For Immediate Release
Tuesday, May 13, 2025
NSIC Media Relations

NSIC Player of the Year
Freia Lawrence (Sr., Mallorca, Spain) 
Minnesota State University, Mankato
- Went 11-4 from No. 1 singles, including 7-2 in NSIC play
- Teamed with Avery Stilwell to go 13-3 at No. 1 doubles, including 9-0 in NSIC play
- Named All-NSIC First team three times in her career
- Helped MSU to an 8-1 NSIC record and a second place finish at the NSIC Tournament
- Second player from MSU to earn NSIC Women's Tennis Player of the Year honors (Marina Bugaenco, 2009)

NSIC Freshman of the Year
Fernanda Sandoval (Fr., Mazatlan, Mexico / Universidad Del Valle de Mexico)
Augustana University
- Went 17-2 in singles play this season 
- Was 9-1 from No. 2 singles and 8-1 from No. 3 singles
- Owned a 13-4 record from No. 1 doubles with Nicole Dufour
- Helped Augustana to a 17-4 overall record and 9-0 conference record
- Went 9-0 in conference play, 7-0 at No. 2 singles, and 2-0 at No. 3 singles
- Was 8-1 in NSIC play at No. 1 doubles with Nicole Dufour 

NSIC Coach of the Year
Alexis Konecne
Minnesota State University Moorhead
- Led the Dragons to five NSIC duals wins and 12 wins overall in 2024-25
- The Dragons tallied 73 singles and 37 doubles wins during the year, the most since 2019
- MSUM had four singles players and a pair of doubles teams with 10 or more wins during the season
- Helped guide the doubles team of Shaelyn Johnson and Luzmary Diaz Castillo to a school record 16 wins
- With her help, junior Tiannah Gu matched the MSUM single-season school record for singles wins with 16 
- First Dragon to earn coach of the year honors since 2007, and just the fourth time a Dragon coach has earned the honor

2025 NSIC All-Conference Teams

First Team Singles	Yr.	School	Hometown
Nicole Dufour	Sr.	AUGIE	Rosario, Argentina
Gabriella Janickova	Sr.	AUGIE	Šošuvka, Czech Republic
Fernanda Sandoval	Fr.	AUGIE	Mazatlán, Mexico
Chloe Chong Zhi Jing	Sr.	UMary	Selangor, Malaysia
Ilona Freitag	Sr.	UMary	Le Locle, Switzerland
Kenna DeMarce	Jr.	MSU	Las Vegas, Nev.
Freia Lawrence	Sr.	MSU	Madison, S.D.
Luzmary Diaz Castillo	Jr.	MSUM	Maracay, Venezuela
Shaelyn Johnson	Sr.	MSUM	Grand Forks, N.D.
First Team Doubles	Yr.	School	Hometown
Nicole Dufour / Fernanda Sandoval	Sr./Fr.	AUGIE	Rosario, Argentina / Mazatlán, Mexico
Gabriella Jancikova / Chelsea Seidewitz	Sr./Jr.	AUGIE	Šošuvka, Czech Republic / Muden Ortze, Germany
Chloe Chong Zhi Jing / Ilona Freitag	Sr./Sr.	UMary	Selangor, Malaysia  / Le Locle, Switzerland
Freia Lawrence / Avery Stilwell	Sr./Sr.	MSU	Mallorca, Spain / Litchfield, Minn.
Luzmary Diaz Castillo / Shaelyn Johnson	Jr./Sr.	MSUM	Maracay, Venezuela / Grand Forks, N.D.
Second Team Singles	Yr.	School	Hometown
Mia Garcia	So.	AUGIE	Tulancingo, Mexico
Smilte Bakyte	So.	AUGIE	Kaunas, Lithuania
Chelsea Seidewitz	Jr.	AUGIE	Muden Ortze, Germany
Maria Estinvil	Jr.	UMary	Quebec, Canada
Daniela de Lucas Rivera	So.	UMC	Madrid, Spain
Elizabeth Felderman	Sr.	MSU	Bismarck, N.D.
Hana Minisy	Sr.	MSU	Cairo, Egypt
Sofiya Janos	Fr.	USF	Spring Hill, Fla.
Clara Thoemke	Jr.	WSU	Inver Grove Heights, Minn.
Second Team Doubles	Yr.	School	Hometown
Sophie Groen / Mia Leshem	Sr./Fr.	BSU	Uitgeest, Netherlands / Randburg, S.A.
Maria Estinvil   / Anna Sueflohn	Jr./Fr.	UMary	Quebec, Canada / Delafield, Wis.
McKenna DeMarce / Elizabeth Felderman	Jr./Sr.	MSU	Las Vegas, Nev. / Mandan, N.D.
Sydney Osburn / Ella Hancock	Jr /Jr.	USF	Henderson, Nev. / Harrisburg, S.D.

About the NSIC
The NSIC is a 15-team, 18-sport, NCAA Division II conference with institutions located in Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota. The NSIC is a model Division II conference that uses high-level athletics competition to develop champions in the classroom and community while empowering student-athletes to be impactful and positive leaders. Formed in 1992 by the merger of the Northern Intercollegiate Conference (men’s league) and the Northern Sun Conference (women’s league), the NSIC has flourished over the past quarter century, maturing into a 16-team union of Upper Midwest colleges and universities. The NSIC has won 27 team national championships and crowned 121 individual national champions. For additional information, visit NorthernSun.org.

About NCAA Division II
The NCAA, the national governing body for college athletics, is a volunteer association of more than 1,000 colleges and universities that classify their athletics programs in one of three membership divisions. The 300+ institutions in NCAA Division II support a balanced approach in which student-athletes can earn scholarships based on their athletic ability, pursue their desired academic degree, and participate in all the campus and surrounding community have to offer. Division II student-athletes annually graduate at rates higher than their student body peers, and they have access to the best championships-participant ratio among the NCAA’s three divisions. Division II gives student-athletes the unique opportunity to compete in the classroom, on the field, in their career, for their causes, and on their terms. For additional information, visit NCAA.org.