The Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) announced the 2026 NAIA Women's Tennis All-America teams on Thursday afternoon. The national champions had two singles players and a doubles team among the honorees.
Violet Apisah and
Alexandra Melnikova both were named to the singles team while Violet and
Patricia Apisah earned doubles honors.
The criteria for ITA All-American singles honors are finishing in the top 20 of the final ITA National Singles Rankings. All-American recognition is awarded to doubles teams who finish in the top 10 of the final ITA National Doubles Rankings.
Singles All-American
Violet Apisah, Fourth Year, Sydney, Australia
- Garnered First Team NAIA All-America Honors for a fourth consecutive season
- Named Player of the Year in the Sun Conference for a fourth straight year
- Went a perfect 31-0 in singles action, the only undefeated singles season in Keiser history
- In the fall, won the ITA Cup Singles National Champion for the third time
Alexandra Melnikova, Fourth Year, Prague, Czech Republic
- Garnered NAIA All-America honors for the second time in her career
- Chosen as National ITA Senior Player of the Year
- Named to the All-Sun Conference first team
- Went 20-1 in singles play with a perfect 18-0 record in the spring, finishing the year at No. 14 in the ITA Rankings
Doubles All-American
Patricia Apisah and Violet Apisah
- The pair collected 30 wins on the year with a 22-1 record in the spring
- Finished as runners-up in the ITA Cup in the Fall
- Named SUN Doubles Team of the Year for the third straight season
- Ended the year as the top-ranked doubles team in the NAIA
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