This post was updated May 14 at 9:02 p.m. Down 5-2 in the second set after dropping her first, Sasha Vagramov fought back to even the score. Read more...
Photo: UCLA women’s tennis goes into its prematch ritual. The Bruins suffered a season-ending defeat Friday to the Cyclones in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament, the second time they’ve lost to Iowa State in 2023. (Ella Greenberg Winnick/Daily Bruin)
A feeling of deja vu is on the horizon. But this time, with hopes for a different ending. UCLA women’s tennis (15-7, 6-4 Pac-12) ventures to Ames, Iowa, to compete against No. Read more...
Photo: Kimmi Hance hits a forehand. The sophomore for UCLA women’s tennis has won five completed dual-singles matches in a row, including both of her contests at the first and second rounds of the NCAA tournament. (Julia Zhou/Daily Bruin)
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)
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)
This post was updated May 7 at 9:47 p.m. When all was said and done in North Carolina, senior Sasha Vagramov had made her mark, and she felt it. Read more...
Photo: Sasha Vagramov pumps her fist after winning a point. The senior for UCLA women’s tennis clinched both of the Bruins’ wins in the opening weekend of the NCAA tournament. (Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
UCLA women’s tennis (13-7, 6-4 Pac-12) takes on Texas Tech (14-10, 4-5 Big 12) Friday at 11 a.m. in Durham, North Carolina, in the first round of the NCAA tournament. Read more...
Photo: Sophomores Kimmi Hance and Elise Wagle strategize on the court. (Julia Zhou/Daily Bruin)
OJAI, Calif. — Losing the first point isn’t always fatal. But for the Bruins on Thursday, it was. No. 5 seed UCLA women’s tennis (13-7, 6-4 Pac-12) was clipped 4-0 by No. Read more...
Photo: Ava Catanzarite follows through on a standing forehand stroke. The sophomore for UCLA women’s tennis has lost four of her last five completed dual-singles matches with the Bruins, including just four games won across her previous four sets played. (Julia Zhou/Daily Bruin)
