Graduate student Jessica Failla celebrates a point during a Women's Tennis victory over No. 13 Oklahoma State on Feb 26. Failla rose as high as No. 4 in the individual rankings this season and has led the Waves to a No. 5 ranking, one of five Pepperdine programs in the Top 10 nationally. File photo by Ali LevensWhen college sports – along with all of society – shut … [Read more...] about Pepperdine Leads Way in WCC With Eight Ranked Teams
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Spring Sport Waves Return for Fifth and Sixth Years
Reinstated tennis player Jessica Failla returns a backhand at the Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center. Failla, who returns to Pepperdine this year to use her sixth season of eligibility, won four tournaments this summer. File photo When the NCAA canceled spring sports championships in March, it brought an abrupt end to the careers of many senior Pepperdine student-athletes. Or so … [Read more...] about Spring Sport Waves Return for Fifth and Sixth Years
Men’s Golf Holds No. 1 National Ranking
Pepperdine senior Sahith Theegala tees off at the Southwestern Invitational at North Ranch Country Club in January. Theegala won the event individually and the Waves won the event as a team, their first of two team victories in the spring season thus far. PGM File PhotoFor the first time in program history, Men’s Golf holds the No. 1 national ranking in both Golfstat and … [Read more...] about Men’s Golf Holds No. 1 National Ranking
Men’s Golf prepares for the spring season
Photos courtesy of Pepperdine Athletics/Jeff Golden Pepperdine Men’s Golf enters the 2019 spring season optimistic. With two freshmen and five returners, the Waves look to tap into all that shared experience. Senior Roy Cootes, juniors Clay Feagler and Joshua McCarthy and sophomores RJ Manke and Austin Murphy form Pepperdine’s core of returners. In the 2018 fall … [Read more...] about Men’s Golf prepares for the spring season
Men’s Golf Hopes to Continue Last Season’s Winning Streak
Photos courtesy of Jeff GoldenMen's Golf is starting the year strong after winning the West Coast Conference championship last season. This year, they have even larger goals in mind. The conference championship was the first for Men’s Golf since 2015, and it was not the team’s only accomplishment. Junior Josh McCarthy qualified for the NCAA Championship, junior … [Read more...] about Men’s Golf Hopes to Continue Last Season’s Winning Streak