KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association announced its final Athlete of the Week in the 2026 women’s tennis season, presented by ClassicCourt – the official tennis surface of the MIAA. Central Oklahoma’s Pete Komada, who was named the MIAA Athlete of the Week in week one, also claimed the season’s final Athlete of the Week honor.
 
MIAA ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Pete Komada, Central Oklahoma        
Pete Komada went 4-0 in Central Oklahoma’s final regular season matches to help the Bronchos secure a share of the MIAA regular season title and the No. 1 seed in the 2026 MIAA Women's Tennis Championship. Komada, who’s part of the No. 6 doubles team in Division II, won 6-2 in both matches at Hays and Kearney. In singles competition, Komada won 6-0, 6-4 at the No. 2 position in the Bronchos’ 7-0 shutout of Fort Hays State. She was also up one set at No. 2 singles in the 6-1 win against the Lopers before her opponent retired. This is Komada’s second MIAA Athlete of the Week honor in the 2026 season and the Bronchos’ fifth weekly honor overall — the most of any MIAA women’s tennis team.
 
NOTABLE PERFORMANCES:
Jasel Bailey, Washburn
Jasel Bailey went a combined 4-0 on the week as the Ichabods swept both Arkansas-Fort Smith and Northeastern State on the road. She and Saajida Razick went 2-0 at No. 1 doubles, including sweeping Daisy Barrow and Renata Morales of Northeastern State to help Washburn secure the victory that won a share of the MIAA Regular Season title. In singles play, Bailey went 2-0 at No. 4 singles, winning all four sets she played and losing just four combined games across the four sets. She also swept Chiara Sobenes of Arkansas-Fort Smith 6-0 in both sets.
 
Chiharu Ito, Northwest Missouri
Chiharu Ito scored a three-set win over Missouri Western's Cristina Granero Boj as the Bearcats notched a 6-1 dual victory over the No. 39-ranked Griffons. Ito posted a 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 triumph over Granero Boj to improved her season mark to 17-2 (16-2 at No. 3 singles). The sophomore has won five straight singles matches.
 
Julia Wartecka, Nebraska Kearney
Julia Wartecha went 3-1 this past weekend as the Lopers hosted Newman and No. 36-ranked Central Oklahoma in Kearney. Wartecka was 2-0 at No. 3 singles, rallying in the second and third sets to earn UNK's only point against the ranked Bronchos. Wartecha also went 1-1 at No. 1 doubles with Patricija Cechanaviciute.
 
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WEEK ONE: Pete Komada, Central Oklahoma
WEEK TWO: Patricija Cechanaviciute, Nebraska Kearney
WEEK THREE: Jasel Bailey, Washburn
WEEK FOUR: Fabiana Gamboa, Nebraska Kearney 
WEEK FIVE: Johanna Priedite, Missouri Western
WEEK SIX: Anika Ouwejan, Central Oklahoma
WEEK SEVEN: Majra Djokic, Northwest Missouri 
WEEK EIGHT: Mei Hasegawa, Central Oklahoma 
WEEK NINE: Johanna Priedite, Missouri Western  
WEEK TEN: Jevrosima Mitic, Missouri Western  
WEEK ELEVEN: Mei Hasegawa, Central Oklahoma  
WEEK TWELVE: Pete Komada, Central Oklahoma