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Women pumped up to serve for new, solid season

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WILLIAM ADAMSStaff Writer Monday found the Pepperdine Women’s tennis team sweating to the oldies. “We’ve been surfing; running on the beach to get in good shape,” said junior Alexandria Lilies, a transfer from University of Florida. “We have been practicing hard, working on drills and playing matches.” The lady Waves are well into the swing of things as they look forward to the … [Read more...] about Women pumped up to serve for new, solid season

Hard work pays off for runners at weekend’s race

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WILLIAM ADAMSStaff Writer It was no walk in the park when the Pepperdine Cross Country teams traveled to Portland, Ore., this weekend to participate in the West Coast Preview. The women performed exceptionally, taking third place with a respectable 89 points, and the men did superbly as well, finishing in fourth with 91 points. The teams had to cope with the difficulty of … [Read more...] about Hard work pays off for runners at weekend’s race

Senior and team win first tourney

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GREG BARNETTSports Assistant The Pepperdine men’s golf team started off the season with a bang last weekend coming away with a victory at the William H. Tucker Intercollegiate in Albuquerque, N.M. The Waves won the tournament with a three-day total of even par 864 to win by four shots over San Diego State University and seven shots over the University of Colorado. Senior Jesse … [Read more...] about Senior and team win first tourney

The silence of the Bolts puts to rest controversy

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MARC CHOQUETTEOnline Content Manager Sunday brought the first huge NFL match up of the season, as Los Angeles’ new favorite team, the San Diego Chargers, traveled east to Foxboro, Mass., for a rematch of the 2006 divisional playoff against the New England Patriots. Normally, this game would not create much of a stir in the Malibu hills, 3,000 miles from the action. But since my … [Read more...] about The silence of the Bolts puts to rest controversy

Waves kick losing habit

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TAYLOR BIRD Sports Assistant The Pepperdine women’s soccer team split its first two home matches of the season over the weekend, falling 1-0 to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas on Friday, and then taking Sunday’s game by a score of 3-0, over the University of Denver. The Waves (1-4-1) entered the weekend still looking for their first goal of the season. They got off to a … [Read more...] about Waves kick losing habit