Championship Site

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - Augustana won its 15th straight NSIC Women's Tennis Tournament on Sunday with a 4-0 victory over Minnesota State.  This marks the fourth season in a row that Augustana had defeated MSU in the NSIC Tournament Championship match.  

The Vikings earned the automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament and have won 41 straight NSIC Tournament matches.

The NCAA Central Region is comprised of the 26 teams from the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (10), Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) (10), and the Great American Conference (GAC) (6). The post season tournament winner from each conference receives an automatic bid to the NCAA Central Region Tournament on May 8-9 and will be joined by the next three highest ranked teams in the final selections.

The NCAA Selection Show is scheduled for Monday, May 4, at 7:00 p.m. (CT) on NCAA.com.

Augustana 4, Minnesota State 0
4/26/2026 at Sioux Falls, S.D. (Match Pointe)

Singles competition

1. Garcia, Mia (AUGIE) def. McKenna DeMarce (MSU) 6-3, 6-0

2. Sandoval, Fernanda (AUGIE) vs. Lucie Sliskova (MSU) 6-3, 2-1, unfinished

3. Yang, Rhidaim (AUGIE) vs. Alma Vazquez (MSU) 6-3, 1-0, unfinished

4. Karaouza, Simone (AUGIE) vs. Amanda Blanco-Epple (MSU) 6-0, 2-1, unfinished

5. Seidewitz, Chelsea (AUGIE) def. Taina Cordeiro (MSU) 6-2, 6-1

6. Bakyte, Smilte (AUGIE) def. Elizabeth Dabiza (MSU) 6-1, 6-1

Doubles competition

1. McKenna DeMarce/Alma Vazquez (MSU) def. Fiacan, Maria/Sandoval, Fernanda (AUGIE) 6-3

2. Garcia, Mia/Karaouza, Simone (AUGIE) def. Lucie Sliskova/Amanda Blanco-Epple (MSU) 7-5

3. Yang, Rhidaim/Bakyte, Smilte (AUGIE) def. Taina Cordeiro/Sutton Julsrud (MSU) 6-1

Match Notes

Minnesota State 11-4

Augustana 20-2

Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (6,5,1)

NSIC Tournament Championship