From junior tennis to the US Open, Olivia Center and Kate Fakih conquered many of tennis’ biggest stages side-by-side before the age of 19.
But for both freshmen, who have been playing with each other since they were 10 years old, that journey together didn’t end when they arrived at UCLA.

UCLA women’s tennis (16-8, 10-3 Big Ten) is heading to Nashville, Tennessee, for the first two rounds of the NCAA tournament. UCLA will face Harvard (15-8, 7-0 Ivy League) in Friday’s first round, with the victor advancing to Saturday’s second round against either No.

No. 4 seed UCLA women’s tennis (15-7, 10-3 Big Ten) may have thought it had said its last goodbyes to Ojai, California, at 2024’s final Pac-12 tournament.

Men’s tennis
Kai Dizon, Assistant Sport editor
Ohayō Ohio and goodbye to Ojai.
After 72 years of competing in the Pac-12 Tournament at The Ojai Tennis Tournament’s Libbey Park in Ojai, California, No.

BaseballJack Clarke, Daily Bruin contributor
Despite winning five in a row, nine of their last 10 and finding themselves perched atop the Big Ten standings, the Bruins remain unranked by D1Baseball, Baseball America and the USA Today Sports baseball coaches poll.

A winning road record hung in the balance for the Bruins on Sunday.
No. 16 junior Anne-Christine Lutkemeyer forced a third set on court one but found herself down five games to one as the Huskies led the match 3-1.

Beach volleyball
Sam Barbir, Daily Bruin contributor
Staying at the top can sometimes be more difficult than getting there.
No. 1 UCLA beach volleyball (9-1) will head up to Stanford, California, to compete in the MPSF Midseason Rumble against Oregon (3-4), No.

An undefeated team. An uncharted territory.
With the Bruins entering a tournament they have not qualified for in four years, it will soon become clear which will prevail.

Women’s tennis
Lori Garavartanian, Daily Bruin contributor
The Bruins rallied behind Kimmi Hance on Tuesday as the senior secured the team’s season-opening sweep.
And heading into the weekend, the team united around a new goal – a trip to the ITA National Team Indoor Championships.

This post was updated Jan. 23 at 5:07 p.m.
Striving to parallel last season’s undefeated record at home will be a tall order for the Bruins.