No. 2 seed UCLA men’s tennis lines up at the Los Angeles Tennis Center for the national anthem. (Andrew Diaz/Daily Bruin)
It may not be Ojai, California – the longtime site of the Pac-12 tournament – but No. 2 seed UCLA men’s tennis (13-8, 11-2 Big Ten) will travel to Columbus, Ohio, for its inaugural Big Ten 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.
There is no repellent for the injury bug.
And the Bruins got bit early this season.
Senior Giacomo Revelli had a slow start to the dual-match season after injuries plagued him in the fall.
Students – adorned in blue and gold – littered UCLA on Saturday for the Class of 2029’s Bruin Day.
But another contingent – proudly wearing white and green – got its first taste of Westwood on Sunday.
With Michigan’s No. 54 Gavin Young and No. 68 Benjamin Kittay sidelined and the Big Ten stakes climbing, Friday’s matchup between the Bruins and Wolverines was less about who was missing – and more about who showed out.
Women’s tennis
Lori Garavartanian, Daily Bruin contributor
A three-game winning streak. A losing road record.
The two will clash Friday as No. 22 UCLA women’s tennis (10-7, 5-3 Big Ten ) will face Iowa (12-6, 6-3) at the Hawkeye Tennis and Recreation Complex in Iowa City, Iowa.
This post was updated April 8 8:51 p.m.
Maybe the best thing to do after getting swept is to do the sweeping.
After No. 3 Ohio State (20-2, 9-0 Big Ten) swept it 4-0 on Friday at Ty Tucker Tennis Center in Columbus, Ohio, UCLA men’s tennis (9-8, 7-2) passed along the favor in a 4-0 sweep of Penn State (12-11, 0-9) at the Sarni Tennis Center in State College, Pennsylvania, on Sunday morning.
Men’s tennisLamar Tuker, Daily Bruin staff
After losing Tuesday’s bout to the Trojans 4-3 – and subsequently getting swept by their crosstown rival in the season series – the Bruins will have a chance to get back in the win column when they head East.
The Bruins and the Trojans’ crosstown rivalry came down to a winner-take-all singles match for the second time in just over a month.
And while the former dropped the schools’ last duel, Tuesday looked more promising for the Bruins.
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