ST. PAUL, Minn. - The University of Northwestern Women's Tennis team put its stamp on the 2025 Upper Midwest Athletic Conference Women's Tennis North Division Awards that were released on Tuesday. UNW had five players selected to the various All-Conference teams, as well as boasting the Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year, who just so happen to come from the same household.

The full UMAC release can be found here.

Abby Johnson's (Zimmerman, Minn./Homeschool) third and final season in purple saw her named UMAC Women's Tennis North Division Player of the Year after going 4-1 at both No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles. Johnson was also named to the All-Conference First Team for the third time in as many years and was named UMAC North Division Player of the Week for the fourth time in her career on April 1st. Her sister, Paige Johnson (Zimmerman, Minn./Homeschool), was also recognized by the conference's coaches as the North Division Rookie of the Year. Pulling double duty as a tennis player and golfer this spring, the sophomore went 3-2 at No. 2 singles, 2-0 at No. 1 doubles and 2-1 at No. 2 doubles in her debut season of UMAC tennis.

Northwestern's third and final member of the All-Conference First Team was Caitlyn Swigart (Cottage Grove, Minn./Park), who made her return to the court in 2025 after a hiatus in 2024. The senior played in multiple spots throughout the conference season, finishing 2-0 at No. 4 singles, 1-2 at No. 5 singles, 2-0 at No. 2 doubles and 1-2 at No. 3 doubles. UNW's lone Second Team All-Conference representative was Aby Ross (Chico, Calif./Central), who also earned Second Team honors in her freshman season in 2024. This year, Ross compiled a conference record of 1-0 at No. 3 singles, 2-1 at No. 4 singles, 2-1 at No. 1 doubles and 1-0 at No. 2 doubles. Rounding out the Eagles' representation in this season's awards as Honorable Mention was senior Elise Jarchow (Luverne, Minn./Luverne), who finished UMAC play 3-1 at No. 3 singles and 3-1 at No. 2 doubles. Her impressive career concludes with four All-Conference selections and five UMAC Player of the Week awards, most recently on April 29th. Jarchow was also recognized as Northwestern's representative on the All-Sportsmanship Team

NORTH DIVISION - WOMEN
 
Player Of The Year
Abby Johnson (Zimmerman, Minn./Homeschool) (Northwestern)
 
Rookie Of The Year
Paige Johnson (Zimmerman, Minn./Homeschool) (Northwestern)
 
Coach Of The Year
CeeJay Schaffner (UW-Superior)
 
Team Sportsmanship
Crown Polars
 
First Team All-Conference
Claudia Curtis (UW-Superior)
Abby Johnson (Zimmerman, Minn./Homeschool) (Northwestern)
Paige Johnson (Zimmerman, Minn./Homeschool) (Northwestern)
Elif Özen (UW-Superior)
Caitlyn Swigart (Cottage Grove, Minn./Park) (Northwestern)
Brooke Wilfong (UW-Superior)
 
Second Team All-Conference
Daylyn Drew (UW-Superior)
Kate Jonas (UW-Superior)
Sailor Mohlenbrock (Bethany Lutheran)
Britney Prahl (Martin Luther)
Aby Ross (Chico, Calif./Central) (Northwestern)
Andreina Tejada (UW-Superior)
 
Honorable Mention All-Conference
Anouk Blümm (UW-Superior)
Giulia De Barros (UW-Superior)
Elise Jarchow (Luverne, Minn./Luverne) (Northwestern)
 
All-Sportsmanship
Elise Jarchow (Luverne, Minn./Luverne) (Northwestern)
Amanda Helser (Crown)
Claudia Curtis (UW-Superior)
Emily Gronholz (Martin Luther)
Minami Rikimaru (Minnesota Morris)
Sailor Mohlenbrock (Bethany Lutheran)