FHSU Athletics
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – After a great season that saw both players produce the two highest win totals for a single-season in the program's NCAA Division II history, Irina Alfonso and Suzana Faucz earned selections on the 2025 All-MIAA Women's Tennis Team, released on Thursday (May 1). Alfonso was one of 15 student-athletes named to the team for singles play and she joined her doubles partner Faucz as honorable mention selections in doubles play. Alfonso and Faucz are the first All-MIAA Team selections for the Tigers since Natalie Lubbers in 2016-17.
Alfonso put together a 40-win season in singles and doubles combined, winning 75 percent of her matches for the 2025 season with an overall record of 40-13. The 40 wins is a new single-season record at Fort Hays State. Alfonso paired with freshman standout Suzana Faucz for 21 of the wins in doubles, and produced 19 wins in singles play. She was a perfect 4-0 when playing the No. 1 position in the singles lineup, and 12-5 at the No. 2 position which she played for the majority of the season. Alfonso was 12-6 against NCAA Division II competition in singles play. Alfonso and Faucz went 13-6 against NCAA Division II competition in doubles play.
Impressively, Alfonso and Faucz's 21 wins in doubles play tied the FHSU career record for wins for a doubles pair all in just one season. It matched the 21 produced by Robin Horan and Courtney Olsen in the late 1990s.
Alfonso went 5-3 in MIAA singles play, all at the No. 2 position, which included a win over nationally ranked Alva Norberg of Northwest Missouri State, who is also on the All-MIAA Team. Alfonso and Faucz went 5-4 in MIAA play in doubles, all at the No. 2 position, which included a win over Nebraska-Kearney while the Lopers were ranked No. 19 nationally as a team.
Faucz had a big freshman year at Fort Hays State with 36 wins in doubles and singles combined. She partnered with Irina Alfonso for 21 doubles wins and notched 15 singles wins throughout the year, primarily playing at the No. 3 position. Her 36 wins passed the former freshman single-season record by six, but also went past the former single-season wins record overall and ranks second in that category behind Alfonso.
Below are the 2024-25 MIAA Women's Tennis Postseason Awards.
2025 ALL-MIAA WOMEN'S TENNIS POSTSEASON AWARDS & ALL-MIAA TEAMS
Player of the Year: Cristina Granero Boj – Missouri Western
Freshman of the Year: Celia Castana – Missouri Western
Sportsmanship Award: Narindra Ranaivo – Nebraska Kearney
Coach of the Year: Kirby Ronning – Washburn
FIRST TEAM ALL-MIAA SINGLES
Cristina Granero Boj – Missouri Western, Jr.
Renske Ubachs – Washburn, Jr.
Pete Komada – Central Oklahoma, Jr.
Alva Norberg – Northwest Missouri, Jr.
Marielena Muench – Northwest Missouri, Jr.
Fabiana Gamboa – Nebraska Kearney, Sr.
Narindra Ranaivo – Nebraska Kearney, Sr.
Tegan Heaton – Northeastern State, Sr.
Dana Issabayeva – Newman, Sr.
(Team Includes Ties)
FIRST TEAM ALL-MIAA DOUBLES
Narindra Ranaivo & Tanya Midzi – Nebraska Kearney
Renske Ubachs & Daniela Tijaro – Washburn
Camila Franzin & Marielena Muench – Northwest Missouri
Cristina Granero Boj & Elena Rey – Missouri Western
Airanna Debernado & Taylor Conway – Arkansas-Fort Smith
(Team Includes Ties)
SECOND TEAM ALL-MIAA SINGLES
Johanna Priedite – Missouri Western, So.
Alexis Bernthal – Nebraska Kearney, Sr.
Tanya Midzi – Nebraska Kearney, So.
Irina Alfonso – Fort Hays State, Sr.
Leonie Floeth – Washburn, Sr.
Nefeli Zafeiri – Central Oklahoma, Sr.
Perla Conde Vendrell – Emporia State, So.
(Team Includes Ties)
SECOND TEAM ALL-MIAA DOUBLES
Miru Nonaka & Alva Norberg – Northwest Missouri
Nefeli Zafeiri & Anika Ouwejan – Central Oklahoma
Perla Conde Vendrell & Lillie Bizouerne – Emporia State
HONORABLE MENTION SINGLES
Anika Ouwejan – Central Oklahoma, So.
Celia Castano – Missouri Western, Fr.
Daniela Tijaro – Washburn, Fr.
Sofia Kotliarova – Northeastern State, So.
Yuliya Klimova – Emporia State, Fr.
Masha Hatouka – Nebraska Kearney, Sr.
Saajida Razick – Washburn, Fr.
Giovanna Ferreira – Emporia State, So.
HONORABLE MENTION DOUBLES
Leonie Floeth & Peyton Koper – Washburn
Suzana Faucz & Irina Alfonso – Fort Hays State
Alexis Bernthal & Masha Hatouka – Nebraska Kearney
Pete Komada & Ayaka Koga – Central Oklahoma
Johanna Priedite & Celia Castano – Missouri Western