MILWAUKEE, Wis. (naccsports.org) --- The Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC) has announced its major awards and all-conference team for the 2026 women's tennis season.
NACC Player of the Year honors were shared between Milwaukee School of Engineering sophomore
Ana Clara Kamiyama and Concordia University Wisconsin freshman
Jordin Popp, while Popp also claimed NACC Freshman of the Year honors. The league champion Falcons also claimed NACC Coaching Staff of the Year honors.
It is Kamiyama's second consecutive NACC Player of the Year honor.
All honors were voted on by the NACC's eight head women's tennis coaches.
Co-Player of the Year --- Ana Clara Kamiyama, so., Milwaukee School of Engineering
Kamiyama posted a 16-5 mark this fall, recording an 8-2 record in singles while pairing with
Sadie Dakay to post an 8-3 mark in doubles. She posted two singles victories at the ITA Midwest Regional, advancing to the Round of 32. In duals, Kamiyama was 6-1 overall and a perfect 6-0 in league play - primarily at the No. 1 position.
In doubles play, Kamiyama and Dakay advanced to the round of 16 at the ITA regional with a 2-1 mark and combined to go 6-2 in duals at the No. 1 position, including 5-2 in league play.
Kamiyama is just the second MSOE student-athlete to be named NACC Player of the Year, joining
Martina Fialova (2008). She is also the fifth NACC women's tennis player to win multiple Player of the Year awards after Concordia Wisconsin's
Erin Hentrich (3 - 2006, 2007, 2009) and
Ricki Budewitz (2 - 2022, 2023), Wisconsin Lutheran's
Kaitlyn Strehlow (2 - 2011, 2012), and Alverno's
Asia Butler-Yeo (2 - 2015, 2016).
Co-Player of the Year & Freshman of the Year --- Jordin Popp, fr., Concordia University Wisconsin
Popp posted a 16-3 record overall this fall, finishing 8-2 in singles play and pairing with
Taylor Peterson for an 8-1 mark in doubles. In singles, she posted a 7-1 mark in duals at the No. 1 spot and a 6-1 record in NACC play with her only blemishes coming at the ITA regional and to Kamiyama in a third-set tiebreak during CUW's Oct. 3 dual at MSOE.
In doubles, Popp and Peterson's lone defeat came at the ITA regional. In duals, the pair were 8-0 overall and 7-0 in NACC play - all at the No. 1 position.
This is the seventh time a CUW student-athlete has been named NACC Player of the Year as Popp joins Hentrich (2006, 2007, 2009),
Ashley Solberg (2017), and Budewitz (2022, 2023). She is also the sixth Falcon to be named NACC Freshman of the Year, joining Hentrich (2006), Strehlow (2009,
at CUW), Solberg (2015), Budewitz (2018), and
Sofia Buhr (2023), and is the fourth NACC student-athlete to be named Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year in the same season, joining Hentrich (2006), Benedictine's
MaryClare Loughery (2010), and Kamiyama (2025).
Coaching Staff of the Year --- Concordia University Wisconsin (Ricki Budewitz, interim head coach)
Budewitz, the NACC's all-time leader in wins as a player, was named interim head coach at her alma mater in mid-August after serving as an assistant the past two seasons. Fielding a lineup that featured true freshman at the top three singles slots and at No. 1 doubles, she guided the Falcons to an 8-0 mark this fall and a perfect 7-0 record in league play to claim the program's 10th NACC title.
CUW went 36-6 in singles during league play while dropping only one doubles match (20-1).
Budewitz is assisted by
Drew Van Fossen.
This is the seventh time a Concordia University Wisconsin head coach or staff has been recognized by the league's women's tennis coaches (2009, 2015-2017, 2022-2023, 2026).
All-Conference Team Announced
A total of 12 singles players and six doubles tandems make up the 2026 All-NACC Women's Tennis Team. Concordia Wisconsin and St. Norbert each had three singles selections, while Edgewood, Illinois Tech, and MSOE had two apiece. The doubles list includes two tandems from Concordia Wisconsin and one each from Edgewood, Illinois Tech, MSOE, and St. Norbert. Players are allowed to be selected to both the singles and doubles lists, a distinction shared by 10 individuals this fall - CUW's
Samantha Behling, Peterson, and Popp, Edgewood's
Kaitlyn Narkis and
Hattie Plenty, Illinois Tech's
Martyna Kalinowska and
Annaliese Kielmeyer, MSOE's Kamiyama and Dakay, and St. Norbert's
Jordan Domnick and
Allison Unverzagt.
| 2026 All-NACC Women's Tennis Team |
| Player of the Year - tie, Ana Clara Kamiyama, MSOE & Jordin Popp, Concordia Wisconsin |
| Freshman of the Year - Jordin Popp, Concordia Wisconsin |
| Coaching Staff of the Year - Concordia Wisconsin (Ricki Budewitz, interim head coach) |
| Singles |
Yr. |
School |
Hometown |
| Samantha Behling |
Fr. |
Concordia Wisconsin |
Brookfield, Wis. |
| Taylor Peterson |
Fr. |
Concordia Wisconsin |
Manitowoc, Wis. |
| Jordin Popp |
Fr. |
Concordia Wisconsin |
Manitowoc, Wis. |
| Kaitlyn Narkis |
So. |
Edgewood |
Watertown, Wis. |
| Hattie Plenty |
Jr. |
Edgewood |
Janesville, Wis. |
| Martyna Kalinowska |
Jr. |
Illinois Tech |
Homer Glen, Ill. |
| Annaliese Kielmeyer |
Fr. |
Illinois Tech |
Clovis, Calif. |
| Sadie Dakay |
Fr. |
MSOE |
Friendswood, Texas |
| Ana Clara Kamiyama |
So. |
MSOE |
Sao Paulo, Brazil |
| Jordan Domnick |
Jr. |
St. Norbert |
Green Bay, Wis. |
| Allison Unverzagt |
Jr. |
St. Norbert |
Pine City, Minn. |
| Anna Vechart |
Sr. |
St. Norbert |
Appleton, Wis. |
| Doubles |
Yr. |
School |
Hometown |
| Samantha Behling |
Fr. |
Concordia Wisconsin |
Brookfield, Wis. |
| Payton Steward |
Sr. |
Appleton, Wis. |
| Jordin Popp |
Fr. |
Concordia Wisconsin |
Manitowoc, Wis. |
| Taylor Peterson |
Fr. |
Manitowoc, Wis. |
| Kaitlyn Narkis |
So. |
Edgewood |
Watertown, Wis. |
| Hattie Plenty |
Jr. |
Janesville, Wis. |
| Martyna Kalinowska |
Jr. |
Illinois Tech |
Homer Glen, Ill. |
| Annaliese Kielmeyer |
Fr. |
Clovis, Calif. |
| Sadie Dakay |
Fr. |
MSOE |
Friendswood, Texas |
| Ana Clara Kamiyama |
So. |
Sao Paulo, Brazil |
| Jordan Domnick |
Jr. |
St. Norbert |
Green Bay, Wis. |
| Allison Unverzagt |
Jr. |
Pine City, Minn. |