https://www.redriverconference.com en-us https://www.redriverconference.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260515iyz8ta WACO, Texas (May 15, 2026) – No. 5-ranked Xavier University of Louisiana and No. 7-ranked LSU Alexandria, both from the Red River Athletic Conference, had first-round byes. Both teams lost in the quarterfinal round of the 45th Annual UTR Sports NAIA Women's Tennis National Championship. The event is being held at the Mobile Tennis Center in Mobile, Ala., through May 16. It has been hosted there for 22 consecutive years (except for 2020, when it was canceled due to COVID-19). In addition to Xavier and LSU Alexandria, Louisiana Christian University and Our Lady of the Lake University (Texas) represented the RRAC, but both were eliminated earlier in the week, concluding their seasons. Fri, 15 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.redriverconference.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260515iyz8ta https://www.redriverconference.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260513lqeoqs WACO, Texas (May 13, 2026) – The Red River Athletic Conference congratulates Xavier University of Louisiana, LSU Alexandria, Louisiana Christian University, and Our Lady of the Lake University (Texas) for qualifying for the 45th Annual UTR Sports NAIA Women's Tennis National Championship. The event is being held at the Mobile Tennis Center in Mobile, Ala., through May 16, for the 22nd consecutive year (the 2020 event was canceled due to COVID-19). Wed, 13 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.redriverconference.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260513lqeoqs https://www.redriverconference.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260418ru6i1p WACO, Texas (April 18, 2026) – Third-seed Xavier University of Louisiana swept top-seed LSU Alexandria this afternoon to win the 2026 RRAC Women’s Tennis Championship. XULA, the tournament host, defeated LSUA 4-0. XULA will receive an automatic bid to the 45th Annual NAIA Women’s National Championships, held May 12-15 at the Mobile Tennis Center in Mobile, Ala. Other qualifiers and seedings will be announced on April 28. Sat, 18 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.redriverconference.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260418ru6i1p https://www.redriverconference.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260417rzgmic WACO, Texas (April 18, 2026) – The 2026 Red River Athletic Conference (RRAC) Women’s Tennis All-Conference team features repeat first-team selection - Nahia Echaide of LSU Alexandria (named Player of the Year) and Xavier University of Louisiana’s (XULA) McKenna Wheatley. XULA also swept Newcomer and Freshman of the Year honors as announced on April 18, 2026. Conference coaches vote on the award winners.  Sat, 18 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.redriverconference.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260417rzgmic https://www.redriverconference.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260417sn3uhh WACO, Texas (April 17, 2026) – Top-seed LSU Alexandria will face Xavier University of Louisiana in the 2026 RRAC Women’s Tennis Championship game. The finals will be at 11 a.m. on Saturday. XULA is hosting the tournament, which began on April 16, at the XULA Tennis Center in New Orleans. Fri, 17 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.redriverconference.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260417sn3uhh https://www.redriverconference.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260413n1c1or WACO, Texas (April 13, 2026) – Nereo Suarez from No. 9 Xavier (La.) has been selected as the RRAC Male Tennis Player of the Week, and No. 8 LSU Alexandria’s Nahia Echaide as Female Tennis Player of the Week for the dates of April 6-12. This is the ninth set of weekly winners for the 2026 RRAC tennis season. Mon, 13 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.redriverconference.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260413n1c1or https://www.redriverconference.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260406lpzv1s WACO, Texas (April 6, 2026) – The RRAC has selected No.7/No. 1 (ITA) Xavier’s (La.) Nereo Suarez as Men’s Tennis Player of the Week and No. 6/No. 1 (ITA) Maja Brnic as Women’s Tennis Player of the Week for the dates of March 30-April 5. This is the eighth set of weekly winners for the 2026 RRAC tennis season. Mon, 06 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.redriverconference.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260406lpzv1s https://www.redriverconference.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260330ko4ltp WACO, Texas (March 30, 2026) – Congratulations to Xavier’s (La.) Christian Sanchez on being named RRAC Men’s Tennis Player of the Week, and teammate McKenna Wheatley as Women’s Tennis Player of the Week for the dates of March 23-29. This is the seventh set of weekly winners for the 2026 RRAC tennis season. Mon, 30 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.redriverconference.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260330ko4ltp https://www.redriverconference.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260323hoplhx WACO, Texas (March 23, 2026) – The RRAC congratulates Women’s Tennis Player of the Week No. 15 Louisiana Christian’s Valeria Callejo and Men's Tennis Player of the Week No. 9 Xavier’s (La.) Nereo Suarez for the dates of March 16-22. This is the sixth set of weekly winners for the 2026 RRAC tennis season. Mon, 23 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.redriverconference.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260323hoplhx https://www.redriverconference.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260316mhg3g1 WACO, Texas (March 16, 2026) – The RRAC has selected Our Lady of the Lake’s (Texas) Marie Peters as Women’s Tennis Player of the Week and Xavier’s (La.) Christian Sanchez as Men’s Tennis Player of the Week for the dates of March 9-15. This is the fifth set of weekly winners for the 2026 RRAC tennis season. Mon, 16 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.redriverconference.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260316mhg3g1 https://www.redriverconference.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260309pj395s WACO, Texas (March 9, 2026) – Xavier’s (La.) Nereo Suarez has been selected as RRAC Men’s Tennis Player of the Week and Maja Brnic as Women’s Tennis Player of the Week for the dates of March 2-8. This is the fourth set of weekly winners for the 2026 RRAC tennis season. Mon, 09 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.redriverconference.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260309pj395s https://www.redriverconference.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260302p86i7r WACO, Texas (March 2, 2026) – (RV) Texas A&M-Texarkana’s Jose Rodrigues and (18) Louisiana Christian’s Raquel Coelho Rodrigues excelled this past week and have been honored as the RRAC Tennis Players of the Week for the dates of Feb. 23-March 1. This is the third set of weekly winners for the 2026 RRAC tennis season. Mon, 02 Mar 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://www.redriverconference.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260302p86i7r https://www.redriverconference.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260223rpmsd1 WACO, Texas (Feb. 23, 2026) – The RRAC recognized Eliot Costa from (11) Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) as RRAC Men’s Tennis Player of the Week, while teammate Ana Gonzalez from (RV) Texas A&M-Texarkana earned Women’s Tennis Player of the Week for the dates of Feb. 16-22. This is the second set of weekly winners for the 2026 RRAC tennis season. Mon, 23 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://www.redriverconference.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260223rpmsd1 https://www.redriverconference.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260216qzr34p WACO, Texas (Feb. 16, 2026) – Matis Nuziere of 11th-ranked Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) earned the RRAC Men's Tennis Player of the Week award for Feb. 9-15, while Isabella Stuurman of No. 10 LSU Alexandria was named the RRAC Women's Tennis Player of the Week for the same dates. This is the first set of weekly winners for the 2026 RRAC tennis season. Mon, 16 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://www.redriverconference.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260216qzr34p https://www.redriverconference.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260211wfgrg8 KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Feb. 12, 2026) – The RRAC is proud to feature five team members in the first regular-season NAIA Women’s Tennis Coaches’ Top 25 Poll released on Feb. 11. Wed, 11 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://www.redriverconference.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260211wfgrg8 https://www.redriverconference.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260206xfqe38 WACO, Texas (Feb. 6, 2026) – The RRAC women’s tennis season has begun, with Louisiana Christian, LSU Alexandria, LSU Shreveport, Our Lady of the Lake (Texas), Texas A&M-Texarkana, and Xavier (La.). Fri, 06 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://www.redriverconference.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260206xfqe38 https://www.redriverconference.com/general/2025-26/releases/20251207tobz2o WACO, Texas (Dec. 7, 2025) – The RRAC concludes the fall 2025 season with outstanding performances from cross country, soccer, and volleyball teams. Teams from four member schools qualified for NAIA National Tournament competitions, while eight individuals also advanced to the national stage. Participating teams included Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) - men's and women's cross country; Texas A&M-Texarkana - volleyball; Xavier (La.) - men's and women's soccer; LSU Shreveport - men's soccer; and individuals included seven from TAMUT and one from Southwest (N.M.) in cross country. 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