Sunday, November 1

Freshmen lead UCLA women's tennis in sweep over UC Irvine

The story between UCLA and UC Irvine's women's tennis teams remained unchanged as the Bruins swept the Anteaters 7-0 at the Los Angeles Tennis Center, but an abundance of new faces wrote this year's script. Read more...

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Freshman Chanelle Van Nguyen, seen here, paired with senior McCall Jones to contribute to UCLA’s doubles sweep against UC Irvine.


Younger members of UCLA women's water polo team step up to the challenge of collegiate play

As the women's water polo season opened up last week in Michigan it proved to be an opportunity for the inexperienced members of the team to get some playing time and step up to the challenge of the collegiate play. The inexperience of the team, though, proved not to be an issue as the No. 3 Bruins went 3-0 at the Michigan Invitational, scoring 29 goals over three games. Read more...

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Coach Brandon Brooks speaks with his team during a game. The older members of the UCLA women’s water polo team have played an important role in raising team cohesion this season, and the team’s performance in the recent Michigan Invitational testifies to that.


Student Tim White seeks spot in Pangaea Expedition, which combines adventure, environmentalism

During his second year, Tim White, a fourth-year marine biology student and captain of the UCLA club lacrosse team, spent five weeks participating in research focusing on coral reef ecology at a field station in Moorea, French Polynesia. Read more...

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Fourth-year student Tim White is one of 18 finalists vying to secure a spot on the upcoming Pangaea Expedition. According to White, his sports background has helped him train both his mind and body in preparation for the rigorous tests the candidates must go through before joining the program.




UCLA men’s tennis starts strong in doubles, maintains composure to sweep UC Irvine

The UCLA men's tennis team carried its momentum from last week's win over BYU into Tuesday's match as it swept non-conference opponent UC Irvine 7-0 at the Los Angeles Tennis Center. Read more...

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Freshman Marcos Giron, the nation’s top-ranked tennis recruit out of high school last year, beat his opponent 6-2, 6-2 in UCLA’s 7-0 sweep over UC Irvine at the Los Angeles Tennis Center on Tuesday.