2026 NAIA Women's Tennis All-Americans Announced
May 21, 2026
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 |
