Photos Courtesy of Pepperdine AthleticsThe landscape of Pepperdine Men's Tennis has changed dramatically from last season to this one. In April, the Waves parted ways with Marcelo Ferriera midway through his fifth season as head coach. The current roster doesn't have 11-12 players like it had the past three seasons. Instead, the roster contains a modest 8.As the team makes its … [Read more...] about Garapedian and Schaechterle Lead New Regime for Men’s Tennis
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Men’s Basketball Falls in Tight One to BYU
Photos courtesy of Milan LoiaconoIn a physical, back-and-forth affair the Pepperdine Waves fell to the BYU Cougars 87-76 on Thursday Jan. 17. In only the third home loss of the season, they fall to 9-10 on the season and 2-3 in West Coast Conference play. The leading scorers for this season, Colbey Ross and Kameron Edwards exceeded their average point totals and finished with … [Read more...] about Men’s Basketball Falls in Tight One to BYU
Women’s Golf Adds Two International Freshmen
Photos Courtesy of Pepperdine AthleticsPepperdine’s Women’s Golf team added two international freshmen to the roster this year: Kathrine Chan and Sifan He. The two freshmen join a team of two Americans, an Australian and a New Zealander.Neither Chan nor He consider themselves to be from their actual birthplaces. Chan was born in Singapore but moved to Canada when … [Read more...] about Women’s Golf Adds Two International Freshmen
Sicoli Brings Olympic Background to Waves Beach Volleyball
Photo Courtesy of Pepperdine AthleticsThe second head coach in Pepperdine beach volleyball history has coached at the highest levels of the sport, including leading arguably the best team ever (Kerri Walsh Jennings and Misty May-Treanor) to an Olympic gold medal.However, Marcio Sicoli knows that filling the shoes of iconic Pepperdine coach Nina Matthies will be no easy … [Read more...] about Sicoli Brings Olympic Background to Waves Beach Volleyball
2019 Track Season Kicks Off in New Mexico
Photos Courtesy of Jeff GoldenPepperdine Track made the trek to The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, this weekend to kick off the season at the Dr. Martin Luther King Invitational. Sophomore Caila Tongco broke her own and Pepperdine's record in the 60-meter hurdles with 9.21 seconds. The indoor track meet hosted many personal wins, but left room for collective … [Read more...] about 2019 Track Season Kicks Off in New Mexico