MOBILE, Ala. – William Carey fell to top-seeded Keiser in the semifinals of the 2026 NAIA Women’s Tennis National Championship Friday.
 
The Crusaders fell 4-2, with Isabella Lechuga and Tiffany Chang earning wins at No. 3 and 5 singles, respectively. 
 
Women: No. 1 Keiser def. No. 4 William Carey 4-2
 
Doubles
1. Patricia Apisah/Violet Apisah (KU) def. Lechuga/Vieten (WCU) 6-3
2. Ella Sahnis/Aline Aveiro (KU) def. Chang/Kang (WCU) 6-4
3. Abarkane/Lin (WCU) vs. Melnikova/Couto (KU) 4-4, unfinished
 
Singles
1. Violet Apisah (KU) def. Victoria Vieten (WCU) 6-1, 6-4
2. JiAn Kang (WCU) vs. Alexandra Melnikova (KU) 4-6, 4-0, unfinished
3. Isabella Lechuga (WCU) def. Patricia Apisah (KU) 6-1, 6-2
4. Ella Sahnis (KU) def. Malak Abarkane (WCU) 6-0, 6-1
5. Tiffany Chang (WCU) def. Aline Aveiro (KU) 6-2, 6-1
6. Lena Couto (KU) def. Li-Hsien Lin (WCU) 6-0, 6-2