Redshirt junior Emon van Loben Sels thrusts a backhand swing at the ball. (Pranav Akella/Daily Bruin)
Mark Twain once said history does not repeat itself, but it does rhyme.
The Bruins proved themselves to be rhymesters this weekend – but whether they can disprove the first half of Twain’s assertion will be determined at April’s end.
Gianluca Ballotta gripped his ankle and writhed in pain on the heat-charged asphalt.
The wounded senior was unable to place any weight on his leg.
But Ballotta returned to the court just a few minutes later, using his racket as both a cane and a sword.
Spencer Johnson held the ball in his hand, the power of victory resting within his fingers.
The No. 57 junior bounced the ball once. Twice.
Finally, he raised his racket to hit the potentially match-clinching serve.
This post was updated March 12 at 5:15 p.m.
Losing is never easy.
Losing to your biggest rival hurts even more.
But that was the reality the last time the Bruins faced the Trojans – suffering a narrow defeat at David X.
Even the deepest winter eventually yields to the first sign of spring.
And after a cold start to the season, the Bruins are in full bloom as the conference calendar turns.
Mirrors show us a reversed image of ourselves.
And while reflections are timeless, conditions are transient.
The Bruins faced the Hoosiers and Boilermakers in the midst of their worst start to a season in coach Billy Martin’s then-32-year tenure last season.
Rudy Quan had caused the earthquake.
And the landslide was headed straight for him.
Wielding open water bottles and shouting “Let’s go, Rudy,” the Bruins tackled the sophomore in celebration.
All eyes were on Cassius Chinlund as he sat on the bench of court six.
The redshirt freshman’s leg got massaged as the match came down to a deciding third set between Chinlund and Niels Hoffmann.
Tuesday rang in the Year of the Horse.
The first few days of the Lunar New Year bustle with traditional Chinese festivities. Wrapped in classic red outfits symbolizing good fortune and vitality, children stretch out their eager hands to collect long-awaited red packets from loved ones.
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