mperry | Posted: 22 Apr 2014 | Updated: 8 Nov 2020

Sargeant and Goryachkov collect All-WCC Honors

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PROVO, Utah -- The West Coast Conference announced two BYU men’s tennis players received All-Conference honors as voted on by league coaches.
 
Junior Francis Sargeant was named All-WCC Second Team Singles as he led the Cougars from the No. 1 slot. The team captain is 28-11 overall and 17-6 in dual match play. In addition to WCC Player of the Week on March 4, he worked his way into the top 10 all-time at BYU in singles victories with 80 and winning percentage with .702.
 
Sophomore Andrey Goryachkov was also named All-WCC Honorable Mention Singles. The No. 2 singles player stepped up, posting a 11-8 dual record and 20-13 overall mark.
 
In 2013 Sargeant and Goryachkov played mostly at No. 3 and No. 5 singles, respectively.
 
The Cougars face Pacific Wednesday at 9 a.m. PDT at the Barnes Tennis Center in San Diego. The match can be followed on the BYU Athletics website, BYUCougars.com.

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