Winning the deciding match in an NCAA tournament contest is a feat few collegiate tennis players will ever accomplish. Doing it in back-to-back fashion is almost unheard of. Read more...
Photo: Sasha Vagramov of UCLA women’s tennis follows through on a forehand stroke. The senior captain has clinched 16 matches for the Bruins in her career, including team-high totals in 2020 and 2022. (Julia Zhou/Daily Bruin)
There was more than just tireless dedication and intensive training behind bringing national title No. 121 to Westwood. Off-court team dynamics aren’t always cohesive, but that wasn’t a problem for this year’s Bruins. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s volleyball players cheer after winning a point. The Bruins’ camraderie has granted them their best season in decades. (Ethan Manafi/Daily Bruin staff)
No matter what the Bruins achieve this weekend, they’ll be a part of history. No. 1 seed UCLA softball (50-4, 21-3 Pac-12) will open postseason play Thursday, taking on the winner of No. Read more...
Photo: Maya Brady goes into her swing. The redshirt junior utility beat out freshman infielder Jordan Woolery for the Pac-12’s batting crown this season. (Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
No. 1 seed UCLA softball (50-4, 21-3 Pac-12) will open its postseason against either No. 8 seed Arizona (28-24, 6-18) or No. 9 seed Arizona State (22-25, 6-18) in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tournament Thursday at 4 p.m. Read more...
Photo: Members of UCLA softball huddle up before a game. Already a shoo-in for the NCAA tournament, the Bruins will look to be the first program to win both the Pac-12 regular-season and tournament titles. (Ella Greenberg Winnick/Daily Bruin)
It’s not every day a team gets to hoist a national championship trophy. But the feat may become a continuous reality for one. UCLA men’s volleyball snapped its 17-year national title drought – the longest in program history – on Saturday. Read more...
Photo: Members of the UCLA men’s volleyball team pose around the trophy. The Bruins are returning all of their starters in 2024. (Ethan Manafi/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated May 9 at 10:58 p.m. The regular season has concluded for No. 2 UCLA softball (50-4, 21-3 Pac-12), and it was a triumphant one. Read more...
Photo: Members of UCLA softball celebrate after a win. The Bruins’ stellar regular season earned them the No. 1 seed in the first-ever Pac-12 softball tournament this week. (Jack Stenzel/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated May 9 at 11:05 p.m. 2023 had all the makings of a rebuilding year for the Bruins. After losing its top two singles options and being left with two upperclassmen starters among a sea of younger players, UCLA’s on-paper inexperience was bound to dictate its destiny. Read more...
Photo: Fangran Tian of UCLA women’s tennis celebrates after a point. Tian was the only freshman in the nation to go undefeated in dual-singles play this season. (Ella Greenberg Winnick/Daily Bruin)
