For Immediate Release
Tuesday, May 12, 2026
NSIC Media Relations

NSIC Player of the Year
Mia Garcia (Jr., Tulancingo, Hidalgo, Mexico / Technologico de Monterrey, campus Pachuca Hidalgo)
Augustana University
- Went 14-4 from No. 1 and No. 2 singles, including 8-0 in NSIC play
- Teamed with Simoneto Karaouza go 11-6 in doubles play, including 7-1 in NSIC play
- Named All-NSIC the past three seasons, including first team twice
- Helped Augustana to an 21-2 record and an NCAA National Championship berth 

NSIC Freshman of the Year
Julie van Zeijl (Fr., Amsterdam, The Netherlands / Montessori Lyceum Amsterdam) 
University of Jamestown
- Went 10-1 at No. 1 singles play this season, including 9-1 in NSIC matches
- Was 10-1 from No. 1 doubles with sister Bodil, including a perfect 10-0 in NSIC play
- Helped Jamestown to a 6-4 NSIC record to sit fifth in the standings 

NSIC Coach of the Year
Kyle Fodness
Bemidji State University
- Helped the Beavers win 10 matches, most since 2019
- Coached the Beavers to the third-most wins in program history
- Coached BSU to the most conference wins since 2022
- Coached the Beavers to the best start to a season in program history winning the first six matches
- Helped the Beavers reach the NSIC Tournament for the first time since 2021
- First BSU Tennis Coach of the Year since 1999 and the third overall

2026 NSIC All-Conference Teams

First Team All-Conference - Singles
Mia Garcia	Jr.	AUGIE	Tulancingo, Mexico
Fernanda Sandoval	So.	AUGIE	Mazatlán, Mexico
Rhidaim Yang	Sr.	AUGIE	Lima, Peru
Bodil van Zeijl	Fr.	UJ	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Julie van Zeijl	Fr.	UJ	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Julia Gurholt	Fr.	MSU	Kimberly, Wis.
Luzmary Diaz Castillo	Sr.	MSUM	Maracay, Venezuela
Chloe Siegfort	Jr.	USF	Gilberts, Ill.
Lainy Ristau	Jr.	WSU	Kenosha, Wis.
First Team All-Conference - Doubles
Maria Fiacan	Sr.	AUGIE	Mazatlán, Mexico
Fernanda Sandoval	So.	AUGIE	Mazatlán, Mexico
Julie van Zeijl	Fr.	UJ	Amsterdam
Bodil van Zeijl	Fr,	UJ	Amsterdam
McKenna DeMarce	Sr.	MSU	Las Vegas, Nev.
Julia Gurholt	Fr.	MSU	Kimberly, Wis.
Luzmary Diaz Castillo	Sr.	MSUM	Maracay, Venezuela
Sophia Felderman	So,	MSUM	Mandan, N.D.
Sydney Osburn	Sr.	USF	Henderson, Nev.
Ella Hancock	Sr.	USF	Sioux Falls, S.D.
Second Team All-Conference - Singles
Maria Fiacan	Sr.	AUGIE	Geneva, Switzerland
Simone Karaouza	Jr.	AUGIE	Athens, Greece
Chelsea Seidewitz	Sr.	AUGIE	Muden Ortze, Germany
Daniela de Lucas Rivera	Jr.	UMC	Madrid, Spain
McKenna DeMarce	Sr.	MSU	Las Vegas
Alma Vazquez Rioja	Jr.	MSU	Queretaro, Mexico
Ella Hancock	Sr.	USF	Sioux Falls, SD..
Sydney Osburn	Sr.	USF	Henderson, Nev.
Lara Schaefer	Jr.	SCSU	Nuremberg Germany
Second Team All-Conference - Doubles
Mia Garcia	Jr.	AUGIE	Tulancingo, Mexico
Simone Karaouza	Jr.	AUGIE	Athens, Greece
Smilte Bakyte	Jr.	AUGIE	Kaunas, Lithuania
Rhidaim Yang	Sr.	AUGIE	Lima, Peru
Lucie Sliskova	Fr.	MSU	Prachatice, Czechia
Alma Vazquez Rioja	Jr.	MSU	Queretaro, Mexico
Chloe Siegfort	Jr.	USF	Gilberts, Ill.
Sofiya Janos	So.	USF	Spring Hills, Fla.

About the NSIC
The NSIC is a 16-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 126 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.