The NAIA announced the 2025 NAIA Women's Tennis All-America teams on Friday morning. Honorees were selected by the NAIA All-America Selection Committee.
Keiser garnered four All-America selections (
Violet Apisah,
Eloise de Mooij,
Isabela Mercante, and
Liza Velykorodna).
First Team All-American
Violet Apisah, Third Year, Sydney, Australia
- Garnered First Team NAIA All-America Honors for a third consecutive season
- Named Player of the Year in the Sun Conference for a third straight year
- Totaled 27 singles wins during the season which is tied for the fifth-most in program history
- In the fall, won the ITA Cup Singles National Champion for the second time
- Finished the season ranked No. 1 in singles by the ITA
- In doubles, was part of the SUN Doubles Team of the Year, recording a 16-3 overall record
Eloise de Mooij, First Year, Noordwijk, The Netherlands
- Collected First-Team NAIA All-America Honors in her first season with the team
- Named Sun Conference Freshman of the Year
- Posted a 24-5 singles record this season with a 13-0 mark on court three
- Ended the year ranked No. 30 by the ITA in singles
- Went 26-4 in doubles with a 19-1 record on court two
- Part of the No. 12 ranked doubles team paired with Isabela Mercante
Second Team All-American
Isabela Mercante, Fourth Year, Rio de Janiero, Brazil
- Named an NAIA All-American in her first year with the program
- Collected Second-Team All-Sun Conference honors
- Joined the team for the spring season, posting a 19-3 record in singles
- In the postseason, she went 4-0 in singles matches
- Ended the year ranked No. 23 in the NAIA in singles
- Paired with de Mooij, the pair went 18-1 in doubles action and ended the year ranked No. 12
Liza Velykorodna, Third Year, Kyiv, Ukraine
- Garnered NAIA All-America honors in her first year with the program
- Named a Second-Team All-Sun Conference member
- After joining the team in January, posted an 8-4 record in singles play
- Clinched the ITA NAIA National Women's Team Indoor Championship
- Posted an 18-1 record in doubles action with all of her games on court three
- She and Vanja Vidanovic were ranked No. 23 by the ITA at the end of the year
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