BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (November 9, 2026) – The University of North Alabama women's tennis team completed the Samford Round Robin on Sunday, Nov. 8, earning 16 wins between singles and doubles.
The final fall event lasted from Nov. 6-8, with the Lions putting up impressive results over Samford, Troy and Jacksonville State. All participating Lions earned at least one win, while four Lions had at least three wins.
Senior Emma Ansorge, senior Ada Karabacak, junior Josefa Fuenzalida Salamanca and freshman Anastasiia Kostiushkina each earned three wins to lead the Lions. Senior Mathilde Delaney, sophomore Sammie Schouten and freshman Rio Wakayama each added two wins. Senior Louise Booker earned one win.
Troy totaled 18 wins, Samford had 11 and Jacksonville State had five.
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Ansorge earned three total wins, going undefeated in singles, 3-0. On Friday, she defeated Samford's Cathy Cardona-Carballosa 7-6, 6-4. On Saturday, she defeated Jacksonville State's Anna Medvyedyeva 6-7, 7-5, 10-2 and on Sunday defeated Troy's Leena Metwally 6-2, 6-2.
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Kostiushkina added three wins, earning one doubles win with her partner Delany and two singles wins. She won the doubles match 6-3 over Samford. On Saturday, she defeated Jacksonville State's Emma Le Montgner 7-6, 7-5 and on Sunday defeated Troy's Emilia Namyslo 7-6, 6-4.
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Fuenzalida Salamanca earned three wins with two in singles and one in doubles. On Friday, she won her singles match 4-6, 6-1, 10-6 against Samford's Lea Erenda and on Sunday defeated Troy's Sama Hindaway 6-1, 4-6, 10-7. She also won her doubles match on Sunday, defeating Samford's Lea Erenda and Grace Keller 6-3 with her partner Schouten.
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Wakayama earned a win in singles and a win in doubles. On Friday, her and her partner Karabacak defeated Jacksonville State's Medviedieva and Medvyedyeva 6-3. She won her singles match on Friday as well, defeating Samford's Erenda 4-6, 6-1, 10-6.
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Delaney saw both her wins on Sunday, winning her singles match and doubles match. She won her singles match 7-5, 4-6, 10-2 against Troy's Alexia Zarate and her doubles match against Samford's Erenda and Minyoung Park, 6-3, with partner Kostiushkina.
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Schouten earned her first win on Saturday, defeating Jacksonville State's Aneka Patel 6-3, 5-7, 10-6. She then earned a doubles win on Sunday against Samford's Erenda and Keller, 6-3, with her partner Fuenzalida Salamanca.
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Booker earned a win against Jacksonville State's Alba Roche, 5-7, 6-3, 10-5, on Saturday.
With the fall season complete, the Lions now turn their attention to the Spring 2027 championship season. The Lions racked up 61 wins in the fall and look to carry their momentum into another successful spring season.
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