KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has officially announced the 2025 NAIA Women's Tennis All-America teams. Honorees were selected by the NAIA All-America Selection Committee. Sixteen student-athletes were chosen to comprise first and second teams. The third team is comprised of 20 student-athletes.
For the second consecutive season, the Marian women's tennis team was represented with All-American honors, as
Michelle Irigoyen earned NAIA All-America for the second time. Irigoyen was named to the NAIA Third Team All-Amercia as a freshman, moving to the Second Team in her sophomore season.
Irigoyen helped Marian to the NAIA National Championship for the first time in program history during the 2024-25 season, with the Knights winning their first-ever match, men's or women's, at the NAIA Championship. The Knights went 1-1 before ending their run in the Second Round of the National Championship. Irigoyen also helped Marian earn their best-ever ranking in program history, as Marian was ranked as high as No. 12 during the season.
Keiser (Fla.) and Georgia Gwinnett both have a pair of student-athletes on the first team list. The GGC senior, Justine Lespes for the third-consecutive year garnered the Marvin P. Richmond Award.
To view the full NAIA All-American list, view the above link.
Marian went 15-9 in the 2024-25 season, finishing as the Crossroads League Regular Season and Tournament Runner-Up.
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