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DEREK SADEMAssistant Online Editor Last week, Pepperdine traveled to the University of Tulsa in Oklahoma to participate in the NCAA team tournament, but went without its No.-1 player Andre Begemann. A week earlier, during the qualifying rounds of the NCAA Championship, Begemann learned that his mother had finally succumbed to her long battle with cancer. His father called him … [Read more...] about Personal loss dampens men’s NCAA tennis drive

GREG BARNETTSports Editor After four consecutive post-season wins and a berth in the NCAA championship match, the Waves earned a victory in game one but couldn’t keep up the momentum as they fell to Penn State in the final (27-30, 33-31, 30-25, 30-23). The Waves ended their season with a 17-11 record while Penn State captured its second NCAA title and finished … [Read more...] about Waves drop NCAA finals to fired up Penn State squad

Greg Barnett Sports Writer After four consecutive post-season wins and a berth in the NCAA championship match, the Waves earned a victory in game one but couldn't hold on, eventually falling to Penn State in the final (27-30, 33-31, 30-25, 30-23). The Waves ended their season with a 17-11 record while Penn State captured its second NCAA title and finished 30-1. Pepperdine … [Read more...] about Men drop NCAA championship match to Penn State

Greg Barnett Sports Writer With his team down two games and match point to the BYU Cougars in game three, senior setter Jonathan Winder and the Waves fought back to take the MPSF tournament (28-30, 28-30, 32-30, 30-27, 15-8). With the win, the Waves punched their ticket to the NCAA Championships held next week in Irvine, Calif. Head Coach Marv Dunphy said his team didn't … [Read more...] about An Epic Win for Men’s Volleyball:  NCAA Tournament Up Next

GREG BARNETTSports Editor After almost beating higher-ranked teams multiple times this season but coming up short, the No.-26 women’s tennis team finally got the upset they’ve wanted at No.-16 Fresno State on Sunday afternoon. The Waves lost the doubles point to start the match, but stormed back to win four of six in the singles matches. With the win, the Waves improved to … [Read more...] about Waves earn upset win