This post was updated April 8 8:51 p.m.
Maybe the best thing to do after getting swept is to do the sweeping.
After No. 3 Ohio State (20-2, 9-0 Big Ten) swept it 4-0 on Friday at Ty Tucker Tennis Center in Columbus, Ohio, UCLA men’s tennis (9-8, 7-2) passed along the favor in a 4-0 sweep of Penn State (12-11, 0-9) at the Sarni Tennis Center in State College, Pennsylvania, on Sunday morning.

Men’s tennisLamar Tuker, Daily Bruin staff
After losing Tuesday’s bout to the Trojans 4-3 – and subsequently getting swept by their crosstown rival in the season series – the Bruins will have a chance to get back in the win column when they head East.

The Bruins and the Trojans’ crosstown rivalry came down to a winner-take-all singles match for the second time in just over a month.
And while the former dropped the schools’ last duel, Tuesday looked more promising for the Bruins.

One of the most observable differences between professional and collegiate tennis – even for those not well-accustomed to the sport – may be the atmosphere.
Professional matches are often accompanied by a subdued, more buttoned-up energy, while collegiate games are fueled by long-standing school rivalries, the chants of fans and teammates and, in the case of college men’s tennis, testosterone.

The nets at the Los Angeles Tennis Center may feature “B1G,” but the Bruins’ memories – and nightmares – of their previous conference remain.
The Ducks knocked the Bruins out of last season’s Pac-12 championships, defeating them in what coach Billy Martin called the team’s worst performance of 2024.

Women’s tennisShiv Patel, Daily Bruin senior staff
The Bruins haven’t left the West Coast since early February.
But No. 24 UCLA women’s tennis (7-6, 2-2 Big Ten) will trade the Los Angeles Tennis Center’s open Southern California environment for the indoor Ty Tucker Tennis Stadium on Friday as it faces No.

Traveling halfway across the country and playing on indoor courts didn’t slow down the Bruins this weekend.
UCLA men’s tennis (6-6, 4-0 Big Ten) responded to the four-match skid that ended nonconference play with a four-match winning streak to open its Big Ten slate, defeating No.