SAN BRUNO, Calif. – The University of Portland women's tennis team was picked to finish ninth in the West Coast Conference Preseason Poll released on Wednesday.
Pepperdine received the maximum points allowed in taking all nine first place votes available and is the unanimous favorite in 2017. Saint Mary's, Gonzaga, BYU and San Diego round out the top five. LMU, San Francisco, Santa Clara, Portland and Pacific round out the preseason poll.
The Pilots (0-2) dropped a pair of matches to tough competition to open the 2017 dual season last weekend in Eugene. Oregon defeated the Pilots by a 6-1 margin, while No.