High character for Jason Mallek
Trev Angone
May 7, 2013
Before his senior year in high school, Jason Mallek had never played competitive volleyball. “I played a little volleyball in middle school, and a little recreationally my sophomore and junior years but not much,” said Mallek. A surprise opportunity in his senior year led Mallek down the... Read more »
Corsairs football eagerly anticipating season
Trev Angone
May 7, 2013
The Santa Monica College football team is coming off back-to-back Pacific Conference championships for the first time in three decades. With an especially high turnover rate at the junior college level, it is difficult to win one conference championship, let alone back-to-back titles. The Corsairs... Read more »
Women’s tennis brings home conference honors, falls short at state championships
Tina Eady
May 4, 2013
The Santa Monica College Lady Corsairs finished the tennis season as the second ranked doubles team in California. In Ojai, Calif. from April 25 to April 27, Kaori Tsuda and Juliana Nelkin made it all the way to the doubles final of the State Championships before losing a close match to Fullerton Community... Read more »
Victoria Mamatova: Sports in her blood
Vanessa Barajas
April 30, 2013
She began playing tennis at the age of 9 when she was living in Indonesia. Now, 18, Victoria Mamatova has been ranked fourth on the Santa Monica College women’s tennis team in singles and second in doubles, after nine years of dedication. As the granddaughter of Viktor Mamatov, former four-time... Read more »
Kaori Tsuda: Uncharted territory
Tina Eady
April 23, 2013
The journey from Tokyo to Los Angeles was a necessary one for Kaori Tsuda, to chart a course that led to Santa Monica College and a historic win for the Lady Corsairs tennis team. For the first time in team history, SMC won the doubles competition of the Western State Conference Championships, highlighted... Read more »
A true example of dedication
James Hustace
April 23, 2013
Bradley Rava was out of the pool by 9 a.m. on Sunday, after finishing what he called a “warm down,” a type of recuperative workout. Rava, along with the rest of the Santa Monica College swim team, had just returned from the Western State Conference swim championships at Los Angeles Valley... Read more »
Softball loses last home game, sophomores honored
Alex Vejar
April 19, 2013
It was the worst of times again for the Santa Monica College women’s softball team on Tuesday afternoon. On the last home game of the season, the Corsairs fell to the Glendale Vaqueros, 12-1, extending their losing streak to 27. The loss brings the Corsairs record to just 2-28 overall and 0-15... Read more »
Big wins for women’s tennis at WSC Championships
Tina Eady
April 18, 2013
The Santa Monica College women’s tennis team had a strong showing on Friday, April 12, at the Western State Conference Championships. The duo of Kaori Tsuda and Juliana Nelkin won the doubles championship against the Santa Barbara City College team of Bruna Malgalhes and Nadya Bravo 6-2 and 6-3. Tsuda... Read more »
Rising to the occasion: Captain Juliana Nelkin
Niklas Thim
April 16, 2013
Born in Recife, Brazil, raised in New York, and currently living in Santa Monica, life has taken Juliana Nelkin from one place to another. But there is one constant that follows her wherever she goes: tennis. She picked up the racket at age 5 after seeing her parents, who she said are her two biggest... Read more »
Men’s volleyball drops season finale
Trev Angone
April 16, 2013
The Santa Monica College men’s volleyball team finished up their season last Wednesday with a three-set loss to the Moorpark College Raiders. The Corsairs came out initially with impressive energy. Led by sophomore Zach Brown, the Corsairs pushed the Raiders to the brink only to be edged out in... Read more »
