ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) announced the recipients of their 2025 women’s tennis awards on Tuesday. The awards are nominated and voted on by the UMAC women’s tennis head coaches within each division.
Abby Johnson of the University of Northeastern Eagles was named the UMAC North Division Player of the Year. The junior won 12 singles matches with nine No. 1 victories. She also won nine doubles matches, all at No. 1.
Addison Brannon of the Greenville University Panthers was named the UMAC South Division Player of the Year. The senior won eight singles matches between No. 1 and No. 2. In doubles, she won seven matches.
Paige Johnson of the Northwestern Eagles was named the UMAC North Division Rookie of the Year. The first-year tennis player won nine matches at No. 2 singles. She also won 11 doubles matches with four wins at No. 1 and seven at No. 2.
Lucy Paro of the Webster University Gorloks was named the UMAC South Division Rookie of the Year. The freshman helped lead the Gorloks to a nine-win season and a UMAC Tournament appearance.
CeeJay Schaffner was named the UMAC North Division Coach of the Year. The University of Wisconsin-Superior head coach led the Yellowjackets to a 21-5 season, going 5-0 in the conference to win the North Division Championship.
Brett Brannon was named the UMAC South Division Coach of the Year. The Greenville head coach led the Panthers to a 14-7 record, winning the South Division Championship.
The Crown College Polars and the Westminster College Blue Jays won the team sportsmanship awards for the North and South Divisions respectively. The accolade is selected by the UMAC coaches and awarded to the team that best represents sportsmanship throughout the entire season.
- NORTH DIVISION -
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Abby Johnson (Northwestern)
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Paige Johnson (Northwestern)
COACH OF THE YEAR
CeeJay Schaffner (UW-Superior)
TEAM SPORTSMANSHIP
Crown Polars
FIRST TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE
Claudia Curtis (UW-Superior)
Abby Johnson (Northwestern)
Paige Johnson (Northwestern)
Elif Öezen (UW-Superior)
Caitlyn Swigart (Northwestern)
Brooke Wilfong (UW-Superior)
SECOND TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE
Daylyn Drew (UW-Superior)
Kate Jonas (UW-Superior)
Sailor Mohlenbrock (Bethany Lutheran)
Britney Prahl (Martin Luther)
Aby Ross (Northwestern)
Andreina Tejada (UW-Superior)
HONORABLE MENTION ALL-CONFERENCE
Anouk Blüemm (UW-Superior)
Giulia Araujo De Barros (UW-Superior)
Elise Jarchow (Northwestern)
ALL-SPORTSMANSHIP
Elise Jarchow (Northwestern)
Amanda Helser (Crown)
Claudia Curtis (UW-Superior)
Emily Gronholz (Martin Luther)
Minami Rikimaru (Minnesota Morris)
Sailor Mohlenbrock (Bethany Lutheran)
- SOUTH DIVISION -
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Addison Brannon (Greenville)
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Lucy Paro (Webster)
COACH OF THE YEAR
Brett Brannon (Greenville)
TEAM SPORTSMANSHIP
Westminster Blue Jays
FIRST TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE
Addison Brannon (Greenville)
Saray Hernandez Cisneros (Principia)
Emily Kowalke (Greenville)
Maddie Mena (Webster)
Irlanda Oliver (Greenville)
Lucy Paro (Webster)
Kimbeley Peterson (Principia)
Journee White (Webster)
SECOND TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE
Callie Adkins (Greenville)
Jada Barlow (Westminster)
Lanie Carder (Greenville)
Kylie Chitwood (Webster)
Lily Gregory (Greenville)
Hayley Lale (Westminster)
HONORABLE MENTION ALL-CONFERENCE
Emily Heigham (Westminster)
Claire Sanders (Westminster)
Evie Schuetz (Webster)
ALL-SPORTSMANSHIP
Mayah Campagna (Principia)
Addison Brannon (Greenville)
Kylie Chitwood (Webster)
Davianna Brent (Mississippi)
Hayley Lale (Westminster)
The UMAC is an NCAA Division III member comprised of eight full-time member schools from Minnesota and Wisconsin: Bethany Lutheran College, Crown College, Martin Luther College, North Central University, Northland College, University of Minnesota Morris, University of Northwestern, and University of Wisconsin-Superior.
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