Junior Elise Wagle pumps her fist in celebration. Wagle won her singles match against the Utes on Thursday afternoon, sending the Bruins to the semifinals. (Jeremy Chen/Photo editor)
This post was updated April 26 at 7:36 p.m.
OJAI, Calif. — Déjà vu teetered on the edge during Thursday’s bout.
The Bruins surrendered to a sweep in last year’s Pac-12 quarterfinal in Ojai.
The Bruins are fewer than 100 days away from transitioning from the Pac-12 conference to the Big Ten.
But before they can look to the future, one final Pac-12 championship will mark their last event as part of the conference.
This post was updated April 21 at 10:00 p.m.
No. 10 UCLA women’s tennis (17-4, 9-1 Pac-12) ended conference play on the mountain top, claiming the Pac-12 regular-season title for the second time outright and third overall.
This post was updated April 18 at 10:31 p.m.
The pressure is mounting.
The Bruins broke into the top 10.
And if they play their cards right, they could wear two crowns by the weekend’s end.
A loud declaration washed through a sea of largely empty seats.
It didn’t come from any chair umpire, coach or active player.
Instead, Kimmi Hance projected the rallying cry through an orange cone following each singles set won.
It was elation suspended. One final twist in a theater of turns.
As the ball sailed off Elise Wagle’s racket and touched the opposite baseline, her opponent raised a finger – the shot was called out.
This post was updated April 11 at 9:39 p.m.
Beach volleyball
Lori Garavartanian, Daily Bruin contributor
The Pac-12 tournament will mark seven weeks since UCLA’s last loss if the team continues its 15-game winning streak in the coming days.
The Bruins beat the Cardinal on Sunday for the first time since 2021.
Two days later, they rose three ranks in the national rankings – their highest rank of the season – and also saw two singles players and two doubles teams rise in the ranks.
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