SIOUX FALL, S.D. – With the 2025 Summit League tennis regular season in the books, league officials announced the annual all-league awards Thursday ahead of this weekend's 2025 Summit League Tennis Championships.
Oral Roberts'
Arina Sorokina claimed Player of the Year honors, becoming the first Golden Eagle to win the award since Iryna Khatsko in 2012, while Denver's Marley Lambert was named Newcomer of the Year, marking the fourth consecutive Pioneer to earn the recognition.
Sorokina shined in league play, finishing with a 5-1 singles record at No. 1, along with two doubles victories. The senior posted a 10-6 overall singles record in her No. 1 role and finished with a 6-10 doubles ledger for the Golden Eagles.
Five Pioneers earned All-Summit League honors, led by four-time honoree Burguete Beltran. Teammates Claudia Martinez de Velasco and Louise Wikander secured their third All-Summit selections, while Kansas City's Catherine Chrobak, Omaha's Zoe Adkins, and South Dakota's Beata Havlickova made the team for the second time.
First-time All-Summit selections include Hana Becirovic Novak (Denver), Natalie Cinkova (Denver), Katelynn Kock (Omaha), Nina Wiese (Omaha),
Arina Sorokina (Oral Roberts) and Grace Chadick (South Dakota).
Khayli Buckels (Omaha) and
Chara Grammatikaki (Oral Roberts) earned honorable mention accolades for the second time in their careers, while Lambert (Denver), Andrea Pineda (North Dakota),
Cassie Cervantes (Oral Roberts), and
Luna Morini (Oral Roberts) were recognized for the first time.
Women's Coach of the Year
Paul Wardlaw, Denver
Women's Newcomer of the Year
Marley Lambert, Denver
Women's Player of the Year
Arina Sorokina, Oral Roberts
Women's All-Summit League Team
Hana Becirovic Novak, Denver
Andrea Burguete Beltran, Denver
Natalie Cinkova, Denver
Claudia Martinez de Velasco, Denver
Louise Wikander, Denver
Catherine Chrobak, Kansas City
Zoe Adkins, Omaha**
Katelynn Kock, Omaha
Nina Wiese, Omaha
Arina Sorokina, Oral Roberts
Grace Chadick, South Dakota
Beata Havlickova, South Dakota
Women's All-Summit League Honorable Mention
Marley Lambert, Denver
Andrea Pineda, North Dakota
Khayli Buckels, Omaha
Cassie Cervantes, Oral Roberts
Chara Grammatikaki, Oral Roberts
Luna Morini, Oral Roberts
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