Pepperdine senior Ashley Lahey, the Intercollegiate Tennis Association's top-ranked player for most of 2019–2020, announced this week that she will return for a fifth year with the Waves. Graphic by Ali Levens The nation's best women's tennis player is coming back for more. After an NCAA singles quarterfinal appearance as a freshmen, runner-up finish as a sophomore and … [Read more...] about Unfinished Business: Lahey Plans to Return
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Alumna, Mom of Two, Runs Olympic Trials Marathon
Lauren Floris runs an afternoon double with a double stroller carrying her daughters Liv and Marigold. Floris trained for the Olympic Trials Marathon following the birth of her daughters. Photos courtesy of Lauren FlorisLauren Floris toed the line at the California International Marathon (CIM) on December 3, 2017, attempting to do something she had never done.Having given birth … [Read more...] about Alumna, Mom of Two, Runs Olympic Trials Marathon
Six Pepp Teams Finish Season Ranked in Top 20
Pepperdine Men's Tennis, ranked No. 19 in the country when their season ended, was one of six Pepperdine teams ranked in the top 20 at the time. Senior Adrian Oetzbach, pictured above, finished the spring season undefeated in singles, doubles and team matches. Photos courtesy of Pepperdine Athletics, graphics by Ali Levens Though the sudden end to athletic seasons and … [Read more...] about Six Pepp Teams Finish Season Ranked in Top 20
Waves in Vegas: 10 Things to Know about the WCC Basketball Tournament
Redshirt senior guard Paige Fecske eyes a Loyola Marymount defender in a Jan. 18 home game at Firestone Fieldhouse. Fecske is one of eight Waves playing in their final West Coast Conference tournament this weekend. File photo For the 12th-consecutive year, West Coast Conference (WCC) basketball invades the desert of Las Vegas for its brand of March Madness. Beginning … [Read more...] about Waves in Vegas: 10 Things to Know about the WCC Basketball Tournament
W. Tennis Demolishes No. 4 Texas 7–0
Graduate senior Jessica Failla celebrates her victory on court two, which clinched the victory for Pepperdine on Friday. Failla defeated the third-ranked player in the country, Texas senior Anna Turati, to win the match. Photos courtesy of Pepperdine Athletics Pepperdine Women's Tennis could do no wrong Friday at the Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center, and the No. 4 Texas Longhorns … [Read more...] about W. Tennis Demolishes No. 4 Texas 7–0