Cramping in her legs, senior Chanelle Van Nguyen crumpled to the ground. As the UCLA senior struggled to her feet, her teammates and coaches stood on the sidelines urging her on, point by point. Read more...
Photo: Senior Chanelle Van Nguyen suffered a bout of leg cramps in the deciding singles match against USC Wednesday, but battled through the adversity to capture the win and the match victory for UCLA. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
During a Monday practice, yells of “Go Bruins!” punctuated each conditioning run, volley winner and team huddle. Practicing for a Wednesday matchup against No. 3 USC (10-1), No. Read more...
Photo: Freshman Terri Fleming enters her first career match against crosstown rival USC Wednesday focusing on energy and intensity. The Bruins said they can’t come out flat against the Trojans like they did in a narrow 4-3 win over the Pepperdine Waves Friday. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
UCLA women’s tennis had been there before. Facing Georgia and California earlier in February, UCLA fell just short of completing the comeback. But that changed Friday in Malibu. Read more...
Photo: Despite losing her first set 6-2, senior Chanelle Van Nguyen rallied back to win the next two sets 6-1, 6-1 to take the matchup 2-1. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Through the yells from the men’s team, music from the radio and blaring noise of construction, the UCLA women’s tennis team pushed out distractions to concentrate on the task at hand. Read more...
Photo: Senior Robin Anderson has been medically cleared to play against Pepperdine after missing several matches in the season due to an ankle injury. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Close sets fell both ways for the No. 4 UCLA women’s tennis team (7-2) in the Bay Area. After notching a 6-1 victory against the St. Read more...
Photo: Freshman Kristin Wiley (pictured) and her doubles partner, freshman Terri Fleming, were able to claw back from a 1-5 deficit against their Cal opponents to force a tiebreak and eventually win 8-6 to clinch the doubles point. UCLA, however, was unable to take advantage of the lead, eventually falling to Cal 4-3. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Despite being hampered by injuries against Texas Christian University, the No. 4 Bruins (6-1) handily defeated the No. 17 Horned Frogs (4-5) 4-1 last Saturday. With players coming back from injuries , the Bruins head to the Bay Area this weekend fresh and ready for back-to-back matches. Read more...
Photo: Even though she won her matchup against TCU 6-1, 6-2, freshman Terri Fleming said she still hasn’t played her best tennis yet. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
After playing not to lose last week against Georgia, No. 4 UCLA women’s tennis (6-1) returned to the courts playing to win against No. 17 TCU (4-5), and came away with a 4-1 victory. Read more...
