ROME, Ga. (November 1, 2026) – The University of North Alabama women's tennis team wrapped up the second annual UTR Tennisfest in Rome, Ga. at the Rome Tennis Center on Sunday, earning 19 wins as a team.  

This event, hosted by Rome Tennis Center, featured pool play that led to flight semifinals.  

Senior Emma Ansorge led the Lions with five wins, going 5-1 with four singles wins and a doubles win. Senior Mathilde Delaney, junior Josefa Fuenzalida Salamanca and freshman Rio Wakyama each added three wins to the total.  

Senior Louise Booker, sophomore Sammie Schouten and freshman Anastasiia Kostiushkina each added two wins.  

 

PLAYERS 

• Ansorge led the Lions with five wins. In singles, she went 2-1 in group play to advance to the semifinals of flight A's second place rounds. She went 2-0 in those rounds to earn second place in her flight. In doubles, she played one round, winning 7-5 with her partner Wakayama. 

• Delaney went 1-3 in her group, but went 2-0 in consolation rounds to earn third place in flight A.  

• Fuenzalida Salamanca also went 1-3 in her group, but followed with a 2-0 run in consolation rounds to earn third place in flight C. 

• Wakayama went 2-1 in singles group play, earning second place after falling short in the finals 6-4, 5-7, 0-1. She also went 1-0 in doubles with her partner Ansorge, winning 7-5. 

• Schouten added two wins in the group rounds, falling in the consolation rounds to earn fourth place in flight B.  

• Kostiushkina went 1-3 in singles group four and 1-2 in consolation rounds to earn third place in flight B. 

• Booker added two singles wins, earning one win in group play and one in consolation rounds. She placed third in flight C. 
  
   

UP NEXT 

North Alabama's next event is the Samford Hidden Dual in Birmingham, Ala. from Nov. 6-8. This will be the Lions' last event of the 2026 fall season. 

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