 athletes on the team. Read more...
Photo: Freshman hurdler Misana Viltz was one of assistant sprints and hurdles coach Darrell Smith’s local recruits, coming from Long Beach. (UCLA Athletics)
UCLA men’s volleyball already knew that it had a challenge ahead when it made the short drive to Malibu on Tuesday to face conference powerhouse Pepperdine University. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore middle blocker Mitch Stahl registered four kills and hit for .333 against No. 3 Pepperdine. (Max Himmelrich/Daily Bruin)
It’s not recognition like it was during his UCLA playing days, but a few students have noticed Robert Thomas is back on campus. “A few older students,” he said, laughing. Read more...
Photo: Former UCLA All-American linebacker Robert Thomas has reenrolled at UCLA to both complete his history degree and continue pursuing a career in football coaching. Thomas currently serves as a student assistant coach under linebacker coach Scott White. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
