Harris and Benson Receive All-GPAC Women's Tennis Honorable Mention for Singles

(Sioux City, IA) – The Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) has announced the Women's Tennis All-Conference selections for 2025. Maria Purizaca from Doane has been named the Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC Women's Tennis Player-of-the-Year, while Alex Struck from Morningside and Ed Hubbs from Doane are the Hauff Mid-America Sports/GPAC Women's Tennis Co-Coaches-of-the-Year. 

2025 GPAC Women's Tennis All-Conference Team:

Singles:
No. 1 Singles Maria Purizaca Doane So. Lima, Peru

No. 1 Singles Line Jensen Morningside So. Humlebaek, Denmark

No. 1 Singles Mariana Molano Concordia Jr. Bogota, Columbia

No. 1 Singles Pietra Ferreira Northwestern Fr. Brazil

No. 2 Singles Mariana Espinosa Doane Sr. Queretaro, Mexico
No. 2 Singles Chakira Derman Concordia So. Lome, Togo, Africa
No. 2 Singles Brooke Marshall Morningside Fr. Bungalow, Queensland, Australia
No. 3 Singles Liz Calderon Doane Fr. Panama City, Panama
No. 3 Singles Kailee Bailey Morningside Fr. Omaha, Neb.
No. 4 Singles Ishane Derman Concordia Fr. Lome, Togo, Africa
No. 4 Singles Stefany Simplicio Morningside Fr. Santo Andre, Brazil
No. 5 Singles Alexa Richert Concordia So. Gillette, Wyo.
No. 5 Singles Lidia Suarez Morningside So. Caracas, Venezuela
No. 6 Singles Alloree Else Northwestern Fr. Pella, Iowa
No. 6 Singles Kathryn Johnson Doane So. Omaha, Neb.

Singles Honorable Mention: Julia Vanden Berg (Northwestern), Victoria Harris (Hastings), Carolyna Truong (CSM), Hannah Beckloff (Northwestern), Isabella Castillero (Doane), Miranda Swanson (CSM), Lexi Benson (Hastings), Sophia Guntren (Morningside)

Doubles:
No. 1 Doubles Maria Purizaca Doane So. Lima, Peru   Mariana Espinosa Doane Sr. Queretaro, Mexico
No. 1 Doubles Mariana Molano Concordia Jr. Bogota, Columbia   Ishane Derman Concordia Fr. Lome, Togo, Africa
No. 1 Doubles Line Jensen Morningside So. Humlebaek, Denmark   Brooke Marshall Morningside Fr. Bungalow, Queensland, Australia
No. 2 Doubles Liz Calderon Doane Fr. Panama City, Panama   Grace Schroller Doane Jr. Marysville, Kan.
No. 2 Doubles Kailee Bailey Morningside Fr. Omaha, Neb.   Stefany Simplicio Morningside Fr. Santo Andre, Brazil
No. 3 Doubles Alexa Richert Concordia So. Gillette, Wyo.   Tessa Blough Concordia Sr. Cody, Wyo.

Doubles Honorable Mention: Julia VandenBerg and Pietra Ferreira (Northwestern), Ainslie Robinson and Emily Westenberg (Northwestern), Isabella Castillero and Kathryn Johnson (Doane), Lidia Suarez and Sophia Guntren (Morningside)

GPAC Hauff Mid-America Sports Player-of-the-Year: Maria Purizaca, Doane
GPAC Hauff Mid-America Sports Co-Coaches-of-the-Year: Alex Struck, Morningside and Ed Hubbs, Doane