Photo by Carissa Mosley All the way from Pune, India, senior Rakshay Thakkar stands as one of the pillars of experience beneath the Waves’ young men’s tennis team. He is indispensible within the squad, starting all the games in the season thus far. Thakkar is 5 feet 9 inches and although that doesn’t seem like much for a tennis player, the international student from India … [Read more...] about Rakshay Thakkar: The Boy from Bollywood
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Champions League Rolling in Hot
Photo Courtesy of David Ramos/Getty ImagesWhen it comes to soccer, it doesn’t get any better than the UEFA Champions League. The Round of 16 continues to heat up with the last four games of the first leg ready to kick off this upcoming week. On Tuesday, Manchester City will host Barcelona and at the same time, Juventus will take on Borussia Dortmund. A day later, on … [Read more...] about Champions League Rolling in Hot
Women Ballers are Double Trouble
Art by Peau PorotesanoBlacktop and hardwood courts across the nation host pickup basketball games on the daily. Shoes squeak, ankles break and bragging rights are won and lost.However, at least in my experience, the act of walking up to a court poses two different scenarios. If you’re a guy and no one knows you, you can saunter to the baseline, wait around a little, and … [Read more...] about Women Ballers are Double Trouble
Volleyball Gets Split Results
Photo by Connor Shewmake The No. 4 Men’s volleyball split a pair of road matches this weekend. The Waves shut out the UCSD Tritons in three sets (25-17, 25-10, 25-18) on Friday night, but were tightly-contested against the UCI Anteaters, ultimately falling 3-2 (22-25, 25-18, 25-20, 18-25,15-13). Waves vs. UCSD: On Friday night, the Waves defeated UCSD handily, dominating … [Read more...] about Volleyball Gets Split Results
No. 3 Waves Storm into Conference Play
Photos by Matt Benton With all odds against them, the Pepperdine men’s basketball team has already proven the critics wrong. After almost 10 seasons where Pepperdine has not seen a winning season, the 2014-15 Waves are looking to enter the tournament by making a dominant showing in the West Coast Conference. Little did the critics know that Pepperdine, chosen to finish in a … [Read more...] about No. 3 Waves Storm into Conference Play