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Southeast Missouri State
UNI women’s tennis opens Spring campaign against SEMO
1/23/2026 1:49:00 PM | Women's Tennis
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa — The UNI women's tennis team opens its spring campaign on Saturday, January 24, hosting Southeast Missouri State at the Black Hawk Tennis Center in Waterloo, Iowa.
The Panthers last competed in November 2025, facing competition at the Drake Invitational during the fall portion of their schedule. UNI returns to the court led by sophomore Andjela Raznatovic, who posted two singles wins at the Drake Invitational, along with freshman Yangjiaxin Li, who earned her first collegiate singles victory.
Saturday's match marks UNI's first home dual of the spring season as the Panthers open dual season.
UNI returns three Cats from last season's squad, including Andjela Raznatovic, Kanyanut Sudsaard, and Abbie Peterson, and welcomes six newcomers to the dual squad heading into the Spring. Raznatovic returns as UNI's highest-rated returner from a season ago after playing most of the dual season in the fourth position. The only senior on the team, Sudsaard spent the 2025 dual season at the five spot while Peterson returns after a season at the six. Peterson sealed the Panthers' victory over Drake last season with a singles point.
Lucia Schuknecht joins the squad from Bottrop, Germany as a Juniors Association Champion in singles and runner-up in doubles. A member of the champion team of the Federal State Under 18 team championships, Schuknect had a highest universal tennis rating (UTR) of 7.94. A freshman from Belgrade, Serbia, Andrea Noa Galin comes to UNI after being the No. 1-ranked player in girls 16 and under in Serbia. She won the Serbian singles title in the girls 14 and under division and had a highest UTR of 8.27.
From Jakarta, Indonesia, Kayla Santosa was formerly ranked No. 2 in girls 18 and under in Indonesia and is a three-time ITF doubles finalist with a highest UTR of 7.42. A Chengdu, China native, Yangjiaxin Li had a highest UTR of 7.26 after being a member of the champion team of the Chinese High School Championships. She was a champion of Doubles and Mixed Doubles of the Sichuan Provincial Ranking Finals.
UNI's newcomers from the states are Sedina Begic and Alyssa Meeky. A local product from Waterloo, Iowa, Begic made three Iowa State Tennis appearances and placed fourth in 2024 at State in doubles. Meeky comes to UNi from South Chicago, Illinois where she was an Illinois High School Tennis State qualifier.
UNI tennis action can be followed all season long on social media on Facebook (UNI Tennis), X (@UNITennis) and on Instagram (@uniwtennis). The 2025-26 schedule and roster, along with the latest Panther news and information can be found online at UNIpanthers.com.
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