NEW ORLEANS – The final Intercollegiate Tennis Association Collegiate Tennis Rankings of the 2025 NAIA season have been released, and four Loyola Wolf Pack women's tennis players are ranked nationally. The Wolf Pack's team ranking also matches its highest in program history, as the team is No. 4 in the ITA rankings after another strong showing at the 2025 NAIA National Championship.
Lucy Carpenter received the highest ranking on the team at No. 6 in singles, while Chloe Henderson garnered the highest individual ranking of her career at No. 31. Micaela Ponce is No. 40 in the ITA rankings, while Adele Fereres checked in at No. 67. All four players also earned First-Team All-Conference honors this season while helping the team claim its first SSAC Championship.
Carpenter played every match this season at the No. 1 position in singles and doubles. She went 15-4 in singles, with her only NAIA losses coming against top-10 opponents. Henderson was second on the team in singles victories this season with a 16-7 overall record, including a 13-5 record at No. 2 singles.
Together, Carpenter and Henderson were one of the best doubles teams in the NAIA, checking in at No. 6 in the final rankings. They went 19-2 overall, with the only losses coming against the top two doubles teams in the rankings. The duo's 19 wins were the most in a season by any doubles team in Loyola history.
Ponce nearly had double-digit singles wins despite missing a chunk of the schedule due to injury, going 9-5 while splitting time between the No. 2 and No. 3 singles positions. Fereres set a new school record for singles wins in a season, posting a 17-3 overall record. She was also the SSAC Championship MVP. While not ranked at the end of the season, Ponce and Fereres spent most of the season ranked in doubles, finishing the year with a 15-2 record.
Loyola ended the year with a 17-6 overall record, reaching the NAIA National Championship quarterfinals for the second year in a row with a win in the second round against No. 11 Marian.
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