With a score of 3-3, Saturday’s match against California came down to the final set and junior Kristin Wiley. After falling to No. 14 Stanford (9-1, 2-0 Pac-12) 4-3 on Friday, UCLA women’s tennis (7-5, 1-1) looked to edge out No. Read more...
Photo: Junior Kristin Wiley clinched UCLA’s come-from-behind 4-3 victory over Cal with a three-set victory at court six. The Bruins won despite dropping all six first sets in singles play. (Emma Skinner/Daily Bruin)
UCLA women’s tennis heads into two conference matches this weekend with a goal in mind. Get back on track. Following three losses in a row, the Bruins (6-4) look to bring stronger energy against No. Read more...
Photo: (Wesley Hardin/Daily Bruin)
To 12-year-old Ena Shibahara, the Los Angeles Tennis Center didn’t even seem like it was part of a school. Growing up, all she knew about UCLA was that it was home to the Los Angeles Open, where a young Shibahara frequently watched professional tennis players compete. Read more...
Photo: Ena Shibahara is the nation’s third-ranked women’s tennis singles player, and it’s just her freshman year. She began forging a connection to UCLA by attending the Los Angeles Open. (Photo Illustration by Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The real test for UCLA women’s tennis starts this weekend. After dropping three straight matches, the No. 21 Bruins (6-4) will only face Pac-12 opponents for the rest of the season, starting with the No. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore Gabby Andrews rebounded from a rough start to the season by winning four of her last five singles matches, including a straight-sets victory over Baylor’s Angie Shakhraichuk on Saturday. (Dayoung Lee/Daily Bruin)
By shuffling the doubles lineups and forming three new teams, UCLA women’s tennis looked to secure a win against Baylor. But it fell just short. The No. Read more...
Photo: Junior Terri Fleming was one game away from winning her singles match in straight sets, but she couldn’t close it out. The junior ended up losing tiebreakers in the second and third sets as UCLA fell 4-3 to Baylor. (Dayoung Lee/Daily Bruin)
The top-25 opponents just don’t stop coming. No. 21 UCLA women’s tennis (6-3) will continue a stretch of facing six consecutive ranked teams when the Bruins travel to Waco, Texas, to take on No. Read more...
Photo: Junior Terri Fleming is one of only two upperclassmen in UCLA’s lineup who has experience competing against Baylor. Fleming defeated the Bears’ Theresa Van Zyl last season in a 4-1 UCLA victory. (Dayoung Lee/Daily Bruin)
Ball-for-ball and stroke-for-stroke, No. 9 UCLA women’s tennis was right in the matches against No. 12 Pepperdine and No. 18 California this weekend. But each time, the Bruins (6-3) were unable to close out their games, dropping them 5-2 and 6-1 respectively. Read more...
Photo: Freshman Ena Shibahara dropped her first singles match in dual-play this season in a UCLA loss to Cal. Shibahara pinpointed her serving and aggressive playing as key to closing out future close matches. (Wesley Hardin/Daily Bruin)
