Sunday, April 19
Beaumont, TX
2:00 p.m.
Stephen F. Austin
vs
UIW
SFA Tennis Opens Southland Tournament Play Against UIW
4/18/2026 6:10:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Lumberjacks face Cardinals in first-ever postseason meeting Sunday in Beaumont
NACOGDOCHES, Texas – The Stephen F. Austin women's tennis team gears up for the 2026 Southland Conference Tournament, with their match against #5 UIW, scheduled for Sunday, April 19, at 2:00 p.m. in Beaumont.
A LOOK AT THE SERIES
THE WORD
THE JACKS
He also stated, "The ladies are ready to keep playing and fight for every point this postseason. This team isn't ready to stop playing together, and I know this group will give one another everything they have."
Lambert also shared a message for the Lumberjack community: "If you want to see a family in court fighting for the purple and white, head to Beaumont and watch your Jacks!"
A LOOK AT THE SERIES
- SFA leads the series, going undefeated with a 9-0 record against UIW.
- During the 2026 season, SFA took a 4-3 win over UIW, which added home win number five for the Lumberjacks, being the first time in program history to go undefeated at home.
- This is the first meeting between SFA and UIW in postseason play.
- SFA is 1-0 against the Cardinals when playing on neutral grounds.
- SFA has outscored UIW 47-16 in the series.
THE WORD
- UIW makes their way into the tournament, posting a 6-10 overall record.
- In the SLC standings, UIW makes their way to Beaumont at the #5 seed, recording a 5-4 conference record.
- This season, UIW collected 38 wins and 56 losses in singles play.
- Senior Estefania Gonzales earned SLC Player of the Year and SLC All-Conference First Team for the No. 1 singles position, sporting a 9-5 singles record.
- Alexandra Mille earned SLC All-Conference Second Team honors, with a 6-7 singles record on the season.
- The Cardinals went 20-26 during doubles action during the regular season.
- Gonzales and Ine Lamprecht were the top pair for UIW, with a 9-1 record.
- UIW enters the SLC Tournament with a 21.50 ITA rating, up by 0.04 since the last time these two sides clashed.
THE JACKS
- SFA enters the tournament at the #4 seed after going 8-8 during the regular season and finishing at fourth in the Southland with a 6-3 conference record.
- The Lumberjacks posted a 39-53 singles record, led by Sonja Rooth at the No. 1 position, with a 10-5 record.
- Ksenia Mamontova was recently named to the 2026 Southland All-Conference Second Team after going 6-3 during the regular season and going a perfect 4-0 at the No. 3 singles spots.
- Felicia Back enters the tournament with a 3-2 singles record at the No. 2 position.
- Ana Paula Chaves aims to bring her winning streak into postseason play, winning her last three to increase her singles record to 5-10.
- The Jacks are one match above .500 in doubles play, going 22-21 during the regular season.
- In SLC play, SFA went 15-12 during the season.
- Ksenia Mamontova and Alkmini Giannakogiorgou remain the leading pair for SFA, having won six of their eight doubles matches together and currently on a three-match win streak.
- Avery Kinsey and Ana Paula Chavez sit in a close team second to Mamontova and Giannakogiorgou in the doubles department. Currently, Kinsey and Chavez have won eight doubles matches together with five losses, as they look to increase their three-match winning streak this weekend.
- The Jacks possess a 19.56 ITA rating heading into postseason action.
He also stated, "The ladies are ready to keep playing and fight for every point this postseason. This team isn't ready to stop playing together, and I know this group will give one another everything they have."
Lambert also shared a message for the Lumberjack community: "If you want to see a family in court fighting for the purple and white, head to Beaumont and watch your Jacks!"
#AxeEm x #orELSE
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