Sports
Sports, Women's Tennis
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November 6, 1:04 am
Women’s tennis to send 6 players to ITA fall championship
The Bruins are staying local for the final national tournament of fall. Six UCLA women’s tennis players will travel roughly 50 miles south to Newport Beach, California, to play in the Oracle ITA Fall National Championships starting Wednesday. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt senior Jada Hart will enter the final fall tournament of her career this week when she and five other UCLA women’s tennis players travel to the Oracle ITA Fall National Championships. Hart is one of three Bruins to play singles, and all six will participate in doubles. (Niveda Tennety/Assistant Photo editor)
Cross Country, Sports
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November 6, 12:59 am
Lighthearted atmosphere helps promote cohesion for men’s cross country
Running 35 to 50 miles a week might difficult for the average UCLA student. But to cover that distance is routine for many of the runners of UCLA cross country, and redshirt senior Robert Brandt said he and the No. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt senior Robert Brandt finished fifth overall in the 8K race, propelling No. 10 UCLA men’s cross country to a fourth place finish at the Pac-12 championship Friday. Brandt said he’s seen a shift in the culture of the team, helping the runners to perform better on meet day. (Courtesy of Ricky Bassman)
Men's Water Polo, Sports
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November 6, 12:55 am
Men’s water polo aims to maintain energy going into final conference games
The Bruins are looking for a way to find consistent energy, according to their coach. Despite eventually coming back to defeat No. 8 California (11-8, 0-1 MPSF) 10-9 on Saturday, No. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s water polo freshman utility/center Cameron Reagan has been on a scoring drought since Sept. 21, and said the transition to the physicality of college water polo has been a charge on his scoring. (Amy Dixon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Sports, Women's Basketball
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November 6, 12:53 am
Women’s basketball overpowers Weber State, winning by 40 points in home opener
Natalie Chou whipped a pass from the top of the arc to Charisma Osborne in the left corner of the court. The freshman guard caught the ball and sunk a 3-pointer for her first collegiate points just 15 seconds into her debut. Read more...
Photo: Freshman guard Charisma Osborne scored on the opening play for No. 11 UCLA women’s basketball in the Bruins’ win over Weber State on Tuesday. Osborne played the most minutes in the game and led the team with 17 points. (Joy Hong/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Men's Tennis, Sports
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November 6, 12:50 am
Men’s tennis’ Keegan Smith focuses on conditioning ahead of ITA fall championship
Keegan Smith said if there’s one thing he wants to feel secure about after this weekend, it would be his footwork and stamina. The junior has been a representative of UCLA men’s tennis in two fall ITA tournaments and will head to his third this weekend – the Oracle ITA National Fall Championships in Newport Beach, California. Read more...
Photo: Junior Keegan Smith will represent UCLA at the Oracle ITA National Fall Championships in Newport Beach, California from Wednesday through Sunday. Smith has won all but one singles match this season, his only loss coming to USC’s Daniel Cukierman. (Daanish Bhatti/Daily Bruin)
Men's Basketball, Sports
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November 6, 12:48 am
What men’s basketball’s four new players could bring to the court
UCLA men’s basketball will not only welcome a new coaching staff to Westwood for the 2019-2020 season, but also four Bruins who will take the court at Pauley Pavilion in blue and gold for the first time Wednesday night. Read more...
Photo: (Photo Illustration by Sophie Marencik, Samantha Joseph, Axel Lopez, Kanishka Mehra and Nitya Tak/Daily Bruin staff)