It took some time to find their stride, but the Bruins cleaned things up after the first set to take down the Harvard Crimson in four sets during the first round of the NCAA championships.

John Speraw met with longtime friend Wade Garard in May of 2016 to catch up over coffee, but their Starbucks chat turned into much more.
As head coach for both the Bruins and the U.S.

SoftballNicholas Yekikian, assistant Sports editor
UCLA softball’s 56-game campaign begins this weekend.
The No. 4 Bruins will face four different opponents this weekend – none of whom are ranked.

The Bruins will face the two newest additions to their conference this weekend.
No. 2 UCLA men’s volleyball (11-1) will travel to Concordia (3-2) on Thursday and No.

The Bruins limited the top-serving team in the country to just one ace Tuesday.
No. 2 UCLA (11-1) trounced No. 12 CSUN (6-4) in four sets, avenging last season’s upset against the Matadors.

If members of the UCLA men’s tennis team want to see what their future could potentially look like, one role model has stood out in recent weeks.

16-0 run after Welsh’s injury in Cal game
David Gottlieb, Sports editor

“Things looked bad.”
Those were the first three words in our story about the California game, and they were apt.

Men’s tennisMelissa Zhang, assistant Sports editor
Sophomore Evan Zhu earned Pac-12 Player of the Week honors Tuesday for his dominant performance in both singles and doubles during the ITA Kick-Off Weekend.

UCLA earned a spot in the ITA Division I National Men’s Team Indoor Championship in February, but the Bruins will face a potential challenge in trying to adjust to playing indoors.

Track and field
Nicholas Yekikian, assistant Sports editor
With the 2018 indoor season finally underway, UCLA track and field will take part in its second meet of the year this weekend.