UCLA ties record for NCAA titles

UCLA won the NCAA beach volleyball national championship in Gulf Shores, Ala., coming out of the losers bracket to eliminate Hawaii and then defeat Florida State 3-1 in the final, delivering the Bruins’ 116th NCAA title to tie Stanford for the most.

It’s their first beach volleyball title in the third year of the championship. USC won the first two.

Former Sherman Oaks Notre Dame standout Zana Muno teamed with Savvy Simo on the No. 3 team to give the Bruins a 2-1 lead over Florida State.

The team of Izzy Carey (Westlake Village Oaks Christian) and Elise Zappia (Santa Ana Mater Dei) won for the No. 5 team. The Bruins clinched the title when the No. 2 team of Lily Justine and Sarah Sponcil swept their sets.

Two-time defending champion Simona Halep beat Ekaterina Makarova 6-1, 6-0 in the first round of the Madrid Open, joining Caroline Wozniacki, Garbine Muguruza and Maria Sharapova in advancing . ... Joao Sousa beat Frances Tiafoe 6-4, 6-4 in the Estoril Open final to become the first Portuguese-born player to win an ATP tour event on home soil.

Lionel Messi scored and an injured Ronaldo didn’t play in the second half as Spanish league champion Barcelona salvaged a 2-2 draw in the “Clasico” against Real Madrid to remain unbeaten in 35 league matches this season and extend its record run to 42 without a loss. Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane is confident that Ronaldo, who hurt his right ankle, will play against Liverpool in the Champions League final on May 26 . ... Yoshimar Yotun had a goal and an assist to help Orlando City beat Real Salt Lake 3-1 for its franchiserecord sixth consecutive win.