Senior Anne-Christine Lutkemeyer returns the ball. (Brianna Carlson/Daily Bruin staff)
75 degrees and sunny is the Bruins’ natural habitat.
And a trip south usually means the Westwood squad stays well within this comfort zone. But the Louisiana weather proved unpredictable last weekend.
The teams congregated. Spectators’ eyes drifted from side to side. The ball floated through the warm afternoon air. Anticipatory silence enveloped the stadium.
The short-lived silence suddenly blossomed into a raucous frenzy.
Martin Jarmond paused mid-sentence – something had just clicked.
He inched toward the edge of his seat, lifted his eyebrows and held up a hand to sift through his thoughts.
This post was updated Aug. 23 at 6:28 p.m.
UCLA Athletics is no longer the new fish in the pond. After its inaugural year in the Big Ten, UCLA made its name known, winning four Big Ten tournament championships.
From junior tennis to the US Open, Olivia Center and Kate Fakih conquered many of tennis’ biggest stages side-by-side before the age of 19.
But for both freshmen, who have been playing with each other since they were 10 years old, that journey together didn’t end when they arrived at UCLA.
In its first year in the Big Ten, UCLA Athletics had its fair share of glory-filled moments. Whether it was perfect 10s, buzzer beaters or last-minute thrillers, these nine athletes forever cemented themself in Bruin history.
This post was updated May 13 at 10:26 p.m.
The passionate Aggie crowds cheering on the 11 players on the gridiron at Texas A&M football games are known as the 12th man – a term the school has embraced as a label for its fan base.
This post was updated May 8 at 9:48 p.m.
Men’s tennis
Badri Viswanathan, Daily Bruin contributor
The Trojans dealt the Bruins their fifth loss in six matches, 4-3 Feb.
Staring down the barrel of a 6-4 deficit in a winner-takes-all tiebreaker set, Ahmani Guichard had no room for error.
A single mistake and her team would be closing the shutters on their season.
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