The teams that will battle for the Pacific West Conference championship via the conference tournament have been selected. The championships will be held April 19-22 at the Surprise Tennis and Racquet Club in Surprise, Arizona.
Eight of the ten men's PacWest teams will be in the tournament, while 12 of the 15 women's teams will make the trip to Arizona.
The teams were selected by a panel of PacWest administrators, represented by two members from each geographical pod (eight total). The qualifiers list below is in alphabetical order.
The final seedings for these teams will be announced next Monday, April 17.
WOMEN
Academy of Art
Azusa Pacific
Biola
Colorado Mesa
Concordia
Dominican
Fresno Pacific
Hawai`i Hilo
Hawai`i Pacific
MSU Denver
Point Loma
Stanislaus State
MEN
Azusa Pacific
Biola
Concordia
Fresno Pacific
Hawai`i Hilo
Hawai`i Pacific
MSU Denver
Point Loma
For the men, it's the same eight teams from the 2022 tournament. Hawaii Pacific, Hawaii Hilo, Point Loma and Azusa Pacific have qualified for the tenth time.
For the women, Stanislaus State makes their first appearance since 2019, while Hawaii Pacific qualifies for a conference-record 16th time.
This week's rankings, determined by the same committee, looks like this. Again, the final seeding will be determined after this upcoming final week of regular season play and will be announced next Monday, April 17.
PacWest Men's Tennis Rankings (April 10)
Team (All D2 matches / PacWest matches)
1. Hawai`i Pacific (7-4 /6-1)
2. Point Loma (8-2 /8-2)
3. Azusa Pacific (10-4/9-4)
4. Biola (8-4 /6-4)
5. MSU Denver (11-3 /5-0)
6. Concordia (4-4 /4-4)
7. Fresno Pacific (2-7 /2-6)
8. Hawai`i Hilo (3-9 /2-9)
9. Colorado Mesa (3-10 /1-6)
10. Holy Names (1-8 /1-8)
PacWest Women's Tennis Rankings (April 10)
Team (All D2 matches / PacWest matches)
1. Hawai`i Pacific (8-3 /7-0)
2. Azusa Pacific (16-3 /14-2)
3. Concordia (11-2 /9-2)
4. Point Loma (8-4 /8-4)
5. Fresno Pacific (7-4 /7-3)
6. Academy of Art (7-4 /7-3)
7. MSU Denver (10-6 /3-2)
8. Biola (5-9 /4-7)
9. Hawai`i Hilo (7-8 /7-7)
10. Colorado Mesa (5-11 /3-6)
11. Dominican (5-8 /5-8)
12. Stanislaus State (3-5 /3-5)
13. Cal State LA (1-11 /1-11)
14. Holy Names (2-13 /2-13)
15. Chaminade (0-7 /0-7)