Photo courtesy of Mallorey MaloneyGrowth. That is the one word that Pepperdine Club Tennis team captain Mallory Maloney used to describe the club tennis experience. The Club Tennis team, which has been training three times per week since September, has seen a lot of growth over the past few seasons, including a significant increase in members since the club’s inception in … [Read more...] about Rec. Tennis Off to Tournament
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Waves Keep Up Strong Tennis Season
Photo by Matt BentonThe Waves’ men’s tennis faced BYU in Malibu last Saturday and clinched their 11th win of the season with a convincing 4-1 win as part of the West Coast Conference (WCC). Despite the strong performance, the Waves were off to a slow start. Playing for the doubles point, freshman Pedro Iamachkine and sophomore Tom Hill lost on the No. 2 court, and … [Read more...] about Waves Keep Up Strong Tennis Season
Rakshay Thakkar: The Boy from Bollywood
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
Cali Kid Ready to Rally
Stefan Menichella stepped onto the court ready to bring everything he's got as a premier player and leader for the Waves. He’s a Santa Barbara kid known beyond the Cali block as a hard hitter. Entering his sophomore year, Stefan Menichella was named captain of one of the nation’s premier tennis programs alongside sophomore Guilherme Hadlich.Tennis season swings into … [Read more...] about Cali Kid Ready to Rally
Tennis and Golf Take Fall Season Swings
Photo by Allison Hubbard and Shawn Jones Women’s Tennis A bit of bad luck tainted the women’s tennis team’s outing at the USTA/ITA Southwest Regional Championships. Senior Lorraine Guillermo caught an illness the night before the final day, Oct. 20. Guillermo and sophomore Jean Runglerdkriangkrai charged through the doubles competition, but narrowly fell to USC in … [Read more...] about Tennis and Golf Take Fall Season Swings
