ATLANTA — The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference announced its 2026 Women's Tennis All-SIAC teams and individual honorees on Friday, as voted by the conference’s head coaches.
| SINGLES |
| NAME |
SCHOOL |
CLASS |
HOMETOWN |
| Valerie Essome |
Benedict |
Senior |
Duoula, Cameroon |
| Monique Gundrum |
Albany State |
Sophomore |
London, England |
| Sofia Lopez |
Edward Waters |
Sophomore |
Bogotá, Colombia |
| Leiloni Payton |
Tuskegee |
Sophomore |
Kansas City, Mo. |
| Syanne Tyson |
Clark Atlanta |
Freshman |
Buffalo, N.Y. |
| Claire Bosman |
Spring Hill |
Junior |
Auburn, Ala. |
| DOUBLES |
| NAME |
SCHOOL |
CLASS |
HOMETOWN |
| Leiloni Payton / Ayawavi Vania Dotse |
Tuskegee |
Sophomore / Junior |
Kansas City, Mo. / Lome, Togolese Republic |
| Syanne Tyson / Joiya Middlebrooks |
Clark Atlanta |
Freshman / Sophomore |
Buffalo, N.Y. / Stockbridge, Ga. |
| Claire Bosman / Romina Kroemer |
Spring Hill |
Junior / Junior |
Auburn, Ala. / Magdeburg, Germany |
Player of the Year: Monique Gundrum, Albany State
Freshman of the Year: Asia Mcrae, Tuskegee
Coach of the Year: Gregory Green, Tuskegee
Elite 16: Monique Gundrum, Albany State
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ABOUT THE SOUTHERN INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE (SIAC)
The SIAC is a NCAA athletic conference consisting primarily of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) with headquarters in downtown Atlanta, Georgia. The SIAC includes 15 member institutions (Albany State University, Allen University, Benedict College, Central State University, Clark Atlanta University, Edward Waters University, Fort Valley State University, Kentucky State University, Lane College, LeMoyne-Owen College, Miles College, Morehouse College, Savannah State University, Spring Hill College, and Tuskegee University), which are located within a contiguous seven-state footprint (Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, South Carolina, Tennessee and Ohio). The SIAC sponsors nine men's and seven women's sports and is a proud member of the NCAA Division II. For more information, visit
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