GARRETT WAITSports Editor By now, every Pepperdine student should know that the men’s volleyball team won the 2005 national championship. The banner’s on the wall, there was a celebration during Convo at the beginning of the year and championship T-shirts can be seen all around campus on the backs of proud Waves fans. However, defending that title won’t be a walk in the park, … [Read more...] about Waves set for title defense
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Waves wipe out Virginia
SHUHEI MATSUOSports Assistant No.-9 Pepperdine men’s tennis is off to a great start in the 2006 season after defeating the nation’s No. 1 team, Virginia, by a score of 4-3 on Tuesday. For the first half of the match, Pepperdine dominated the doubles. Senior Scott Doerner and transfer sophomore Andre Begemann from Germany upset the No. 19 nationally ranked doubles team and … [Read more...] about Waves wipe out Virginia
Pepperdine gets on track
SHUHEI MATSUOSports Assistant For the first time in its history, Pepperdine added women’s track to its athletics program as a Division I sport beginning this year. However, like any sport just starting out, there will be a few hurdles in the first season. Led by the cross country team’s head coach, Dick Kampmann, a number of runners from women’s cross country and two … [Read more...] about Pepperdine gets on track
Ladies take down Cal Poly
JANE LEEAssistant Sports Editor Backed by a sweep of the three doubles matches and victories in five of the six singles matches, the No.-28 Pepperdine women’s tennis team (1-0) kicked off its season with a 6-1 victory over visiting Cal Poly (0-1) on Sunday at Malibu’s Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center. “Our team was pretty solid during the game,” sophomore Bianca Dulgheru said. “It … [Read more...] about Ladies take down Cal Poly
Winder’s blocks lead Pepperdine to victory
GARRETT WAITSports Editor Pepperdine’s men’s volleyball team began the defense of its national title by taking down a pair of opponents at home over the weekend. The third-ranked Waves handled University of Stanford and University of the Pacific in four sets each to get off to a hot start. In Friday’s home opener, Pepperdine defeated Stanford 30-26, 30-18, 29-31, 30-24 thanks … [Read more...] about Winder’s blocks lead Pepperdine to victory