Cougars face Saint Mary's to open WCC Tournament

PROVO, Utah – BYU men’s tennis heads to San Diego this week to compete in the West Coast Conference tournament Wednesday through Saturday.

The Cougars (9-17, 3-6) earned the No. 7 seed and will face No. 10 Saint Mary’s (4-17, 1-8) in a play-in match Wednesday at 9 a.m. PDT. A win would advance them to face No. 40 Pepperdine Thursday at 3 p.m. PDT.

BYU began WCC play with three consecutive victories but dropped its last six matches in conference play. The Cougars played the Gaels in its WCC opener, a 4-3 victory at home in February. BYU is led by senior captain Francis Sargeant, who moved into sixth on BYU's all-time wins list, and freshman Shane Monroe who leads the team in singles wins with 15.

All matches will be streamed live through the conference and can be accessed through the BYU schedule page.