With two 4-0 wins this weekend, UCLA women’s tennis made advancing to the round of 16 in the NCAA Tournament look easy. The first match of the weekend on took place on Saturday at the Los Angeles Tennis Center pitting No. Read more...
Photo: The nation’s No. 1 singles player, senior Robin Anderson, won in straight sets against both Idaho and Northwestern. The No. 6 Bruins will now travel to Waco, Texas for the Sweet 16 where they will face off against No. 10 Texas A&M. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin)
A relaxed and laid-back air filled the court Wednesday at the Los Angeles Tennis Center during UCLA women’s tennis practice. Rather than players getting down on themselves when a serve was missed or an error was made, jokes and laughter were shared among the team as it practiced its doubles play. Read more...
Photo: Junior Catherine Harrison is part of a Bruin starting six that is exactly the same as the one that led UCLA to the national championship last year. (Jose Ubeda/Daily Bruin staff)
Jennifer Brady pushed herself off the bench and immediately knew something was off. “After the match against (Whitney Kay of University of North Carolina), my foot just felt funny and I couldn’t walk,” Brady said. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore Jennifer Brady, an All-American last year, was forced to sit out much of this season with a right foot injury. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin)
UCLA women’s tennis senior Robin Anderson was named the Pac-12 Singles Player of the Year Tuesday afternoon, making it two years in a row that she’s won that award. Read more...
Photo: UCLA senior Robin Anderson was named the Pac-12 Singles Player of the Year for her second year straight. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin)
For the third consecutive year, a UCLA player has won the Pac-12 championship singles title. Another championship for UCLA’s already packed trophy case. Well, not quite. Read more...
Photo: UCLA coach Stella Sampras Webster (right) hugged junior Catherine Harrison (left) after the latter won the Pac-12 singles championship. Sampras Webster said one of the reasons she’s in favor of the current format over a team competition format is that it gives players like Harrison the opportunity to face higher-ranked opponents. (Pac-12)
The NCAA chose UCLA as the location for the NCAA regional championships, the association announced Tuesday. The Los Angeles Tennis Center will host the first and second rounds of the national tournament, slated to start May 8 and finish May 10. Read more...
Photo: Defending 2014 national champions, UCLA women’s tennis, along with men’s tennis, will host the NCAA regional championships. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The closer the national championship tournament nears, the higher the anticipation rises for UCLA’s women’s tennis. “They have been waiting for this all year,” said coach Stella Sampras Webster. Read more...
Photo: Junior Catherine Harrison said UCLA’s 4-3 loss to USC just over two weeks ago motivated the Bruins to work even harder in preparation for the NCAA Tournament. (Jose Ubeda/Daily Bruin staff)
