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The Pepperdine women's tennis team won its first match of a streak of 12 consecutive home matches Saturday defeating Fresno State 6-1. The Waves lost their first three games to Michigan UCLA and Florida State. Pepperdine now has eight more home games before they compete in the West Coast Conference Tournament held in late April.The Waves (5-9) made a change in their doubles … [Read more...] about Waves gear up for fifth sixth contest of 12-match homestand

After a 5-2 home loss to No. 16 Baylor on Saturday the Waves were disappointed again on their home territory Wednesday afternoon. They seemed unprepared for a challenge as the team now ranked No. 24 was defeated in a close 4-3 match by No. 51 Minnesota."It was disappointing to lose to them because I feel like we are a better team freshman Finn Tearney said. We just didn't bring … [Read more...] about Waves fall to Baylor upset by Minnesota

Following a five-year absence the Pepperdine Triathlon Team is up and running once again in its inaugural season as a revamped squad thanks to a vibrant core of dedicated athletes. Senior and former cross country star Brianna Blanchard headlines a strong team that recently sent four competitors and two relay teams to Oxnard Calif. to face USC on Saturday.Sophomores Lauren … [Read more...] about Triathletes gear up for Cal Poly race

With the standing crowd of cheering Waves fans Pepperdine's men's volleyball team successfully beat UC Santa Barbara for the second time Saturday night in a grueling five games 30-17 28-30 28-30 30-25 and 15-7."It's always good for the fans when both teams play well senior libero Sean Grubbs said, and it was also a good test for us to come from behind and get the … [Read more...] about Jaynes Riecks bail out Waves

For a moment Friday men's volleyball coach Marv Dunphy was honored with a cake reading "Happy 500." The simple celebration marked win No. 500— according to unofficial statistics a tally only four other men's volleyball coaches have matched in the NCAA.Coming in the midst of what would be a four-game victory over No. 5 Northridge winning a game for the 500th time marked a … [Read more...] about Dunphy notches 500th win