SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Santa Clara women's tennis players Maddie Pothoff and Elvena Gevargiz enter the 2019 season ranked as the No. 58 doubles team in the Oracle/ITA collegiate tennis Division I women's preseason national rankings. Pothoff is also ranked No. 76 in singles, after finishing last season at No. 118.
A two-time All-West Coast Conference selection in both singles and doubles, Pothoff is the first Bronco to be ranked in back-to-back preseasons since Katie Le opened the 2012-14 seasons ranked No. 86, 41 and 20, respectively.
Last season, the Tucson, Arizona native finished with a team-best dual match singles record of 11-5, all at the No.