The Northwest Missouri State University women's tennis team had seven student-athletes earn All-MIAA honors, including first-team status at No. 6 singles for
Tessa Kwakernaak.
First Team
Tessa Kwakernaak - No. 6 singles
Kwakernaak posted a record of 4-1 at No. 6 singles in MIAA play. On the season, Kwakernaak has a singles mark of 11-8 overall and 10-7 in dual action.
Second Team
Julia Aliseda - No. 3 singles
Aliseda tallied a 6-2 mark in MIAA action at No. 3 singles. Aliseda is 17-8 in singles play this season.
Vera Alenicheva/
Tessa Kwakernaak - No. 2 doubles
Alenicheva and Kwakernaak went 6-1 in MIAA at No. 2 doubles. The pairing posted an overall mark of 12-3 this season.
Honorable Mention
Vera Alenicheva - No. 1 singles
Alenicheva had a record of 4-4 at No. 1 singles in MIAA matches. She has a season mark of 16-8 in singles play.
Tyffaine Pais - No. 2 singles
Pais went 3-3 in MIAA singles matches. Pais has posted a season record of 9-5 in singles action.
Sofia Pignataro - No. 4 singles
Pignataro notched a mark of 4-3 in MIAA No. 4 singles play. Pignataro has a season mark of 13-9 overall, including a 12-3 record in dual matches.
Carolina Lima De Oliveira - No. 5 singles
De Oliveira secured a 5-3 singles record in MIAA dual matches. De Oliveira has gone 15-6 in dual play this spring.
Alexandra Dodashev/
Sofia Pignataro - No. 1 doubles
The No. 1 doubles pairing of Dodashev and Pignataro went 3-1 in MIAA dual matches.
Tyffaine Pais/
Julia Aliseda - No. 3 doubles
Northwest's No. 3 doubles duo of Pais and Aliseda won all three matches they played in MIAA dual action.
The Bearcat women are 15-8 overall and will take on No. 5-seeded Nebraska-Kearney in one of the MIAA Tournament quarterfinal matches on Friday. The Bearcats and Lopers will get underway at 10 a.m. in Edmond, Okla., at the Edmond Center Court. Fans can follow the action with
live results.
2022 MIAA Women's Tennis Awards and All-MIAA Teams
Player of the Year: Mae Canete – Central Oklahoma*
Freshman of the Year: Christine Canete – Central Oklahoma
Sportsmanship Award: Alexis Bernthal – Nebraska Kearney
Coaches of the Year: Joe Vann – Central Oklahoma and Scott Shafer – Nebraska Kearney
First-Team
No. 1 Singles – Mae Canete – Central Oklahoma*
No. 2 Singles – Christine Canete – Central Oklahoma
No. 3 Singles – Adel-Byanu Abidullina – Central Oklahoma*
No. 4 Singles – Grace Chadick – Central Oklahoma
No. 5 Singles – Lara Schmid – Washburn
No. 6 Singles –
Tessa Kwakernaak – Northwest Missouri
No. 1 Doubles – Mae Canete and Christine Canete – Central Oklahoma*
No. 2 Doubles – Adel-Byanu Abidullina and Tizia Brocks – Central Oklahoma
No. 3 Doubles – Ioanna Lathouri and Anais Peralta – Missouri Western
Second-Team
No. 1 Singles – Marta Torres-Rodriguez – Washburn
No. 2 Singles – Esther Guëmes – Missouri Western
No. 3 Singles –
Julia Aliseda – Northwest Missouri
No. 4 Singles – Anais Peralta Criado – Missouri Western
No. 5 Singles – Tizia Brocks – Central Oklahoma and Claudia Iglesias – Missouri Western^
No. 6 Singles – Cadence Lynn – Washburn
No. 1 Doubles – Melisa Becerra and Jazmin Zamorano – Nebraska Kearney
No. 2 Doubles –
Vera Alenicheva and
Tessa Kwakernaak – Northwest Missouri
No. 3 Doubles – Suea Crohn and Marta Torres-Rodriguez – Washburn
Honorable Mentions
No. 1 Singles – Anya Chavez – Missouri Western; Melisa Becerra – Nebraska Kearney;
Vera Alenicheva – Northwest Missouri
No. 2 Singles – Jazmin Zamorano – Nebraska Kearney; Vera Carvalho – Northeastern State;
Tyffaine Pais – Northwest Missouri; Maja Jung - Washburn
No. 3 Singles – Svea Crohn - Washburn
No. 4 Singles – Narinda Ranaivo – Nebraska Kearney;
Sofia Pignataro – Northwest Missouri; Isabella Martensson - Washburn
No. 5 Singles –
Carolina Lima De Oliveira – Northwest Missouri
No. 6 Singles – Blythe Buntrock – Central Oklahoma; Nicole Donnelly – Missouri Western
No. 1 Doubles – Anya Chavez and Isabella MacGibbon – Missouri Western; Antonia Ramos and Ana Zeikidze – Newman;
Alexandra Dodashev and
Sofia Pignataro – Northwest Missouri; Lara Schmid and Isabella Marenssen - Washburn
No. 2 Doubles – Esther Guëmes and Claudia Iglesias – Missouri Western; Alexis Bernthal and Narindra Ranaivo – Nebraska Kearney; Maja Jeng and Kinsey Fields - Washburn
No. 3 Doubles – Blythe Buntrock and Nikki Boyar – Central Oklahoma;
Tyffaine Pais and
Julia Aliseda – Northwest Missouri
*Indicates unanimous selection
^Includes Ties In Voting