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At the age of 6 a typical child is sent off to his first day of elementary school with backpack in hand. At the age of 6 Mousheg Hovhannisyan was sent off to tennis practice with racket in hand. Childhood was anything but typical for this Pepperdine men's tennis player. But no matter how unusual his youth may have been one thing remains the same: he was meant to play tennis. … [Read more...] about Athlete Profile: Mousheg Hovhannisyan

Much of the nationally ranked Pepperdine volleyball team's success this year has fallen on the shoulders of J.D. Schleppenbach.  The 6-foot-4-inch senior from Ventura has helped lead the Waves to the top.With an All American-type season Schleppenbach has finally overcome multiple injuries suffered throughout his career.During his senior year at Ventura High School … [Read more...] about With eye on the future 'old man' leads Waves volleyball

Some athletes are born to play. Junior Courtney Schneck is one such athlete."There are pictures of me in diapers with lacrosse sticks said Schneck. I played organized lacrosse starting in third or fourth grade."A native of West Islip N.Y. Schneck20 grew up loving lacrosse. Now she's a key player on Pepperdine's women's lacrosse team."I've been playing my entire life. My dad … [Read more...] about Lacrosse player shares her story

Andrea Oates was comfortable travelling all the way from Pretoria South Africa to play tennis for Pepperdine.  Even if it was sort of a last-minute deal.The sophomore has played tennis since she was 6 years old. "It was kind of a family affair Oates said. My grandparents played my mom played and my sisters and I have played since we were really small. It started totally … [Read more...] about Tennis player takes own path