Haugen and Sterk earn All-Big Sky honors

Seniors Grace Haugen and Rosie Sterk, the Montana women's tennis team's No. 1 singles player and No. 1 doubles pair, will cap their Grizzly careers as repeat all-conference honorees. The pair were named first team All-Big Sky doubles and Haugen eared second team All-Big Sky honors in singles as voted on by the league's coaches, the conference announced Wednesday.

For Haugen, it's her second time earning singles all-conference recognition after landing on the first team in 2022 and her third time honored as a doubles player, earning an honorable mention in 2024 and landing on the second team in 2022. She finished her senior season at 9-5 overall and 4-3 in league play in singles and earned Big Sky Player of the Week honors in January after going undefeated in a weekend trip to Colorado State and Air Force.

Sterk finishes her career as three-time honoree and a two-time first team selection in doubles after earning a spot as a sophomore in 2023 and an honorable mention as a junior in 2024. She and Haugen went 11-5 overall in doubles this season – tied for the second most total wins in the league, and 5-2 in conference doubles.

"First team honors in doubles for Grace and Rosie is a great milestone to finish their careers on. They had some great road wins at NAU, Sac State, and against Idaho. To beat the top players from the three top teams in the conference is quite a feat. They had great chemistry and when they played with aggression and attacked the net, they were a force all season both in conference and against good D-I teams outside the conference," said head coach Steve Ascher.

"Grace had a strong year in singles and was recognized by the conference coaches. Her play improved in many areas, and she did a solid job battling through physical issues all season. To show that mental resiliency and to fight all the way to the end was a pleasure to see."

Haugen and Sterk were also key components in helping Montana win a share of the 2024 regular season Big Sky title.

2025 Big Sky Women's Tennis Award Winners
MVP: Daryna Shoshyna, Northern Arizona*
Freshman of the Year: Millie Day, Idaho State
Coach of the Year: Ewa Bogusz, Northern Arizona
* - unanimous selection

All-Big Sky Singles First Team
Daryna Shoshyna, Northern Arizona*
Patrycja Niewiadomska, Northern Arizona*
Diana Khaydarshina, Idaho
Maddy Ferreros, Sacramento State
Reese Walker, Sacramento State
Meg McCarty, Montana State
* - unanimous first-team selection

All-Big Sky Singles Second Team
Grace Haugen, Montana
Marta Garcia-Reboredo, Montana State
Millie Day, Idaho State
Andrea Noguera, Northern Arizona
Annabel Davis, Idaho
Lou Baudouin, Sacramento State

All-Big Sky Singles Honorable Mention
Elen Jantacova, Northern Arizona
Elena Mercioiu, Sacramento State
Isabella Foshee, Eastern Washington
Hanna Koprowska, Idaho
Valentina Rodas, Idaho
Honorable Mention must receive at least 3 votes

All-Big Sky Doubles First Team
Meg McCarty/Jojo Bach, Montana State*
Daryna Shoshyna/Elen Jantacova, Northern Arizona
Grace Haugen/Rosie Sterk, Montana
* - unanimous first-team selection

All-Big Sky Doubles Second Team
Lou Baudouin/Emilija Pranyte, Sacramento State
Hannah Koprowska/Diana Khaydarshina, Idaho
Laura Duhl/Patrycja Niewiadomska, Northern Arizona

All-Big Sky Doubles Honorable Mention
Marta Garcia-Reboredo/Hudson Hawkins, Montana State
Nika Beukers/Kasumi Hirayama, Portland State
Reese Walker/Palina Saulevich, Sacramento State

University of Montana Athletics

Players Mentioned

Grace Haugen

Rosie Sterk

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