KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has officially announced the 2026 UTR NAIA Women's Tennis All-America teams. Honorees were selected by the NAIA All-America Selection Committee. Sixteen student-athletes were chosen to comprise the first and second teams. The third team consists of 18 student-athletes.

For the third consecutive season, the Marian women's tennis team was represented with All-American honors, as both Yasmin Imamniayzova and Ana Lopez Torres were named to the NAIA All. American Second Team. These are both the first NAIA All-American honors of their careers. Both Imamniayzova and Lopez Torres helped the Knights to the NAIA National Championship for the second consecutive year during the 2025-26 season. The Knights went 1-1 before ending their run in the Second Round of the National Championship. 

Keiser (Fla.) earned both major individual post-match honors. Senior Violet Apisah of Sydney, Australia, received the Marvin P. Richmond Outstanding Player award, and Daniel Finn was named NAIA National Coach of the Year.

To view the full NAIA All-American list, view the above link. 

Marian went 17-7 overall on the season and a perfect 9-0 in the Crossroads League, finishing as the Crossroads League Regular Season and Tournament Champions for the first time in program history. 

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