MIDLAND, Mich. -- The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) announced its 2025 All-GLIAC Women's Tennis Team on Friday following the opening matches of the conference tournament at the Midland Tennis Center in Midland, Mich.
Wayne State's Anais Ruyssen was named GLIAC Athlete of the Year for the second consecutive season, Davenport's Sienna Opray received the GLIAC Freshman of the Year award and Wayne State earned GLIAC Coaching Staff of the Year recognition. Wayne State's Malak Arafat was honored as the recipient of the GLIAC Women's Tennis Sportsmanship Award.
2025 GLIAC ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Anais Ruyssen, Wayne State
Anais Ruyssen (Nantes, France / Enfants-Nantais [Keiser]) aided the Wayne State University women's tennis team to a flawless 8-0 record in conference action along with the No. 1-seed heading into the GLIAC Tournament. Ruyssen capped her illustrious career with a strong campaign that included a 15-7 mark in singles competition and a 22-8 record in doubles with her partner, Dea Gorgidze (Tbilisi, Georgia Tbilisi Public School N145 [Western Michigan]). The graduate student flourished against GLIAC foes, tallying a 7-1 mark in both singles and doubles and assisting the Green and Gold to four 7-0 conference wins while being named GLIAC women's tennis Player of the Week during the final week of the regular season. Ruyssen has now garnered GLIAC Player of the Year status three times in her career (2021-22, 2023-24, 2024-25) and makes it back-to-back seasons earning the award.
2025 GLIAC FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
Sienna Opray, Davenport
Primarily playing at the No. 1 position, Sienna Opray picked up 20 singles victories in her first season with DU. The Melbourne, Australia native went on a 12-match winning streak in singles play at the beginning of the spring season. She also finished the season with 17 doubles victories, playing the majority of the season at the No. 1 slot with Skye Vandeleur. Opray earned GLIAC Player of the Week honors three times this season. With the nod, Opray is the first women’s tennis player in school history to collect a major award since the Panthers joined the GLIAC in 2017.
2025 GLIAC COACHING STAFF OF THE YEAR
Wayne State
Head Coach Yahsha Moore is in her first full season at the helm for the Wayne State University women's tennis squad and eighth total with the program. While under her tutelage, the Warriors posted an 11-3 overall record that included a perfect 8-0 against GLIAC opponents. Moore led the Green and Gold to its second consecutive No. 1-seed in the GLIAC Tournament and guided Anais Ruyssen to Player of the Year honors. Along with Ruyssen, Moore helped Malak Arafat, Dea Gorgidze, and Shantala Uzcategui earn All-GLIAC marks in singles, while the pairings of Ruyssen and Gorgidze, and Arafat and Justine Beaulieu, were voted as All-GLIAC in doubles. Moore is assisted by Phoenix Williams who joined the squad in the spring of the 2025 season.
FIRST TEAM ALL-GLIAC SINGLES
Malak Arafat, Wayne State
Adriana Barrio, Saginaw Valley State
Ana Hernandez, Ferris State
Sienna Opray, Davenport
Neus Ramos, Grand Valley State
Anais Ruyssen, Wayne State
Maddie Whip, Lake Superior State
FIRST TEAM ALL-GLIAC DOUBLES
Neus Ramos/Vale Mozas, Grand Valley State
Maddie Whip/Valentina Parodi, Lake Superior State
Anais Ruyssen/Dea Gorgidze, Wayne State
SECOND TEAM ALL-GLIAC SINGLES
Amy Bloch, Davenport
Dea Gorgidze, Wayne State
Estefania Hernandez, Grand Valley State
Yara Madi, Ferris State
Vale Mozas, Grand Valley State
Ipek Sakiroglu, Grand Valley State
Anna Soteras, Grand Valley State
SECOND TEAM ALL-GLIAC DOUBLES
Kennedy Dumas/Maria Hernandez, Ferris State
Aimee Reynoso/Yara Madi, Ferris State
Malak Arafat/Justine Beaulieu, Wayne State
HONORABLE MENTION ALL-GLIAC
Skye Vandeleur, Davenport
Katherine Earnest, Ferris State
Kalomoira Ralli, Grand Valley State
Tayla Brasier, Lake Superior State
Chiara Heinz, Michigan Tech
Salma Raslan, Purdue Northwest
Varvara Ogorodnikova, Roosevelt
Nicoletta Diamantopoulos, Saginaw Valley State
Shantala Uzcategui, Wayne State
SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD
Malak Arafat, Wayne State
