The Bruins did not concede a single loss. No. 8 UCLA women’s tennis (2-0) emerged victorious in both of its duals this weekend at the ITA Kick-Off Weekend, defeating Minnesota (1-1) 4-0 on Saturday to advance to the championship against Loyola Marymount (1-2). Read more...

Photo: Freshman Elysia Bolton didn’t drop a set for No. 8 UCLA women’s tennis this weekend. Bolton won 6-0, 6-3 on court one in the dual against Minnesota, and 6-3, 6-2 on court two in the dual against Loyola Marymount. (Andy Bao/Daily Bruin)

New season, new faces. No. 8 UCLA women’s tennis will open its season against Minnesota on Saturday at Los Angeles Tennis Center during the ITA Kick-Off Weekend. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt junior Jada Hart – who forfeit in the Freeman Memorial Championships due to a hamstring injury last week – will return to action in UCLA women’s tennis’ season opener at home Saturday. (Daily Bruin file photo)

The Bruins faced their final test before the start of dual matches. Eight members of No. 8 UCLA women’s tennis traveled to Las Vegas, Nevada, to participate in the Freeman Memorial Championships. Read more...

Photo: Senior Gabby Andrews competed in both singles and doubles at the Freeman Memorial Championships in Las Vegas, Nevada. UCLA women’s tennis will kick off dual matches next weekend. (Daily Bruin file photo)

The Bruins played their first matches of 2019 this weekend. Three members of No. 8 UCLA women’s tennis – senior Alaina Miller and freshmen Taylor Johnson and Katie LaFrance – travelled to La Quinta, Calif., to participate in the National Collegiate Tennis Classic. Read more...

Photo: Senior Alaina Miller lost in the round of 16 in the singles bracket and the quarterfinals in the doubles bracket at the National Collegiate Tennis Classic in La Quinta, CA. (Daily Bruin file photo)

Jada Hart does not take breaks. In what was supposed to be time off from competitive tennis, the redshirt junior teamed up with Duke’s Maria Mateas and went 3-0 last week in Grenoble, France, to help the United States claim the Master’U BNP Paribas championship. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt junior Jada Hart paired up with Duke’s Maria Mateas at the Master’U BNP Paribas tournament last weekend. Hart returned to Westwood with an international doubles title representing Team USA. (Courtesy of Etienne Jeanneret)

Two tiebreakers ended the hopes of a Bruin championship. “It was a great experience,” said coach Stella Sampras Webster. UCLA women’s tennis sent five players to the Oracle ITA National Fall Championships this past week in Arizona, registering two quarterfinal appearances in doubles and a quarterfinals appearance from freshman Elysia Bolton in singles. Read more...

Photo: Senior Ayan Broomfield paired up with senior Gabby Andrews at the Oracle ITA National Fall Championships. The pair fell to Pepperdine’s No. 26 Ashley Lahey and Evgeniya Levashova in the quarterfinals on Friday afternoon. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin staff)