FARMINGTON, Utah (June 9, 2026) – The Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) announced its Men's and Women's Regional Awards and Final Rankings to conclude the 2026 season, as the Big Sky Conference was well-represented in the annual release.
Sacramento State led the way on the women's side with Sophie Breault winning ITA Coach of the Year honors for the Northwest Region. The honor for Breault marks the first time a Big Sky women's tennis coach has won an ITA Regional Coach of the Year award.
The Idaho and Northern Arizona men's tennis teams earned Community Service Awards for the Mountain Region, which marked the first time for the Vandals and fifth-straight season overall for the Lumberjacks.
The Big Sky had three teams each for men's and women's tennis finish ranked in the Top 10 of their respective regions. Northern Arizona claimed the highest spot on the men's side at No. 6 in the Mountain Region, while Sacramento State's No. 6 ranking in the Northwest Region was the highest on the women's side. Individually, eight standouts earned final regional rankings on the men's side, while nine student-athletes finished the season ranked in their region on the women's side.
The full list of Big Sky honorees for the 2026 ITA Regional Awards & Rankings can be found below.
Women’s Northwest Regional Awards
ITA Coach of the Year: Sophie Breault, Sacramento State
Men’s Mountain Regional Awards
ITA Community Service Award Winner: University of Idaho
ITA Community Service Award Honorable Mention: Northern Arizona University
Men’s Mountain Regional Team Rankings
6. Northern Arizona
9. Montana
Men’s Northwest Regional Team Rankings
10. Sacramento State
Men’s Mountain Regional Singles Rankings
11. Tom Bittner, Montana
14. Jakub Jedrzejczak, Northern Arizona
16. Valentino De Pellegrin, Idaho State
18. Chetanna Amadike, Idaho
Men’s Mountain Regional Doubles Rankings
7. Baltazar Wiger-Nordas/Duncan McCall, Montana
8. Vincent Vohl/Takumi Katsuda, Northern Arizona
Women’s Mountain Regional Team Rankings
9. Idaho
Women’s Northwest Regional Team Rankings
6. Sacramento State
10. Eastern Washington
Women’s Mountain Regional Singles Rankings
12. Patrycja Niewiadomska, Northern Arizona
20. Kelsey Phillips, Montana
Women’s Mountain Regional Doubles Rankings
6. Jessica Matthews/Naomi Schraeder, Idaho
Women’s Northwest Regional Singles Rankings
20. Lou Baudouin, Sacramento State
Women’s Northwest Regional Doubles Rankings
6. Cami Maldonado Gutierrez/Reese Walker, Sacramento State
10. Lou Baudouin/Emilija Pranyte, Sacramento State
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