LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference announced the PSAC Women’s Tennis All-Conference teams and Major Award winners for the 2025-26 season on Thursday afternoon.
Major Award winners in the Eastern Division are Bloomsburg’s Nicole Ilkovic as Athlete of the Year, Millersville’s Marian Hayes as Freshman of the Year, and for the second season East Stroudsburg head coach Troy Haas as Coach of the Year.
In the Western Division, Slippery Rock’s Amaia Balaguer Brau is Athlete of the Year for the third straight season while IUP’s Charliz Tabili was voted Freshman of the Year. The 2025-26 Coach of the Year is Slippery Rock’s Matt Meredith.
All-Conference Teams and Major Award winners are determined by a vote of the league’s head coaches.
EASTERN DIVISION
Bloomsburg’s Nicole Ilkovic earns the Athlete of the Year award in the Eastern Division after an amazing PSAC campaign (5-0 in mandated matches, 11-1 against all conference opponents) and was 21-6 overall in singles, including a nine-match win streak. Ilkovic finished the season as Bloomsburg’s No.1 singles player.
Millersville’s Marian Hayes is the Freshman of the Year after a debut season in which she was 5-1 in mandated PSAC matches, 7-1 against all PSAC opponents, and 13-3 overall. In addition to being Millersville’s No.2 singles, she played No.1 doubles for the Marauders finishing with a 6-1 PSAC record.
ESU’s Troy Haas collects his second consecutive Coach of the Year honor in just his third season with the Warriors. He guided the team to an 19-5 overall record (5-0 in PSAC East play) and helped the Warriors clinch a PSAC championship semifinal berth for the second straight season.
WESTERN DIVISION
Slippery Rock’s Amaia Balaguer Brau was voted the West’s Athlete of the Year for the third consecutive season. She once again played out of the No. 1 flight and accrued a 17-6 overall regular season singles record and 15-3 doubles record playing with partner Tina Slovak. Brau won this year’s PSAC Championship MVP award and finished with a career record of 122-48 at the Rock.
IUP’s Charliz Tabili was named Freshman of the Year. She played out of the No. 4 flight for the Crimson Hawks and in the regular season tallied a 5-0 record in mandated PSAC West matches and a 15-3 overall singles record. She partnered with Isabelle Oikawa Torres at No. 3 doubles and tallied a 17-5 overall record.
Slippery Rock head coach Matt Meredith was named Coach of the Year for the ninth time in his career after leading The Rock to their fourth PSAC title and first since 2003. Slippery Rock went 16-3 overall this season and finished 5-1 in mandated PSAC Western Division play.
A complete list of the 2025-26 PSAC Women’s Tennis All-Conference Teams
(arranged alphabetically) and Major Awards is below.
2025-26 PSAC Women's Tennis Eastern Division All-Conference and Major Awards
Athlete of the Year – Nicole Ilkovic, Bloomsburg
Freshman of the Year - Marian Hayes, Millersville
Coach of the Year – Troy Haas, East Stroudsburg
PSAC EAST WOMEN’S ALL-CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM
Singles
| Name |
Institution |
| Marian Hayes |
Millersville |
| Nicole Ilkovic* |
Bloomsburg |
| Jenna Kastell |
East Stroudsburg |
| Ariel Kelsick |
East Stroudsburg |
| Lily Sierka |
Bloomsburg |
| Delaney Tingle* |
West Chester |
Doubles
| Names |
Institution |
| Lauren Hayes/Marian Hayes |
Millersville |
| Nicole Ilkovic/Dasha Nakonechna |
Bloomsburg |
| Jenna Kastell/Ariel Kelsick |
East Stroudsburg |
PSAC EAST WOMEN’S TENNIS ALL-CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM
Singles
| Name |
Institution |
| Alex Cave |
West Chester |
| Audrey Conover |
East Stroudsburg |
| Alice Ehrenlechner |
East Stroudsburg |
Doubles
| Names |
Institution |
| Delaney Tingle/Brigitte Gravelle |
West Chester |
* Previous PSAC First Team Selection
^ Previous PSAC Second Team Selection
2025-26 PSAC Women's Tennis Western Division All-Conference and Major Awards
Athlete of the Year – Amaia Balaguer Brau, Slippery Rock
Freshman of the Year - Charliz Tabili, IUP
Coach of the Year – Matt Meredith, Slippery Rock
PSAC WEST WOMEN’S ALL-CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM
Singles
| Name |
Institution |
| Amaia Balaguer Brau** |
Slippery Rock |
| Cecelia Carayol |
Edinboro |
| Nicole Kempton^^ |
Slippery Rock |
| Alissia Kivi* |
Slippery Rock |
| Maria Moskalsove |
IUP |
| Lea Von Kozierowski |
IUP |
Doubles
| Names |
Institution |
| Amaia Balaguer Brau/Tina Slovak* |
Slippery Rock |
| Alissia Kivi/Nicole Kempton* |
Slippery Rock |
| Annemiek Sterk/Maria Moskaltsova |
IUP |
PSAC WEST WOMEN’S TENNIS ALL-CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM
Singles
| Name |
Institution |
| Asel Calbay^ |
IUP |
| Leandra Guldimann |
California |
| Charliz Tabili |
IUP |
Doubles
| Names |
Institution |
| Isabelle Oikawa Torres/Charliz Tabili |
IUP |
* Previous PSAC First Team Selection
^ Previous PSAC Second Team Selection