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Emily Robertson and Ella Nielsen Given All-WCC Honors

SAN BRUNO, Calif. – Emily Robertson and Ella Nielsen were given All-WCC honors the conference announced on Tuesday.

After competing on court one in singles all season, Emily Robertson was named to the All-WCC Honorable Mention Team in singles in her third year as a Zag. She has now earned All-WCC honors for the third time in her career. 

Robertson was also tabbed with All-WCC Honorable Mention Team honors in doubles with Junior Ella NielsenThis is the third-straight season that the two have been given postseason honors. 

Each of the all-conference teams and major awards were voted on solely by the WCC's head coaches. There was an additional all-conference second team honoree in singles and doubles due to a tie in voting. 

2026 WCC Women's Tennis All-Conference Awards
Coach of the Year: Tassilo Schmid, Pepperdine
Co-Player of the Year: Živa Falkner, Pepperdine
Co-Player of the Year: Eva Alvarez Sande, Washington State
Freshman of the Year: Sonja Zhiyenbayeva, Pepperdine

Singles All-Conference
First Team
Živa Falkner, Pepperdine
Anastasiia Grechkina, Pepperdine
Charlotte Keitel, San Diego
Maxine Murphy, Washington State
Eva Alvarez Sande, Washington State
Sonja Zhiyenbayeva, Pepperdine

Second Team
Daniella Dimitrova, Santa Clara
Lidia González, LMU
Vilma Krebs-Hyllested, San Diego
Hannah Read, San Diego
Chantal Sauvant, Pepperdine
Duru Söke, Pepperdine

Honorable Mention
Sofia Daryaie, Saint Mary's
Alexia Harmon, Pepperdine
Indiya McLeod, Pacific
Dariya Radulova, Portland
Emily Robertson, Gonzaga
Alaia Rubio Perez, Portland
Maria Shmakova, San Diego
Kim Zahraj, LMU

Doubles All-Conference
First Team
Živa Falkner and Sonja Zhiyenbayeva, Pepperdine
Anastasiia Grechkina and Chantal Sauvant, Pepperdine
Maxine Murphy and Chisato Kanemaki, Washington State
 
Second Team
Ada Piestrzynska and Anastasia Bozova, LMU
Hannah Read and Anni Moll, San Diego
Duru Söke and Shihomi Leong, Pepperdine
 
Honorable Mention
Vilma Krebs-Hyllested and Maria Shmakova, San Diego
Emily Robertson and Ella Nielsen, Gonzaga
Alaia Rubio Perez and Maria Galatescu, Portland
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Players Mentioned

Ella Nielsen

Ella Nielsen

Freshman
Emily Robertson

Emily Robertson

Freshman
Ella Nielsen

Ella Nielsen

Junior
Emily Robertson

Emily Robertson

Junior

Players Mentioned

Ella Nielsen

Ella Nielsen

Freshman
Emily Robertson

Emily Robertson

Freshman
Ella Nielsen

Ella Nielsen

Junior
Emily Robertson

Emily Robertson

Junior