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For the second time this season Pepperdine's women's tennis team has had to postpone a match against Cal Poly due to forecasted rain in Malibu. Pepperdine was scheduled to open its season with a match against the Cal Poly Mustangs on Jan. 18 in Malibu but due to rain that day the two universities planned to meet March 31.Meteorologists predicted heavy rain in Malibu yesterday … [Read more...] about Expected storm washes out Wednesday matches

It has been an eventful week for the men's tennis team thus far as they came from a four-game losing streak to win the past two tournaments in down-to-the-wire 4-3 brawls.The Waves upset No. 11 Illinois on Saturday making for their highest-opponent-ranked win of the season and made a close comeback to defeat Boise State on Tuesday afternoon. "I was really happy for all of … [Read more...] about Waves rally late upset Boise State

Somewhere hidden between acres of cornfields and abandoned auto plants lies a distinctive piece of hallowed ground in the sport of basketball. This middle-of-nowhere locale has given us the likes of Larry Bird John Wooden and Oscar Robinson. Even Larry Steele and Bryce Drew call this wonderful place home. But so too does another budding hero. The place is Indianapolis Ind. … [Read more...] about Butler survives 'Madness in Indianapolis'

In modern sports many athletes at the professional level choose to turn to performance-enhancing drugs for several reasons— maybe to keep a spot on a team where the annual salary is a healthy seven figures maybe to win a gold medal or maybe to be featured on a cereal box. At Pepperdine though athletes are held to high standards through the combined effort of the … [Read more...] about Juicing not worth the win

Led by powerful efforts on the pitching mound the Waves broke a five-game losing streak with a series win over Stony Brook this weekend and went on Tuesday night to threaten No. 6 UCLA's perfect 21-0 record in a close 2-1 loss.After a loss to New York's Stony Brook on Friday night junior Matt Bywater shutout the opponent Saturday in front of home fans at Eddy D. Field Stadium … [Read more...] about Pitchers guide baseball's recent success