This post was updated Jan. 27 at 12:51 a.m.
Maybe last year was an anomaly after all.
No. 18 UCLA women’s tennis (1-0) swept Loyola Marymount (0-3) by a tally of 7-0 on Wednesday to open up dual-match play at home.

Billy Martin long resisted the idea of coaching.
The thought of spending his days in an office was unappealing in and of itself.
“I’m not a coat-and-tie guy, never have been,” Martin said.

This post was updated Jan. 18 at 9:00 p.m.
As atmospheric rivers drenched Westwood, the Bruins took to the desert to weather their strongest competition of the preseason.

Sam Settleman
Sports editor
Prediction: UCLA 35, Pitt 21
Most bowl games are meaningless – simply bragging rights on the line in a game against an unfamiliar opponent with key players opting out.

Forced to withdraw from their final two team events, the Bruins put on a one-man show to cap off their fall campaign.
Alexander Hoogmartens represented UCLA men’s tennis at the ITA National Fall Championships in San Diego, which ran from Nov.

Sam Settleman
Sports editor
Prediction: UCLA 49, Arizona 28
Nothing is more fun than watching a bad team with no fear.
A team that knows it can’t win without throwing the ball 50 times or dropping eight into coverage and hoping for the best.

Mixed results had defined Sasha Vagramov’s final fall campaign with the blue and gold.
Across three events, the senior earned a mark of 8-9 across all matchplay and lacked a deep run to her name.

This post was updated Oct. 27 at 8:50 p.m.
Elise Wagle won her first collegiate title last year as part of a newly formed pairing.
The same storyline played out once again – this time, with a different Bruin as the protagonist.

The common sports enthusiast would say you’re not too late to the party if you put together your best season at 29 years old.
But in modern professional tennis, that’s like showing up to the party after the cleanup has begun.