Tuesday, June 30

Superstitions contribute to women’s tennis identity

As redshirt senior Holly Fleming and junior Courtney Dolehide stood outside the Los Angeles Tennis Center after a practice, they burst into laughter and imitated freshman Catherine Harrison’s little peculiarities. They referred to her tendency to shout at herself during matches out of frustration. Read more...

Photo: Junior Courtney Dolehide’s superstition of regripping her racket before each match has served her well as of late. She won her latest singles match 6-2, 6-2 against Pepperdine.






Men’s tennis set on keeping up heat

The UCLA men’s tennis team is gaining a lot of confidence from its recent success, but the team is still focused on taking care of business against every opponent on its schedule. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore Marcos Giron and the No. 2 UCLA men’s tennis team will face non-conference opponent Hawai’i today at the Los Angeles Tennis Center.


UCLA hosts Los Angeles Tennis Challenge

Two nights after ESPN College GameDay rolled into UCLA, Pauley Pavilion rolled out its own red carpet – this time, to welcome the stars of the tennis world. Read more...

Photo: Novak Djokovic, the No. 1 tennis player in the world, faced off with fellow tennis pro Mardy Fish during an LA Tennis Challenge match.