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ACC Sends 16 Singles Players Into the NCAA Women’s Tennis Individual Championships

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4 days ago

November 11, 2026

North Carolina's Theadora Rabman reacts during a women's tennis match against Michigan. Photo via North Carolina Athletics.

Duke, North Carolina and Virginia each placed three players in the NCAA women’s singles field as the ACC landed 16 selections for the individual championships in Athens.

The Atlantic Coast Conference will be well represented at the 2026 NCAA Division I Women’s Tennis Singles and Doubles Championships, as the NCAA Division I Women’s Tennis Subcommittee has selected the 64 singles players and 32 doubles teams for the individual championships.

Following a successful two-year pilot program in 2024 and 2025, the singles and doubles championships have moved permanently to the fall, with the team championships continuing to be held in the spring.

The singles and doubles competition will be held November 17-22 at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex in Athens, Georgia.

The ACC had 16 players selected for the 64-player singles field, highlighted by three players each from Duke, North Carolina and Virginia. NC State qualified two individuals, while California, Florida State, Georgia Tech, SMU and Stanford each qualified one. In doubles, four teams were selected, including two from North Carolina.

NCAA Women’s Singles Qualifiers from the ACC

Laura Cilekova, California

Aspen Schuman, Duke

Irina Balus, Duke

Mimi Xu, Duke

Mary Boyce Deatherage, Florida State

Seri Nayuki, Georgia Tech

Lavinia Tanasie, NC State

Mia Slama, NC State

Alexis Nguyen, North Carolina

Maddy Zampardo, North Carolina

Theadora Rabman, North Carolina

Amelie Van Impe, SMU

Alyssa Ahn, Stanford

Eugenia Zozaya, Virginia

Katie Rolls, Virginia

Shannon Lam, Virginia

NCAA Women’s Doubles Qualifiers from the ACC

Roisin Gilheany & Victoria Osuigwe, NC State

Alanis Hamilton & Tatum Evans, North Carolina

Susanna Maltby & Maddy Zampardo, North Carolina

Martina Genis Salas & Katie Rolls, Virginia

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Georgia Gwinnett Men and Keiser Women Top NAIA Preseason Tennis Polls Unanimously

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2 days ago

November 13, 2026

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A Georgia Gwinnett men's tennis player hits a forehand during a match

Both defending NAIA tennis champions start on top again – Georgia Gwinnett’s men and Keiser’s women were unanimous No. 1 picks in the 2026-27 NAIA Tennis Coaches’ Preseason Polls released Nov. 13.

Both No. 1 teams in the NAIA Tennis Coaches’ Preseason Top 25 Polls are the defending national champions, as the Georgia Gwinnett men and Keiser women were unanimous choices at the top.

The Grizzlies have won 12 straight national titles, while the Seahawks have won three straight championships.

Links to the 2026-27 NAIA Tennis Coaches’ Preseason Polls, for both men’s tennis and women’s tennis, are available through the NAIA.