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2026 All-MIAA Women's Tennis

Ito nabs first-team All-MIAA women's tennis honors

The Northwest Missouri State University women's tennis team had five players gain All-MIAA recognition from the league's coaches.
 
Chiharu Ito captured first-team status in singles. Majra Djokic notched second-team honors in singles. The pairing of Anne Carvalho Pereira and Polina Agapitova secured honorable mention accolades in doubles. Mira Nonaka captured honorable mention all-MIAA status in singles play.
 
Ito (Shizuoka, Japan) has played spectacular tennis in the top half of the Bearcat lineup with a 17-2 singles record. Ito is 16-2 at No. 3 singles and went 7-1 in MIAA dual matches. She has won five consecutive singles matches entering the MIAA Tournament.
 
Djokic (Arandelovac, Serbia) has posted a singles record of 15-6 overall, which includes a 14-5 mark at No. 2 singles. Djokic is 5-3 in MIAA dual matches.
 
Pereira (Uberlandia, Brazil) and Agapitova (Moscow, Russia) are 3-2 at No. 1 doubles in MIAA dual action.

Nonaka (Gifu, Japan) has posted eight wins at No. 1 singles, including a mark of 4-5 in MIAA dual play.
 
Northwest (16-4 overall, 7-2 MIAA) will take on Nebraska-Kearney (10-10 overall, 4-5 MIAA) in the quarterfinals of the 2026 MIAA Tournament Friday at 2 p.m. at the Cooper Tennis Complex in Springfield, Mo. Northwest is the No. 3 seed and UNK is the No. 6 seed. Northwest produced a 5-2 victory over UNK on March 28 when the teams met in Kearney, Neb., in the regular season.
 
2026 WOMEN'S TENNIS POSTSEASON AWARDS & ALL-MIAA TEAMS
 
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Mei Hasegawa, Central Oklahoma
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Daisy Barrow, Northeastern State
SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD: Clare Plachy, Nebraska Kearney
COACH OF THE YEAR: Joe Vann, Central Oklahoma
 
FIRST TEAM ALL-MIAA SINGLES
Mei Hasegawa – Central Oklahoma, Jr.
Renske Ubachs – Washburn, Sr.
Fabiana Gamboa – Nebraska Kearney, Jr.
Daisy Barrow – Northeastern State, Fr.
Chihari Ito – Northwest Missouri State, So.
Johanna Priedite – Missouri Western, Jr.
 
FIRST TEAM ALL-MIAA DOUBLES
Mei Hasegawa & Pete Komada – Central Oklahoma
Saajida Razick & Jasel Bailey – Washburn
Giovanna Ferreira & Carla Paul Piquer – Emporia State
 
SECOND TEAM ALL-MIAA SINGLES
Pete Komada – Central Oklahoma, Sr.
Cristina Granero – Missouri Western, Sr.
Jevrosima Mitic – Missouri Western, Fr.
Majra Djokic – Northwest Missouri State, So.
Daniela Tijaro – Washburn, So.
Saajida Razick – Washburn, So.
 
SECOND TEAM ALL-MIAA DOUBLES
Anika Ouwejan & Ayaka Koga – Central Oklahoma
Jevrosima Mitic & Alejandra Ramirez – Missouri Western
Daniela Tijaro & Mariana Silva Balsa – Washburn
 
SINGLES HONORABLE MENTION
Arianna De Bernardo – Arkansas-Fort Smith, Sr.
Anika Ouwejan – Central Oklahoma, Jr.
Karyna Yurchenko – Central Oklahoma, Sr.
Giovanna Ferreira – Emporia State, Jr.
Sofia Kotliarova – Northeastern State, Jr.
Renata Morales – Northeastern State, So.
Miru Nonaka – Northwest Missouri State, Sr.
Jasel Bailey – Washburn, So.
Riko Konno – Washburn, Fr.
 
DOUBLES HONORABLE MENTION
Karyna Yurchenko & Hui Yii Soo – Central Oklahoma
Cristina Granero & Johanna Priedite – Missouri Western
Fabiana Gamboa & Clare Plachy – Nebraska Kearney
Daisy Barrow & Renata Morales – Northeastern State
Polina Agapitova & Anne Carvalho Pereira – Northwest Missouri State
 
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