Waves Picked As WCC Favorites

MALIBU, California – The Pepperdine women's tennis team was picked to win the West Coast Conference once again this spring, as announced by the league office on Monday.

Additionally, Shiori Fukuda and Lisa Zaar were named to the WCC Women's Tennis Preseason Team.

Fukuda (Tokyo, Japan), currently ranked 21^st nationally in singles by the ITA, was an All-WCC first teamer in both singles and doubles last season. This season, playing solely from the one spot, she has amassed a record of 5-1 in duals.

Zaar (Stockholm, Sweden), ranked 12^th by the ITA, was named to the All-WCC honorable mention team for both singles and doubles in 2021. Playing from the second position, she is 7-2 in duals this spring.

Pepperdine has won nine consecutive WCC regular-season championships and the last seven WCC Tournament titles.

The full poll and preseason team are listed below.

Fukuda, Zaar and the rest of the Waves begin WCC play on Saturday with a home match against San Diego beginning at 12:00 p.m.

WCC Women's Tennis Preseason Poll

Team Points

Pepperdine (9) 81
San Diego (1) 73
LMU 65
BYU 50
Saint Mary's 48
Gonzaga 41

San Francisco 41

Portland 21
Pacific 20
Santa Clara 10

(First Place Votes)

WCC Women's Tennis Preseason Team
Solymar Colling, San Diego
Abigail Desiatnikov, San Diego
Shiori Fukuda, Pepperdine
Mariia Kozyreva, Saint Mary's
Verónica Miroshnichenko, LMU
Lisa Zaar, Pepperdine

Players Mentioned

Shiori Fukuda

Lisa Zaar

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