PORTLAND, Ore. – University of Portland men's tennis will add Drew Davison (Montara, Calif./Half Moon HS) to the 2017-18 roster, head coach Aaron Gross announced on Friday.

"We are really excited to get a commitment from Drew," Gross said. "I can only think of one other player from Northern California that we have had through the years (Alex Strom). There are a ton of good players in that section and, unfortunately for us, there are a ton of good programs in Northern California that are usually able to secure those recruits, but we were able to sneak Drew by them.

"His results have gotten better and better throughout the last few years. He has potential to play a big game. He is 6-4, but only weighs about 150 pounds. By the time he finishes his freshman year I would expect that the training room will have him at 170, which would make a huge difference in his serve and net game in particular.

"As much as I don't want to think about graduating Michail Pervolarakis, Mathieu and Pierre Garcia, Alex Wallace, Jamie Fisher, Jared Madison, and Goutham Sundaram in the spring of 2018, we do have to start preparing to fill those big shoes. Even though we will return all of our starters next year, it will be really nice to have players like Drew and Andrew Newell in the wings waiting to step in and fill those big shoes in the fall of 2018."

Portland opens the spring dual season by hosting Seattle U. on Saturday, Jan. 28 at 10 a.m.