JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (April 13, 2026) – The University of North Alabama women's tennis team earned its first conference postseason honor Monday morning, with the Atlantic Sun Conference naming junior Mathilde Delaney to the Academic All-ASUN Team.

Delaney receives her first-ever ASUN honor with the selection to the academic team. To be eligible, undergraduate student-athletes had to have a cumulative 3.50 GPA, participate in 50 percent of contests during the season, have completed four semesters of college coursework or 50 percent of progress towards a degree and have one year of residence at the institution. She is majoring in Biology (Pre-Health).

The honor marks the second-straight season North Alabama has been represented on the conference's academic team and third overall. Stanislava Bobrovnikova was selected to the team in 2025, while Nina Linke earned the first in program history back in 2021.

The junior won 24 matches in her second season with the Lions, sporting an 11-4 singles record and a 13-2 doubles record. She played primarily from court three in singles, going 10-4. Delaney was a strong doubles player, playing mainly from court two with a perfect 11-0 record from the flight.

Delaney began the season ranked 104 nationally in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association rankings. She held the ranking for nearly three months, holding the mark from Nov. 25, 2025 – Feb. 4, 2026. It marked the first time in UNA's Division I program history that a student-athlete earned an individual national ranking.

Her season highlights includes starting the season 13-0 in doubles from Jan. 16 – March 31. She was 11-0 from flight two and 2-0 from flight one. Delaney additionally ended the season winning her last eight of 10 singles matches. She secured three total wins in three ASUN duals, tallying two doubles victories against EKU and North Florida with one singles triumph over Lipscomb.

Delaney and the Lions prep for their 2026 ASUN Tournament opener in Jacksonville, facing No. 4 Austin Peay in the quarterfinals on Thursday, April 16 at 11 a.m. CT.

The rest of the postseason ASUN awards will be announced at 10:30 a.m. today.


Scholar Athlete of the Year: Laurie Barendse, North Florida

Academic All-ASUN Team

Name                                      School
Sophia Baranov                      Austin Peay
Luca Bohlen                            Austin Peay
Elena Thiel                              Austin Peay
Pauline Bruns                         Austin Peay
Nikola Kollaritsch                    Bellarmine
Vendula Kryslova                    Bellarmine
Lillie Willis                               Bellarmine
Zhansaya Bakytzhan              EKU
Anastasiia Cherniakova          EKU
Masha Fedenko                      EKU
Sasha Parkhomenko              EKU
Ceylin Ipek                              EKU
Deborah Dominguez Collado  Lipscomb
Sofiia Zhylchuk                        Lipscomb
Sofiia Paladi                            Lipscomb
Mathilde Delaney                  North Alabama
Laurie Barendse                     North Florida
Isabel Oliveira                        North Florida
Aryana Bartlett                       North Florida
Anslee Long                           North Florida
Gabby Goyins                        North Florida
Jasmin Makela                       North Florida
Jett Coetzee                           Queens
Zoe Cvitanovic                       Queens
Audrey Serb                           Queens
Pilar Astigarraga Harper         Stetson
Katsiaryna Tuliakova              Stetson
Anastasija Adeikyte                Stetson

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