Katherine Carling | Posted: 15 Jan 2020 | Updated: 8 Nov 2020

BYU picked to finish third in the WCC
The BYU Men's Tennis Team poses in front of the net with the coaches.

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.

2019-2020 WCC Men's Tennis Preseason Poll
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
2019-20 WCC Preseason Men's Tennis Team
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