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

1. Pepperdine (9)            81
2. San Diego (1)             73
3. LMU                            65
4. BYU                            50
5. Saint Mary's                48
6. Gonzaga                     41

        San Francisco                41

8. Portland                       21
9. Pacific                          20
10. 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