Cougars picked to finish sixth in this year's WCC tournament

SAN BRUNO, Calif. – BYU women's tennis was selected to finish sixth in the 2020 West Coast Conference Preseason Poll, announced by a representative of the league Wednesday.

The women earned 36 points, with Pacific following at 32 points. Last year's winner Pepperdine remained at the top of the polls with 81 points and nine first place. San Diego followed close behind, garnering one first place vote. 

BYU finished sixth in last season’s WCC race, following a difficult loss to rival Gonzaga, ranked just above the Cougars in this year's poll.

The 2020 WCC Women’s Tennis Championship will take place at the Biszantz Family Tennis Center in Claremont, California, April 23-25.

2020 WEST COAST CONFERENCE WOMEN’S TENNIS PRESEASON POLL

Team (First Place Votes) Points

1. Pepperdine (9) 81

2. San Diego (1) 73

3. LMU 62

4. Saint Mary’s 56

5. Gonzaga 52

6. BYU 36

7. Pacific 32

8. San Francisco 24

9. Santa Clara 22

10. Portland 12

2020 ALL-WCC PRESEASON WOMEN’S TENNIS TEAM

Solymar Colling, San Diego, Soph.

Jessica Failla, Pepperdine, Gr.

Mariia Kozyreva, Saint Mary’s, Jr.

Ashley Lahey, Pepperdine, Sr.

Veronica Miroshnichenko, LMU, Jr.

Maddie Pothoff, Santa Clara, Sr.