WCC Tennis Championships Seedings Announced
4/7/2000 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
April 7, 2000
SAN BRUNO, Calif. -
April 7, 2000
SAN BRUNO, Calif. - Seedings have been announced for the West Coast Conference men's and women's tennis Championships which open Friday morning and run through Sunday.
Gonzaga University's men's squad nabbed the No. 7 seed and will face No. 2 seed University of San Diego in opening round action Friday at 12:30 p.m. in Santa Clara, CA.
Gonzaga University's women's team was awarded the No. 5 seed, its highest ever, due to a school best 18-3 record. The Zags open action at 9 a.m. Friday in Moraga, CA against Santa Clara University, the No. 4 seed.
The double elimination tournament will pit the Bulldog men against either Santa Clara or Saint Mary's College on Saturday while the women will face No. 1 seed Pepperdine University or the University of San Francisco in the second round.
A complete layout of pairings is listed below.
Men's Tournament Notes:
Pepperdine enters the tournament with a 19-1 dual match record and a No. 4 national ranking.
The Waves have won nine straight WCC titles, and 25 of the last 27.
San Diego (GU's first round opponent) moved up to No. 39 in the rankings last week and is the only team to break Pepperdine's streak, winning back-to-back WCC titles in 1989 and '90.
Women's Tournament Notes:
Three WCC women's teams appeared in the March 29 Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) national rankings - Pepperdine at No. 2, Loyola Marymount No. 72 and San Diego No. 75.
Pepperdine has won 12 consecutive WCC titles.
MEN'S TOURNAMENT TIMES AND SEEDINGS (Santa Clara, CA)
Bracket 1
No. 1 Pepperdine vs. No. 8 San Francisco, 8:30 a.m.
No. 4 Portland vs. No. 5 Loyola Marymount, 10:30 a.m.
Bracket 2
No. 2 San Diego vs. No. 7 Gonzaga, 12:30 p.m.
No. 3 Santa Clara vs. No. 6 Saint Mary's, 2:30 p.m.
WOMEN'S TOURNAMENT TIMES AND SEEDINGS (Moraga, CA)
Bracket 1
No. 1 Pepperdine vs. No. 8 San Francisco, 9 a.m.
No. 4 Santa Clara vs. No. 5 Gonzaga, 9 a.m.
Bracket 2
No. 2 San Diego vs. No. 7 Portland, 1 p.m.
No. 3 Loyola Marymount vs. No. 6 Saint Mary's, 1 p.m.
