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SHUHEI MATSUOAssistant Sports Editor Sometimes losing is not bad, especially against top-ranked teams. The 10th ranked Pepperdine men’s tennis team traveled to the Midwest last week and participated in the 16-team USTA/ITA National Men’s Team Indoor Championships at the Midtown Tennis Club in Chicago. Despite a 4-2 upset against No.-9 Notre Dame on Friday, the Waves fell to … [Read more...] about Waves drop 2 of 3 at indoor tournament

ZACH ENGLUNDSports Assistant In a pair of high-profile matches at home against top-ranked Brigham Young University this past week, No.-2 Pepperdine did the unthinkable. The Waves not only edged out a 3-2 win Thursday, but they also put on a clinic Saturday, sweeping the Cougars 3-0 to extend their winning streak to eight games. The Waves’ first match against BYU came down to … [Read more...] about ‘One’ for the team

SHUHEI MATSUOAssistant Sports Editor Going to college sports games and watching how athletes play their sports makes me realize how they are so skilled in what they do. I mean, when you see them elsewhere, they are like just normal college students. But once they put on their uniforms and play their sports, they almost seem like different people. Professional athletes are even … [Read more...] about Pro event opens eyes for golf fan

NICOLE ALBERTSONStaff Writer The Pepperdine women’s basketball team suffered a heartbreak Saturday as it was defeated by Loyola Marymount University 63-52 during the Waves’ Homecoming weekend. Closing out the regular-season home schedule, Head Coach Julie Rousseau was stumped by the defeat. “I’m stumped actually,” Rousseau said. “We just did not play well.” After the … [Read more...] about LMU spoils Senior Night for women

NICOLE ALBERTSONStaff Writer The Pepperdine women’s tennis team sent 250 Loyola Marymount fans home angry Saturday when it defeated the Lions 6-1 in Los Angeles. Despite losing two of the top players because of injury, junior Sylvia Kosakowiski with a high hamstring pull and senior Eva Dickes with a bad back, Pepperdine came back from the struggling defeat to Irvine last week. … [Read more...] about Women topple LMU