BATON ROUGE, La. (October 12, 2026) – The University of North Alabama women's tennis earned seven wins to conclude the ITA Southern Regional on Sunday, Oct. 11 in Baton Rouge, La. 

Leading the Lions was freshman Rio Wakayama with three total wins, with junior Josefa Fuenzalida Salamanca right behind her with two wins. Seniors Emma Ansorge and Mathilde Delaney, along with sophomore Sammie Schouten and freshman Anastasiia Kostiushkina each earned one win apiece.  

Thursday brought the singles qualifying round where Wakayama, Kostiushkina and Schouten each earned one win. Wakayama defeated a player from Southern Miss 6-0, 6-3, Kostiushkina defeated a player from Louisiana Tech 6-1, 6-1 and Schouten defeated a player from Southern University 6-1, 6-1. Schouten also saw a second round win, defeating Southern Miss 6-4, 6-3. 

Friday began doubles play and saw an opening round win from partners Delaney and Ansorge over Southern University 8-6. Wakayama and Fuenzalida Salamanca also had an opening round win and a second round win due to UAB and LSU players withdrawing. 

The Lions continue their fall slate Oct. 23 where they will begin the United Athletic Conference Individual Tournament hosted by Austin Peay. This tournament will be in Clarksville, Tenn. located at the Governors Tennis Courts and will last through Oct. 29. 

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