Photos Courtesy of Pepperdine AthleticsThe No. 7 nationally-ranked Women’s Tennis team welcomed a new international hopeful to their roster at the beginning of Spring 2019 semester. Daria Kuczer is the latest addition to the team, coming to Malibu from Poland.“Sports came into my life naturally,” said Kuczer, who was born to an athletic family. Kuczer said she … [Read more...] about Daria Kuczer: Searching for Success On and Off the Courts
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Women’s Tennis Sweeps No. 6 UCLA
Photos by Kyle McCabeTwentieth-ranked Pepperdine Women’s Tennis swept sixth-ranked University of California, Los Angeles Wednesday to record their third straight win. The Waves clinched the victory on court two with junior Adrijana Lekaj’s 6-4,7-5 win over UCLA's Elysia Bolton, who is ranked No. 10 in the nation. “We have a lot of respect for their player at … [Read more...] about Women’s Tennis Sweeps No. 6 UCLA
The Women’s Tennis team tastes their first home defeat of the season
Photo Courtesy of Susannah GallupThe No. 7 Pepperdine Women’s Tennis team fell 4-3 to University of California, Berkeley on Saturday at Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center.Due to poor weather conditions, the match against Arizona State one day prior was postponed. This was the Waves’ first match after returning to Malibu from ITA National Team Indoor Championships.Despite … [Read more...] about The Women’s Tennis team tastes their first home defeat of the season
Women’s Tennis: The New International Aces
Photos Courtesy of Pepperdine Athletics The Waves Women's Tennis team, ranked No. 7 in the nation, added three freshmen to their roster this year: Anastasia Iamachkine, Daria Kuczer and Satsuki Takamura are the newest additions to the team, coming to Malibu from Peru, Poland and Japan respectively. Both Iamachkine and Takamura said they had no hesitation committing to … [Read more...] about Women’s Tennis: The New International Aces
Luisa Stefani Stays Undefeated, Leads Pepperdine to a 6-1 Win over Penn
Photos courtesy of Pepperdine Athletics The Pepperdine Women’s Tennis cruised by the Penn Quakers 6-1, moving their record to 8-1. Junior Luisa Stefani clinched the win for the Waves with a two-set win on court one. Stefani is one of the highest ranked Waves in the Oracle/ITA rankings at no. 28, and is undefeated this season. Heading into the match, Head Coach Per Nilsson … [Read more...] about Luisa Stefani Stays Undefeated, Leads Pepperdine to a 6-1 Win over Penn