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Waves Picked As WCC Favorites
2/28/2022 12:05:00 PM | Women's Tennis
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 21st 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 12th 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
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
Additionally, Shiori Fukuda and Lisa Zaar were named to the WCC Women's Tennis Preseason Team.
Fukuda (Tokyo, Japan), currently ranked 21st 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 12th 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
- Portland 21
- Pacific 20
- Santa Clara 10
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
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