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SMITHFIELD, R.I. \u2013 The Bryant women’s tennis team was selected first in the 2026 Ohio Valley Conference spring poll, announced by the conference on Friday afternoon.<\/p>\n
The Bulldogs are the defending OVC champions. They earned a bid for the NCAA tournament last spring and fell to Duke in the first round.<\/p>\n
2026 OVC Tennis Predicted Order of Finish
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\n\tBryant (4) \u2013 34
\n\tSIUE (3) \u2013 31
\n\tSoutheast Missouri \u2013 25
\n\tWestern Illinois \u2013 24
\n\tLindenwood \u2013 15
\n\tSouthern Indiana \u2013 11
\n\tTennessee State \u2013 7
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*Bryant will compete at the conference championships but will not play a conference schedule in 2026.<\/p>\n
Yahli Noy<\/a> and Natalia Vela<\/a> earned returning 2025 All-OVC selections for singles. Noy posted an impressive 18-6 singles record last spring, going 14-2 in dual matches at the No. 2 spot. She was named to the All-OVC First Team. Vela went 16-11 in singles and 9-7 in dual matches, playing at the No. 1 spot. She was named to the All-OVC First Team.\u00a0<\/p>\n Vela and Maria Jose Hernandez Diaz<\/a> earned returning honors for doubles. They posted a perfect 9-0 doubles record at the No. 1 spot, with each earning All-OVC Doubles Team honors. Laura Stypula<\/a> was named one of OVC’s 2026 players to watch. She picked up a pair of doubles wins with Noy in the OVC Fall Invite over SIUE and Southeast Missouri.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Bulldogs begin their spring season this afternoon against UMass. They close out the weekend against the University of Portland on Sunday at 12:15.
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