Shuhei MatsuoAssistant Sports Editor Eight months after the glory of winning the national championship, the Pepperdine men’s tennis team begins a new journey Friday for another national championship. However, the 2007 campaign opens without some of the team’s top players. “[Losing four players] took away a lot of experience from us,” assistant coach Per Nilsson said. “The new … [Read more...] about Champs seek another national title
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Waves fall to USD and USF
David NakagamiSports Assistant It is easy to look at the record for Pepperdine’s men’s basketball team (4-15) and jump to conclusions. The team is too small with just eight players. There’s no one rebounding. They’ve lost two standout sophomores. It’s the coach’s first year. Head Coach Vance Walberg said he wants nothing to do with these excuses. Many coaches would see a team … [Read more...] about Waves fall to USD and USF
Team prepares for season with new doubles options
Nicole AlbertsonStaff Writer Coming from a national ranking season in 2006, the women’s tennis team is gearing up for a new season set to start Saturday at 11 a.m. against Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. Rising to their highest position as a top-10 national team by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) and then finishing at No.-14, Head Coach Gualberto Escudero is looking … [Read more...] about Team prepares for season with new doubles options
Winder sets high standard off the court
Nicole AlbertsonStaff Writer Dumb jock. Some people think of athletes that way. They think athletes ride into college on a scholarship and exert no actual mental energy throughout their academic career, skating by on athletic ability, and the favor of teachers who are sports fans. If this was true, people like Jonathan Winder would not fit into the “athlete” category. Winder … [Read more...] about Winder sets high standard off the court
Women face early struggles in WCC play
Jane LeeSports Editor Almost two weeks ago the Pepperdine women’s basketball team opened West Coast Conference play with a win over Portland. Three games later, the Waves have yet to get that second conference win. Head Coach Julie Rousseau’s Waves first fell to Gonzaga by a score of 58-35, a point total that set a new school record for fewest points in a game, breaking the … [Read more...] about Women face early struggles in WCC play