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SAN BRUNO, Calif. -- The University of San Diego women's tennis team (3-14, 2-7 WCC) earned two postseason accolades. The West Coast Conference honored junior Dana Oppinger (Weingarten, Germany) and freshman Drew Spinosa (Claremont, California), the league office announced on Tuesday afternoon. Both Oppinger and Spinosa are in their first year with the Torero program.

Freshman Drew Spinosa has been a standout competitor in the Torero program as she earned an Honorable Mention selection for singles. Spinosa and partner Dana Oppinger were named Honorable Mention selections in doubles as well. Both players receive West Coast Conference postseason accolades for the first time in their collegiate careers.

Spinosa, who plays primarily at the No. 2 spot in singles, has undoubtedly been a crucial factor to the Toreros' success in her first season at USD. The freshman posts the team's second-most conference victories, while defeating players hailing from No. 56 Hawai'i and No. 64 Brigham Young. Spinosa, a native of Claremont, Calif., boasts a dual season record of 7-8 while going 3-5 versus league opponents.

In addition to her singles success, Spinosa and partner Dana Oppinger, a transfer from Marshall University, claim an ITA ranking of No. 87 in the nation. The pair is no stranger to West Coast Conference honors and they received WCC Player of the Week recognition earlier this season (March 3, 2015). The dynamic duo, who play at the No. 1 spot, posted an undefeated mark in doubles play for the first six weeks of the dual season (6-0). Since then, Oppinger and Spinosa have defeated squads from No. 56 Hawai'i, No. 37 Arizona, and No. 55 Portland, while cracking the ITA national rankings as well (April 14, 2015). The tandem holds down an overall record of 12-7 and dual season record of 9-6.

"My first year of college tennis has been a great learning experience for me and a lot of fun at the same time," Spinosa expressed. "Our team has had a tough season this year as we suffered a few injuries, but I am really proud of how we competed. I am excited to receive Honorable Mention in singles and doubles this year, as Nadia and Sherri have been working hard with me to improve my game -- I can see how it has been paying off. I look forward to the conference tournament and know our team can finish strong."

The Toreros, who received the ninth seed at the West Coast Conference Championships (April 22-25, 2015), look forward to their first match-up against the Pacific Tigers (8-12, 2-7 WCC) on Wednesday, April 23^rd. The squad is set to play at 12:00 p.m. -- PT.

2015 WCC Women's Tennis Postseason Award Winners

Player of the Year: Lorraine Guillermo, Pepperdine
Freshman of the Year:  Laura Gulbe, Pepperdine
Coach of the Year:  Per Nilsson, Pepperdine 

All-WCC First Team Singles

Katie Edwards, Gonzaga
Lorraine Guillermo, Pepperdine
Laura Gulbe, Pepperdine  
Apichaya Runglerdkriangkrai, Pepperdine        
Lucia Butkovska, Portland       
Andrea Ka, San Francisco  

All-WCC Second Team Singles

Jessica Perez, LMU             
Hana Ritterova, Pacific
Maja Mladenovic, Portland
Danielle Flores, Saint Mary's 
Thyra Taune, San Francisco
Delphine Rouvillois, Santa Clara 

Singles Honorable Mention: Nicolette Tran, BYU; Toby Miclat, BYU; Savannah Ware, BYU; Morgan Anderson, BYU; Iveta Masarova, Pacific; Matea Cutura , Pepperdine; Jana McCord, Saint Mary's; Jamie Pawid, Saint Mary's; Kareena Manji, Saint Mary's; Drew Spinosa, San Diego; Millica Hadzi-Tanovic, San Francisco    

All-WCC First-Team Doubles

Lorraine Guillermo and Apichaya Runglerdkriangkrai, Pepperdine 
Matea Cutura and Christine Maddox, Pepperdine
Andrea Ka and Marina Nikolic, San Francisco 

*All-WCC Second-Team Doubles

Jamie Pawid and Kareena Manji, Saint Mary's
Parminder Kaur and Jana McCord, Saint Mary's
Lucia Butkovska and Jelena Lazarevic, Portland
Hana Ritterova and Iveta Masarova, Pacific

*Due to two teams receiving the same votes. 

Doubles Honorable Mention: Nicolette Tran and Savannah Ware, BYU; Katie Edwards and Samantha Polayes, Gonzaga; Maja Mladenovic and Sophie van den Aarssen, Portland; Drew Spinosa and Dana Oppinger, San Diego; Nabila Farah and Daniella Silva, Santa Clara

2015 WCC Women's Tennis Championship Seeding

1. Pepperdine
2. Portland
3. San Francisco
4. Saint Mary's
5. Brigham Young
6. Gonzaga
7. Santa Clara
8. Pacific
9. San Diego
10. Loyola Marymount