≡ 2008 April & May News ≡

≡ 05/28/08 ≡ End of Year Tournament

The Club Tennis End of Year Banquet will be held tomorrow 7 PM, Thursday May 29th, at the Varsity Team room @ LATC.. The event is expected to last until 10 PM at the latest, with dinner being served and introductions to next year's officers made around 7. This event is free for club members, or $10 for those who have not joined..yet. Dress is semi-formal!

UCLA at.. the US OPEN?!

The #1-ranked UCLA tennis team duo, the championship-winning doubles pair of Tracy Lin and Riza Zalameda, have earned a wildcard into the US OPEN for their victory on Monday in the NCAA Doubles' Championships. Look forward to seeing their run to glory in August!

≡ 05/26/08 ≡ Spring Tournament

By CT Coach Mark Otten

23 players turned out on Memorial Day, May 26, 2008 for a rain-delayed UCLA Club Tennis spring singles tournament. Originally scheduled for Saturday the 24th, the tournament was postponed in a controversial decision by tournament director Mark Otten. "It rained, I swear it's true," insisted Otten, even though everyone knows it never rains in Los Angeles in May...Continue reading.

05/26/08 ----- UCLA Women's Team Wins NCAA Championship

Number one seeded Riza Zalameda and Tracy Lin took the NCAA Double's draw by storm, finishing off championship contenders Fresno State, 6-2, 4-6, 6-3. Lin and Zalameda became only the sixth team in UCLA's Doubles' history to capture the championship.

Harel Srugo from the Men's team lost in the second round of singles' play and the Women's Andrea Remynse was forced to withdraw from the second round because of injury. Team mate Lin fell in the third round of singles' play. The ever persistent Zalameda held strong up til the quarterfinals, where she was defeated by the number one seed.

≡ 05/20/08 ≡ UCLA's 102nd NCAA

UCLA Women's tennis achieved a stellar 4-0 defeat of Cal today at the NCAA Championship finals match. Following UCLA Women's Water Polo's NCAA victory (#101) this increases UCLA's all-time NCAA title lead to 102.

3rd-Seeded UCLA Men's tennis lost to the 7th-Ranked Texas Longhorns, 3-4, in the semifinals yesterday.

Club End of Year Banquet

The 2007-2008 UCLA Club Tennis banquet takes place Thursday, May 29, 7-10 PM @ Varsity Team Room @ LATC . Admittance is free for club members, $10 for those who are not (yet). The event is semi-formal, so please be sure to dress accordingly! RSVP for the event on facebook.

Club Tennis at the Movies!

We will be watching the new "Indiana Jones" movie this Thursday @ 10:30 PM @ Mann Bruin. Be sure to buy tickets early and arrive at the theatre ahead of time! See you at the big screen! Facebook RSVP

≡ 05/13/08 ≡ Spring Doubles Tournament

Congratulations to the winners of our quarterly doubles tournament! Spencer Knowlton and Ryan Malway of UCSD took the Men's doubles championship, defeating UCLA's Will Lam and Adrian Chiang 8-6 in the finals. UCLA graduate and UCLA Med student Mark Otten and Lyly Minh won in mixed, defeating UCSD's Ryan Malawy and Ai Takamori 8-5 in the finals. View the draw below:

Look forward to both a more in-depth story about the doubles tournament, as well as the singles tournament on May 24th, to come!

≡ 05/01/08 ≡ Spring Newsletter

Didn't get the latest UCLA Club Tennis Newsletter? No worries! Simply click here and look it over!

≡ 04/28/08 ≡ Video from Nationals

View the video from the 2008 National Championships made by Adeline Yang. The video quality isn't exactly the best, and Coach Otten has several cameo appearances that may be a bit long, but if you'd like to see a larger and clearer version please contact Adeline Yang. Be wary of the camera/video volume!

≡ 04/24/08 ≡ Fun Times

UCLA Club Tennis' second Pizza party will be held on Friday, 7:30 PM, at De Neve's 3rd-floor Dogwood Lounge. As Club President Emily Watt puts it, "We'll try to keep the door propped open so that you can get in, otherwise we'll buzz you in. If you've paid Club dues and want a reason/place to hang out with your buddies, come out and enjoy some pizza and wings!"

On a different note, open practices have been shifted from their usual MW 6-8 PM slot to Mondays and Thursdays 6-8PM to accomadate the IM doubles' league. Look forward to the quarterly Singles and Doubles weekend tournament to come in early May!

≡ 04/22/08 ≡ Nationals Sucess

The UCLA CT won its first three successive matches at Nationals in Cary, North Carolina, this week, boasting a series of shut-out sets and dominating matches. Early Friday morning (5 AM Pacific time), however, the bruins succumbed to the ferocious onslaught of 4-time National Champions Texas A&M. As a result of the loss, the Bruins faltered in the consolation round, conceding victory to the University of Illinois before rebounding to overtake Clemson University and defeating UC Davis on Saturday to take the backdraw. UCLA finished in the top 16 of over 64 schools. View photos of the event here, from Emily Watt.

The West was nonetheless well represented, as the semi-finals witnessed two California giants (UC Berkeley and Stanford) taking on two Texan schools (University of Texas and Texas A&M). Nationals concluded as follows:

Semi-Finals	Finals	Champions
Stanford
Uof Texas	UT	UT
UC Berkeley	UC Berkeley
Texas A&M

Congratulations again to the UCLA Club CT for the valiant effort they put forth for Nationals, including two red-eye flights (from 3 or 4 AM lasting until 11 AM), three series' worth of 8-AM matches, and long long days of extremely intense tennis. If you see any of the following warriors around on campus, be sure to give them a BIG bruin hug!

1: Chikako Shimura	2: Alyssa Chen	3: Adeline Yang	4: Cristina Toth	5: Sarah Lowe
1: Spencer Cohen	2: Pat Williams	3: Will Lam	4: Andre Michelin

The UCLA NCAA team had much better luck on Friday, with the Women's team defeating USC for the second time this season to clench their first-ever Championship title in the Pac-10. The Men's team displayed similar superiority over USC, easily dominating the Trojans. Both teams head out to Ojai later on this week.

≡ 04/14/08 ≡ So Much STUFF!!

Many, many events are going down this week. Here's a quick review:

April 13th: Alumni vs CT match

Members of the current Club Tennis Competitive Team took on former members in a WTT-styled challenge match on Sunday. This fun event, held on Sycamore Courts from 1-4 PM, started off the week with a *BANG* that's sure to carry our tennis champions through Nationals!

Photos by Emily Watt
Andre & Will	Andrew Finley	Ricky Wu	Pat & Spence	Nick De Goede
Ayako & Kelly	Sarah Lowe	Spencer Cohen	Janis & Chikako	Masha Konterer
Adeline Yang	Will Lam	Mark Otten	Will & Andre	Kelly Iwanabe

April 15th-20th: Nationals!

Having won the Regional Championships for the fifth straight year, our UCLA Club Tennis CT now embarks upon the National Championships, held in Cary, North Carolina. Cheer on your Bruins as they fight for the National Title!

Double USC Trouble

Or should it be said, "Double USC's troubles?" Regardless, UCLA seeks to deal a heavy double blow to USC this FRIDAY as both our Men's and Women's team take on the Trojans as they travel onwards to the NCAA finale. The Women's team will be playing on our home courts of LATC from 1-4, while the Men's team departs for USC at 2 PM for the 3 PM match. Travel with the men's team on the bus to USC! Contact Emily Watt to RSVP.

≡ 04/04/08 ≡ NCAA UCLA vs USC Men's

The bus to USC leaves April 18th (Friday) at 2 PM for the 3 PM match... be there as UCLA's men's team takes on USC for the second round of matchplay! Cheer on your champion Bruins and remember to bring the warpaint.. this is USC we're talking about, here!

≡ 04/03/08 ≡ UCLA at Riviera

UCLA Club Tennis will be bringing our best to Riviera Country Club this weekend, Saturday April 5th from 1-4 PM, in the annual matchup against their patrons. Come cheer on your brave Bruins as they battle it out! Contact Emily Watt if you are interested in attending!

≡ 04/01/08 ≡ Welcome to April!

And happy April Fool's Day! But with the start of a new quarter, it's all seriousness as our Competitive Team (CT) heads off into the last stretch of Spring training before the National Championships held April 17th-20th in Cary, North Carolina. Cheer them on!

Practices resume their usual time slots, MW 6-8 PM, until the intramural league begins. The schedule will be modified to accomadate their needs.

April 13th bears stoic witness to the first-ever Veterans vs. Rookies matchoff between current and former club CT members. The event takes place on Sunday at LATC, so be sure to come by and watch someone get... schooled!