Women's Tennis | 11/13/2026 11:00:00 AM
TRAFFORD, Pa. (pacathletics.org) - The Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) announced its 2026 All-PAC Women's Tennis teams and yearly award winners Friday morning.
The all-conference teams, along with this year's annual award winners, were determined by a vote of the league's head coaches.
Headlining the top awards was Geneva College junior Chloe DeSanzo being voted the PAC Player of the Year. The other two major awards went to Allegheny College, who won its third consecutive PAC title with a 4-1 victory over Grove City College in the Tournament championship on Oct. 24th. The conference's Newcomer of the Year honor went to Allegheny freshman Chanel Brun, while the PAC Coach of the Year is sixth-year Gator head coach Dave Hayden.
The first Geneva player to win Newcomer of the Year in 2024, DeSanzo is now the first Geneva women's tennis player to earn Player of the Year accolades. She compiled an impressive 11-1 record at No. 1 singles, including an 8-0 mark in countable PAC matches. DeSanzo's only loss was on Sept. 11th against Saint Francis University, who is reclassifying from Division I to Division III. Following that setback, DeSanzo rolled off 10 consecutive victories. Nine of those wins were in straight sets and in those 18 sets, DeSanzo dropped just 13 games.
DeSanzo was nearly as impressive in doubles. She teamed with senior Rachel Hodsden to go 10-2, which included a 7-1 PAC mark. Their only losses came against Saint Francis and Allegheny and the duo closed the season on an eight-match winning streak.
Brun winning this year's Newcomer of the Year makes it two straight seasons an Allegheny player has gathered that honor after Gabrielle Bassette earned it a year ago. Brun compiled a 22-4 combined record in the fall, including a 10-3 singles record. She played matches in each of the top four singles spots in the lineup through the year and went 7-0 versus PAC opponents.
Brun played a significant role in Allegheny's PAC Tournament championship. She went 3-0 in the Gators' two matches, highlighted by a 6-2, 6-3 win at third singles in the championship match, and was named to the All-Tournament Team following the championship.
Hayden is collecting his second consecutive Coach of the Year honor, his third during his tenure at Allegheny and fifth overall. He also earned awards in the spring of 2021 and 2016 when he was head coach at Westminster. He guided the Gators to an 11-1 record this fall and another 8-0 PAC mark. Since coming back to the PAC in 2022, Allegheny has posted a 40-0 record against PAC competition in regular season action and won four of five PAC Tournament championships.
The Gators' most recent PAC title was won on Oct. 24th with the victory over Grove City, which followed a 4-0 semifinal sweep over Franciscan University. After going 2-0 in the semifinal win over Franciscan and winning twice in the title match, Allegheny's Bassette was named Tournament MVP.
Allegheny also earned the PAC's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, with team selections set to be announced Monday, May 10, 2027. The opening weekend of the Division III Championships, which include first, second and third round matches, will be Friday-Sunday, May 14-16.
2026 All-PAC Women's Tennis
Award Winners
PAC Player of the Year: Geneva junior Chloe DeSanzo
PAC Newcomer of the Year: Allegheny freshman Chanel Brun
PAC Coach of the Year: Allegheny head coach Dave Hayden
| All-PAC First Team |
| Singles |
|
|
|
| Name |
School |
Yr. |
Hometown/High School |
| Gabrielle Bassette |
Allegheny |
So. |
Miami, Fla./Miami Country Day School |
| Chanel Brun |
Allegheny |
Fr. |
Aix-en-Provence, France/Fox Chapel |
| Giadi Palmieri |
Allegheny |
So. |
Berlin, Germany/Paulsen Gymnasium |
| Claire Terefe |
Allegheny |
Fr. |
Dallas, Texas/Texas Online Preparatory School |
| Chloe DeSanzo |
Geneva |
Jr. |
Beaver, Pa/Beaver |
| Grace Stitt |
Grove City |
So. |
Gibsonia, Pa./Hampton |
| Grace Yurko |
Grove City |
So. |
Reisterstown, Md./St. Paul's |
| Claire Loomis |
Washington & Jefferson |
Sr. |
Pittsburgh, Pa./Upper St. Clair |
| Keiran Moorhead |
Washington & Jefferson |
So. |
Canonsburg, Pa./Peters Township |
| Doubles |
|
|
|
| Name |
School |
Yr. |
Hometown/High School |
| Gabrielle Bassette |
Allegheny |
So. |
Miami, Fla./Miami Country Day School |
| Claire Terefe |
Allegheny |
Fr. |
Dallas, Texas/Texas Online Preparatory School |
| Evie Ellenberger |
Allegheny |
Jr. |
Pittsburgh, Pa./Upper St. Clair |
| Adriana Navarro |
Allegheny |
Jr. |
Tegucigalpa, Honduras/DelCampo School |
| Chloe DeSanzo |
Geneva |
Jr. |
Beaver, Pa./Beaver |
| Rachel Hodsden |
Geneva |
Sr. |
Fort Collins, Col./Rocky Mountain |
| Grace Stitt |
Grove City |
So. |
Gibsonia, Pa./Hampton |
| Reagan Dougherty |
Grove City |
Fr. |
Bradfordwoods, Pa./Eden Christian |
| All-PAC Second Team |
| Singles |
|
|
|
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
Hometown/High School |
| 1S |
Jordan Beltavski |
Franciscan |
Sr. |
Chardon, Ohio/The Lyceum |
| 1S |
Emma Overlingas |
Westminster |
Sr. |
Pittsburgh, Pa./Baldwin |
| 2S |
Colette Park |
Franciscan |
So. |
Alexandria, Va./Seton Home Study |
| 3S |
Reagan Dougherty |
Grove City |
Fr. |
Bradfordwoods, Pa./Eden Christian |
| 4S |
Iris Kiehl |
Grove City |
Jr. |
Warren, Pa./Warren |
| 5S |
Jade Flores |
Allegheny |
Fr. |
Lancaster, Pa./Conestoga Valley |
| 6S |
Adriana Navarro |
Allegheny |
Jr. |
Tegucigalpa, Honduras/DelCampo School |
| Doubles |
|
|
|
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
Hometown/High School |
| 1D |
Grace Yurko |
Grove City |
So. |
Reisterstown, Md./St. Paul's |
|
Emma Flanigan |
Grove City |
So. |
Columbus, Ohio/Worthington Christian |
| 1D |
Claire Loomis |
Washington & Jefferson |
Sr. |
Pittsburgh, Pa./Upper St. Clair |
|
Keiran Moorhead |
Washington & Jefferson |
So. |
Canonsburg, Pa./Peters Township |
| 2D |
Mackenzie Gumto |
Washinton & Jefferson |
Jr. |
Renfrew, Pa./Knoch |
|
Austyn Paugh |
Washington & Jefferson |
So. |
Jane Lew, W.Va./Notre Dame |
| 3D |
Chanel Brun |
Allegheny |
Fr. |
Aix-en-Provence, France/Fox Chapel |
|
Karlie Nicolae |
Allegheny |
Fr. |
Medina, Ohio/Archbishop Hoban |
| 3D |
Blaire Beatty |
Grove City |
So. |
Bloomfield Hills, Mich./Bloomfield Christian |
|
Iris Kiehl |
Grove City |
Jr. |
Warren, Pa./Warren |
| All-PAC Honorable Mention |
| Singles |
|
|
|
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
Hometown | High School |
| 1S |
Celeste Matsaudza |
Waynesburg |
So. |
Boksburg, South Africa/St. Dominic's Catholic |
| 2S |
Rachel Hodsden |
Geneva |
Sr. |
Fort Collins, Co./Rocky Mountain |
| 3S |
Paige Mattle |
Franciscan |
Fr. |
Perkasie, Pa./Mount St. Joseph Academy |
| 3S |
Abigail Anderson |
Geneva |
So. |
Allison Park, Pa./Agora Cyber Charter |
| 3S |
Maya Hamade |
Washington & Jefferson |
So. |
Pittsburgh, Pa./Upper St. Clair |
| 4S |
Bella Graham |
Washington & Jefferson |
So. |
Altoona, Pa./Altoona Area |
| 5S |
Sophia Pastura |
Franciscan |
Jr. |
Cincinnati, Ohio/Seton |
| 5S |
Blaire Beatty |
Grove City |
So. |
Bloomfield Hills, Mich./Bloomfield Christian |
| 5S |
Keira Ross |
Washington & Jefferson |
Fr. |
Bethel Park, Pa./Bethel Park |
| 6S |
Emma Flanigan |
Grove City |
So. |
Columbus, Ohio/Worthington Christian |
| Doubles |
|
|
|
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
Hometown | High School |
| 1D |
Jordan Beltavski |
Franciscan |
Sr. |
Chardon, Ohio/The Lyceum |
|
Colette Park |
Franciscan |
So. |
Alexandria, Va./Seton Home Study |
| 2D |
Hazel Mistry |
Franciscan |
Sr. |
Groves, Texas/Sabine Pass |
|
Paige Mattle |
Franciscan |
Fr. |
Perkasie, Pa./Mount St. Joseph Academy |
| 2D |
Caroline Reed |
Geneva |
Sr. |
Canonsburg, Pa./Canon-McMillan |
|
Abigail Anderson |
Geneva |
So. |
Allison Park, Pa./Agora Cyber Charter |
| 2D |
Megan Blasko |
Westminster |
So. |
Mercer, Pa./Pennsylvania Cyber Charter |
|
Amayah Myricks |
Westminster |
Fr. |
Canton, Ohio/Jackson |
| 3D |
Paris Silverstein |
Geneva |
Sr. |
Norton, Ohio/Norton |
|
Paige Phillips |
Geneva |
So. |
Monaca, Pa./Central Valley |
| All-PAC Coaches Honors |
| Singles |
|
|
|
| Name |
School |
Yr. |
Hometown | High School |
| Helena Lynn |
Saint Francis |
So. |
Bethlehem, Pa./Mother Divine Grace |
| Reagan Mangan |
Saint Francis |
Sr. |
Goshen, Ky./North Oldham |
| Morgan Tuffs |
Saint Francis |
Jr. |
Calgary, Alberta/Grandview Prepatory |
| Doubles |
|
|
|
| Name |
School |
Yr. |
Hometown | High School |
| Helena Lynn |
Saint Francis |
So. |
Bethlehem, Pa./Mother Divine Grace |
| Sophia Cunningham |
Saint Francis |
Jr. |
Pittsburgh, Pa./Mt. Lebanon |
| Morgan Tuffs |
Saint Francis |
Jr. |
Calgary, Alberta/Grandview Prepatory |
| Reagan Mangan |
Saint Francis |
Sr. |
Goshen, Ky./North Oldham |