DAVIS, Calif.  — Following successful years in the classroom and on the court, Mika Ikemori, Maya Youssef, Isabella Bringas, and Polina Marakhtanova from UC Davis women's tennis landed on the 2026 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team on Tuesday, May 12. Ikemori was also considered for advancement to the Academic All-American ballot.

An All-Conference Singles and Doubles honoree, Ikemori played the majority of her season in court two, leading the Aggies with 13 singles wins with quality victories such as a power four win over Arizona on Jan. 16, a conference victory against Cal Poly on Feb. 1, and a postseason win against Hawai'i on Apr. 22.

With nine wins in singles and doubles during her senior season, Youssef served as a consistent player in courts two, three, and four, leading the Ags with five wins in court three. 

Punctuated by a win against UC Irvine in February, Youssef strung together a five-match winning streak throughout the month that included wins against Saint Mary's, Santa Clara, and Nevada.

Playing as Youssef's primary doubles partner during the season, Bringas collected nine doubles wins, playing in both the second and third courts.

A consistent presence all season long, she took home back-to-back dominant wins against Nevada and San Jose State.

Leading the team with six Big West singles wins, Marakhtanova claims another accolade after winning All-Conference Singles and Doubles First Team honors in April.

Playing the majority of her season in court one, she ended her season strong with an eight game winning streak throughout the month of March and into the postseason, among those wins included a perfect 6-0 against conference foes, while her singles and doubles wins helped elevate UC Davis to it's first ever win on the road at Hawai'i on Apr. 11.

College Sports Communicators began the distinguished Academic All-America® program in 1952, and since then, has honored more than 40,000 deserving student-athletes from numerous sports across all divisions with these elite Academic All-America® scholar-athlete honors. Among those earning distinction through the history of the program are major sports stars and some of the world's most accomplished individuals in medicine, business, science, and the arts. 

Academic All-District® honorees were considered for advancement to the CSC Academic All-America® ballot. Student-athletes selected as CSC Academic All-America® finalists are denoted with an asterisk and will advance to the national ballot to be voted on by CSC members. First, second, and third -team Academic All-American nominees will be announced on June 2, 2026.

For more information about the CSC Academic All-District® and Academic All-America® Teams program, visit AcademicAllAmerica.com. 

ABOUT UC DAVIS ATHLETICS: 

UC Davis, ranked No. 2 among public universities by the Wall Street Journal in the value of a college degree, is home to 40,000 undergraduate students and 12,000 employees. Ranked top in the United States in agriculture and forestry as well as No. 1 in veterinary medicine, UC Davis is located in a true California college town nestled between world-class destinations such as the San Francisco Bay Area, Napa Valley and Lake Tahoe. Over 650 Aggie student-athletes compete in 25 Division I varsity sports, with 16 sports transitioning to the Mountain West Conference beginning in 2026–27. 

For more information, visit https://ucdavisaggies.com/.