The 2026 Academic All-America Women's Tennis Teams, selected by College Sports Communicators(CSC), were announced on Tuesday. Keiser's
Alexandra Melnikova and
Patricia Apisah were both recognized as an Academic All-American first team members.
The 2025-26 Academic-All America Women's Tennis Team, selected by the CSC, recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom. The CSC All-District team is separately recognized tennis honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III, and NAIA.
Alexandra Melnikova, Fourth Year, Prague, Czech Republic
- Named a CSC Academic All-American for the second time in her career
- 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
- In doubles, held a 20-6 overall record with a 15-4 mark on court three
- Melnikova and partner Lena Couto held the No. 26 ranking in doubles
Patricia Apisah, Fourth Year, Sydney, Australia
- Claimed CSC Academic All-America honors for the first time in her career
- Named an NAIA All-American for the second time in her career
- Collected Second-Team All-Sun Conference honors
- Posted a 14-6 overall record in singles play and ranked No. 46 in the final ITA Rankings
- Half of the SUN Doubles Team of the Year for the third straight season with sister Violet
- The pair collected 30 wins on the year with a 22-1 record in the spring
- Ended the year as the top ranked doubles team in the NAIA
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