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Katherine Carling
| Posted: 15 Jan 2020 | Updated: 8 Nov 2020
BYU picked to finish third in the WCC
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SAN BRUNO, Calif. – BYU men’s tennis was selected to finish third in the upcoming 2019-20 West Coast Conference race, announced by the league on Wednesday.
BYU earned 66 points, just two points behind the second-place Pepperdine, who also received one first-place vote. San Diego earned nine first-place votes and amassed 81 overall points to claim the honor as the preseason favorite.
BYU’s Sean Hill was named to the six-member All-WCC Preseason Men’s Tennis Team for the second year in a row.
The league coaches vote on the poll and also select the student-athletes named to the preseason team.
BYU finished third in last year’s WCC race after being picked in a three-way tie to finish second.
The 2020 WCC Men’s Tennis Championship will take place at the Biszantz Tennis Center in Claremont, California, April 23-25.
| Team (First Place Votes) | Points |
|---|---|
| 1. San Diego (9) | 81 |
| 2. Pepperdine (1) | 68 |
| 3. BYU | 66 |
| 4. Gonzaga | 58 |
| 5. Loyola Marymount | 46 |
| 6. Portland | 36 |
| 7. Santa Clara | 33 |
| 8. Pacific | 26 |
| 9. Saint Mary's | 22 |
| 10. San Francisco | 14 |
| Name | School |
|---|---|
| Sean Hill, Sr. | BYU |
| Philip Hjorth, Soph. | Pacific |
| August Holmgren, Jr. | San Diego |
| Damon Kesaris, Sr. | Saint Mary's |
| Gui Osorio, Sr. | San Diego |
| Corrado Summaria, Soph. | Pepperdine |
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