Monday, June 29


Tennis player’s aspirations reach beyond the court

And while she can’t stand to be off the tennis court as her team closes the season in the NCAA tournament, Ray, a communication studies student, seeks to eventually apply her skills from tennis to the broadcasting booth. Read more...

Photo: Kaitlin Ray, a sophomore communication studies student on the women’s tennis team, aspires to play professional tennis, which she then plans to transition into a career in sports broadcasting. Her love for sports and her competitive nature fuel her goals.


Softball celebrates after placement in Louisville regional

Yellow, white and blue balloons filled the room and congratulation signs lined the clubhouse walls. Twenty women sat crowded on the soft, beige couch, fixedly staring at the giant television screen in anticipation. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore pitcher Ally Carda said the team is just trying to “stay loose and have fun” during practice in anticipation of the Louisville regional game.



Track twins make a home at UCLA

Although freshmen pole vaulters Renee and Sara Greene may be the youngest members of the women’s pole vault team, the story of how they got into the sport may seem familiar to some of the upperclassmen on the team. Read more...

Photo: Despite only having started their pole vaulting careers in their junior year of high school, freshman pole vaulters Sara and Renee Greene have helped motivate each other to improve quickly.


UCLA seniors compete in Pro Gymnastics Challenge

Last weekend at the Pro Gymnastics Challenge in Pennsylvania, seniors Alyssa Pritchett and Vanessa Zamarripa didn’t know whether they were competing as gymnasts for the last time in their lives or for the very first time as professionals. Read more...

Photo: Although she believes many college gymnasts are burned out by graduation, senior Alyssa Pritchett intends to continue using her skills by going into stunt work, a common career path for former gymnasts.