INDIANAPOLIS ---The NCAA Division III Womenâs Tennis Committee has selected the individuals who will compete in the singles and doubles competitions of the 2016 NCAA Division III Womenâs Tennis Championships.
The individual championships will consist of 32 singles players and 16 doubles teams. The selection of teams and individuals for the championships is based on won-lost record, strength of schedule, and eligibility and availability of student-athletes.
The team championship will take place May 23-25 and the individual championships May 26-28, both at Stowe Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan and will be hosted by Kalamazoo College.
| Athlete | School | |
|---|---|---|
| Joulia Likhanskaia | Bowdoin | |
| Nicholle Torres | Carnegie Mellon | |
| Brooke Tsu | Carnegie Mellon | |
| Nithya Kanagasegar | Case Western Reserve | |
| Ariana Iranpour | Chicago | |
| Katie Kuosman | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | |
| Caroline Ward | Claremont- Mudd-Scripps | |
| Lauren Hawley | Denison | |
| Kayla Casey | East Texas Baptist | |
| Bridget Harding | Emory | |
| Michelle Satterfield | Emory | |
| Ashnaa Rao | Johns Hopkins | |
| Sarah Woods | Kalamazoo | |
| Diana Aboubakare | Keynon | |
| Summer Garrison | Lewis & Clark | |
| Kait Brogan | Mary Washington | |
| Elysa Kohrs | MIT | |
| Dora Tzeng | MIT | |
| Alexandra Fields | Middlebury | |
| Ria Gerger | Middlebury | |
| Caroline Casper | Pomona-Pitzer | |
| Maryann Zhao | Pomona-Pitzer | |
| Natalie Etchegaray | Redlands | |
| Lindsey Liles | Sewanee (University of the South) | |
| Sofia Vega | Texas Lutheran | |
| Lauren Louks | Tufts | |
| Rebecca Ho | Washington-St. Louis | |
| Brooke Donnelly | Washington and Lee | |
| Eudice Chong | Wesleyan (Connecticut) | |
| Juli Raventos | Williams | |
| Megan Humphreys | Wisconsin-Whitewater | |
| Gabi Kitchell | Wisconsin-Whitewater |
| Region/Athlete | School |
|---|---|
| Atlantic South: Carlee Petro | Birmingham Southern |
| Central: Nancy Benda | Hope |
| Northeast: Victoria Yu | Wesleyan |
| West: Ella Riddle | Linfield |
| Athletes | School |
|---|---|
| Joulia Likhanskaia/Tiffany Cheng | Bowdoin |
| Nithya Kanagasegar/Sara Zargham | Case Western Reserve |
| Rachel Kim/Lucy Tang | Chicago |
| Caroline Ward/Katie Kuosman | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps |
| Lauren Hawley/Meg Chiumento | Denison |
| Bridget Harding/Katarina Su | Emory |
| Kait Brogan/Shelby Harris | Mary Washington |
| Emily Chen/Maryann Zhao | Pomona-Pitzer |
| Natalie Etchegaray/Lauren Villanueva | Redlands |
| Lindsey Liles/Clementina Davila | Sewanee (University of the South) |
| Marie Lutz/Liza Southwick | Trinity (Texas) |
| Lauren Louks/Mina Karamercan | Tufts |
| Brooke Donnelly/Tessa Hill | Washington and Lee |
| Aashli Budhiraja/Eudice Chong | Wesleyan (Connecticut) |
| Juli Raventos/Linda Shin | Williams |
| Megan Humphreys/Bridgid McGuire | Wisconsin-Whitewater |
| Region/Athlete | School |
|---|---|
| Atlantic South: Minami Makino/Cori Siddell | Carnegie Mellon |
| Central: Nancy Benda/Marie Holaway | Hope |
| Northeast: Lily Bondy/Ria Gerger | Middlebury |
| West: Elsa Harris/Ella Riddle | Linfield |
Any singles player or doubles team that scratches from the tournament will be replaced by the next individual or doubles team from their region.
The draw for the individual championship will be done by the womenâs tennis committee and will be released on the last day of the team championship.
The 2015 singles title went to Eudice Chong of Wesleyan (Connecticut). Juli Raventos and Linda Shin of Williams took the doubles title. Williams is the defending national champion, having defeated Emory, 5-4, to claim the team title. For more information about the NCAA Division III Womenâs Tennis Championships, log on to www.ncaa.com
