Stephen F. Austin
Texas A&M - Corpus Christi
SFA Tennis Defends its Throne
4/22/2026 6:03:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Chavez delivers again, sealing Lumberjacks first-ever back-to-back tennis championships
DOUBLES
Yana Mykytyn/Kseniya Ramanouskaya (AMCC) def. Sonja Rooth/Felicia Back (SFA) | 6-1
Adri Jimenez Casado/Viktoriia Sedova (AMCC) def. Ana Paula Chavez/Avery Kinsey (SFA) | 6-4
Leticia Tarocco/Josefa Fuenzalida (AMCC) and Ksenia Mamontova/Alkmini Giannakogiorgou (SFA) | 5-2 UF
ORDER TO FINISH: 1, 2, 3 UF
SINGLES
Sonja Rooth (SFA) def. Leticia Tarocco (AMCC) | 1-6, 6-0, 7-5
Yana Mykytyn (AMCC) def. Felicia Back (SFA) | 6-2, 3-6, 6-2
Ksenia Mamontova (SFA) def. Kseniya Ramanouskaya (AMCC) | 6-3, 4-6, 6-0
Antonella Taco (SFA) def. Josefa Fuenzalida (AMCC) | 6-2, 6-0
Ana Paula Chavez (SFA) def. Adri Jimenez Casado (AMCC) | 5-7, 7-6(5), 6-1
Juliette Jalai (AMCC) def. Alkmini Giannakogiorgou (SFA) 7-5, 6-3
ORDER TO FINISH: 4, 3, 1, 2, 5, 6
The Lumberjacks fell behind early, surrendering the doubles point to give the Islanders a 1-0 advantage. Antonella Taco quickly evened the match at 1-1 with a straight-set victory, sparking SFA's comeback effort.
Ksenia Mamontova and Sonja Rooth each added three-set wins to put SFA within one point of the title before Ana Paula "The Clincher" Chavez delivered the decisive blow, sealing the 4-3 victory and securing the 2026 Southland Conference Championship.
SOUTHLAND ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM AND MVP
Doubles
Yana Mykytyn and Kseniya Ramanouskaya, AMCC
Singles
Ana Paula Chavez, SFA (MVP)
Sonja Rooth, SFA
Ksenia Mamontova, SFA
Antonella Taco, SFA
Juliette Jalai, AMCC
POSTGAME NOTES
- Head Coach Drew Lambert becomes the first head tennis coach to win a conference tournament championship in their first year at SFA.
- Drew Lambert records career win 100 with his 4-3 victory over Texas A&M - Corpus Christi.
- SFA wins back-to-back SLC Tournament Championships for the first time in program history.
- Stephen F. Austin wins their fourth Southland Conference Tournament Championship.
- The Lumberjacks capture their third bid into the NCAA Championship Tournament.
- SFA finishes the SLC Tournament going 3-0 to improve their overall record to 11-8 on the year.
- The Lumberjacks win their sixth match against Texas A&M – Corpus Christi in the series.
- SFA improves to 2-2 against the Islanders on neutral sites.
- Ana Paula Chavez clinches her third match in a row, leading the team in clinching points, and has won six straight doubles matches.
- Chavez also improved to 8-11 in singles matches.
- Sonja Rooth adds her 11th singles win of the year.
- Ksenia Mamontova has won three-straight to add her ninth singles win on the season.
- Antonella Taco pulls above .500 in singles play, winning four in a row to improve to 9-8.
- The Jacks win their second match of the season after dropping the doubles point, both times coming during the SLC Tournament.
- SFA moves to 25-26 in doubles on the year.
UP NEXT
Stephen F. Austin will now await their opponent in the 2026 NCAA Championship Tournament. The selection show begins Monday, April 27, at 3:30 p.m. on NCAA.org.
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,2
#1 Singles Match
#2 Singles Match
#3 Singles Match
#4 Singles Match
#5 Singles Match
#6 Singles Match
Order of Finish:
4,3,1,2,5,6
Players Mentioned
