KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has officially announced the 2026 UTR NAIA Women’s Tennis All-America teams. Honorees were selected by the NAIA All-America Selection Committee. Sixteen student-athletes were chosen to comprise the first and second teams. The third team consists of 18 student-athletes.
Keiser (Fla.) earned both major individual post-match honors. Senior Violet Apisah of Sydney, Australia, received the Marvin P. Richmond Outstanding Player award, and Daniel Finn was named NAIA National Coach of the Year.
First Team
| Name |
Institution |
Hometown |
Class |
| Shalimar Talbi |
SCAD Atlanta (Ga.) |
Minsk, Belarus |
Senior |
| Ruslana Kovalenko |
Tennessee Wesleyan University (Tenn.) |
Novakahovka, Ukraine |
Sophomore |
| Marylove Edwards |
Georgia Gwinnett College (Ga.) |
Lagos, Nigeria |
Sophomore |
| Jimena Ramirez |
Grace College (Ind.) |
Spain |
Senior |
| Sofia Munoz |
Indiana Wesleyan University (Ind.) |
Colombia |
Senior |
| Line Jensen |
Morningside University (Iowa) |
Humlebaek, Denmark |
Junior |
| Mayra Gisone |
Lindsey Wilson University (Ky.) |
Santa Fe, Argentina |
Senior |
| Nahia Echaide |
Louisiana State University Alexandria (La.) |
Huarte, Spain |
Sophomore |
| Maja Brnic |
Xavier University (La.) |
Zagreb, Croatia |
Freshman |
| Victoria Vieten |
William Carey University (Miss.) |
Dusseldorf, Germany |
Senior |
| Violet Apisah |
Keiser University (Fla.) |
Sydney, Australia |
Senior |
| Olivia Alcala |
Tennessee Wesleyan University (Tenn.) |
Barcelona, Spain |
Senior |
| McKenna Wheatley |
Xavier University (La.) |
Madison, Miss. |
Senior |
| Patricia Apisah |
Keiser University (Fla.) |
Sydney, Australia |
Senior |
| Alexandra Melnikova |
Keiser University (Fla.) |
Prague, Czech Republic |
Senior |
| Alessia Piccoliori |
SCAD Savannah (Ga.) |
Cristin, Italy |
Senior |
Second Team
| Name |
Institution |
Hometown |
Class |
| Yasmin Imamniyazova |
Marian University (Ind.) |
Kazakhstan |
Junior |
| Maria Purizaca |
Doane University (Neb.) |
Lima, Peru |
Junior |
| Daniela Casique |
Bethel College (Kan.) |
Valencia, Venezuela |
Junior |
| Marina Nagai |
University of the Cumberlands (Ky.) |
Kanagawa, Japan |
Senior |
| Karolina Mrowiecova |
University of Mobile (Ala.) |
Havirov, Czech Republic |
Senior |
| Martina Picardi |
Southeastern University (Fla.) |
Avellino, Italy |
Graduate School |
| Cherry Xiang |
SCAD Savannah (Ga.) |
Hangzhou, China |
Senior |
| Ana Lopez Torres |
Marian University (Ind.) |
Madrid, Spain |
Sophomore |
| Martina Cortal |
Lindsey Wilson University (Ky.) |
Barcelona, Spain |
Senior |
| JiAn Kang |
William Carey University (Miss.) |
Seoul, South Korea |
Sophomore |
| Laia Berne |
Tennessee Wesleyan University (Tenn.) |
Barcelona, Spain |
Junior |
| Isabella Lechuga |
William Carey University (Miss.) |
Puebla, Mexico |
Junior |
| Leonie Schondelmaier |
Southeastern University (Fla.) |
Erdmannhausen, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany |
Senior |
| Javiera Verdugo |
Lindsey Wilson University (Ky.) |
Paine, Chile |
Freshman |
| Mariangeles Mateu |
Lindsey Wilson University (Ky.) |
Valencia, Spain |
Junior |
| Ivet Prat |
Tennessee Wesleyan University (Tenn.) |
Barcelona, Spain |
Junior |
Third Team
| Name |
Institution |
Hometown |
Class |
| Viktoria Savvidou |
Holy Cross College (Ind.) |
Limassol, Cyprus |
Senior |
| Uliana Dotsenko |
Goshen College (Ind.) |
Ukraine |
Sophomore |
| Emilse Ruiz |
Stanton University (Calif.) |
Tucuman, Argentina |
Senior |
| Laura Cabello |
Baker University (Kan.) |
Madrid, Spain |
Freshman |
| Silva Avakian |
Friends University (Kan.) |
Pasadena, Calif. |
Senior |
| Sofia Canto |
Bethel University (Tenn.) |
Puebla, Mexico |
Junior |
| Silvia Fernandez de la Pradilla |
Oakland City University (Ind.) |
Alberite, Spain |
Junior |
| Ana Paola Gonzalez |
Texas A&M University – Texarkana (Texas) |
Tampico, Mexico |
Sophomore |
| Ely Laure |
Our Lady of the Lake University (Texas) |
Saint Gilles, France |
Sophomore |
| Micaela Ponce |
Loyola University (La.) |
Quito, Ecuador |
Senior |
| Karlie Scott Kersey |
College of Coastal Georgia (Ga.) |
Saint Simons Island, Georgia |
Sophomore |
| Leah Gonzales-Edward |
Holy Cross College (Ind.) |
London, England |
Senior |
| Paula Rodriguez |
Stanton University (Calif.) |
Tarragona, Spain |
Senior |
| Paulina Hudson |
Texas Wesleyan University (Texas) |
Montevideoi, Uruguay |
Junior |
| Isabella Stuurman |
Louisiana State University Alexandria (La.) |
Arnhem, The Netherlands |
Sophomore |
| Valeria Callejo |
Louisiana Christian University (La.) |
Madrid, Spain |
Junior |
| Carolina Guerrero |
Our Lady of the Lake University (Texas) |
Guayaquil, Ecuador |
Freshman |
| Lucia Siddens |
Texas A&M University – Texarkana (Texas) |
West Palm Beach, Fla. |
Freshman |
