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Aniya Sims and Helena Jokanovic during doubles play at the conference meet, courtesy of Jay Stancil
Aniya Sims and Helena Jokanovic during doubles play at the conference meet, courtesy of Jay Stancil
Posted: Apr 10, 2025

Lady Koala Tennis Falls to Top Seed TWU at Conference Meet

Tournament Page Box Score
Team Stats
Doubles
  • Olivia Alcala / Laia Berne def. Aniya Sims / Helena Jokanovic 5-0
  • Mercedes Chasset / Ivet Prat def. Natalia Diaz / Rachel Thompson 6-0
  • Honoka Tsuji / Julia Richardet def. Vienne Geren / Camryn McCutchen 6-0
Singles
  • Jenn Maria Gjos def. Helena Jokanovic 4-6, 0-2
  • Laia Berne def. Natalia Diaz 6-1, 3-3
  • Mercedes Chasset def. Vienne Geren 6-0, 6-0
  • Ivet Prat def. Aniya Sims 6-1, 6-0
  • Honoka Tsuji def. Rachel Thompson 6-1, 6-1
  • Paula Cigarran def. Joye Tate 2-0

CHATTANOOGA, TN- The No. 8 seeded Columbia College Lady Koala women's tennis team fell by a score of 4-0 to the top seed, No. 1 Tennessee Wesleyan, in the 2025 AAC Women's Tennis conference Championship Tournament on Thursday at the Champions Club in Chattanooga, Tenn.

Tournament play is a first-to-clinch format, meaning the first team to score four points wins the match. The Bulldogs won the doubles point via scores of 6-0, 6-0 over the teams of junior Natalia Diaz and freshman Rachel Thompson at the 2 spot and sophomore Vienne Geren / freshman Camryn McCutchen at the 3 spot.

TWU, ranked 7th nationally, found the remaining three points from wins in the No. 3, No. 4, and No. 5 singles. Geren fell 0-6, 0-6 at #3 singles while junior Aniya Sims went down 1-6, 0-6 at #4. Freshman Rachel Thompson then dropped her match at #5 singles, 1-6, 1-6. 

The Lady Koala's top player, senior Helena Jokanovic, was leading her match 6-4, 2-0 when play was halted due to TWU clinching the win. Diaz was also tied at 3 in the second set in her #2 match when play stopped.

Jokanovic was named Second Team All-Conference as well on Thursday while V. Geren was named to the Champions of Character Team. Making the All-Academic Team with at least a 3.25 GPA were N. Diaz, V. Geren, H. Jokanovic, C. McCutchen, and junior Joye Tate. 

Columbia finishes their season with a record of 9-7 overall and 3-5 in conference.

The win advanced TWU (12-3) to the semifinals where they faced off with No. 4 seed Milligan (TN) on Friday at 2:00 PM. SCAD-Atlanta played Union (KY) in the other women's semifinal.

Second Team All Conference photo:

The doubles team of V. Geren and C. McCutchen pictured below: