NORMAL, Ill. – A quartet of Illinois State women's tennis student-athletes have been named to the College Sports Communicators 2025-26 Academic All-District® Team on Tuesday, as Silvia Pomarolli, Lana Caculovic, Nicole Iosio and Emma Lindh all earned spots on the list for their athletic and academic achievements.
Pomarolli, the 2025-26 MVC Women's Tennis Scholar-Athlete of the Year, also earned MVC Elite 18 honors at the MVC Tennis Championship and holds a 3.97 cumulative grade-point average as a psychology major. She capped a stellar senior campaign by earning All-MVC Second-Team honors, as she went 5-2 in MVC play with five matches at the No. 2 spot and a pair of wins at the No. 1 spot to end the season. The Cecina, Italy, native was 20-10 on the year overall in singles play and was also 5-2 in MVC doubles action at the No. 1 spot for the Redbirds with partners Caculovic and Vittoria Benedetti.
Caculovic, who holds a 3.71 GPA in cybersecurity at ISU, played most of the season at the No. 1 singles position for the Redbirds. The senior from Dugo Selo, Croatia, posted a 13-10 doubles mark on the year including a 4-3 mark during MVC action playing with Pomarolli and Lindh.
Iosio earned First-Team All-MVC honors at the No. 2 doubles position for the Redbirds with partner Nuria Sanz and was also named a Second-Team All-MVC selection at No. 4 singles. The sophomore from Cordenons, Italy, maintains a 3.91 GPA in biological sciences and posted a 6-1 mark in doubles during league play at the No. 2 position with Sanz, while going 5-2 as a singles player for the Redbirds during league matches.
Lindh, who holds a 3.77 GPA in international business at ISU, played most of the season at the No. 6 singles position for the Redbirds and posted an overall record of 12-9. The sophomore from Malmo, Sweden, was also a doubles standout for ISU, recording an 18-6 record playing mostly with partner Vittoria Benedetti.
The Redbirds won the 2026 Missouri Valley Conference tournament championship and advanced to Ann Arbor, Michigan, to take on No. 12 seed Michigan in the first round of the 2026 NCAA Women's Tennis Championship.
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