AUGUSTA, GA. – On the eve of the annual conference tournament, the Peach Belt Conference has announced the 2026 Women's Tennis Major Awards and All-Conference teams.

Columbus State secured two of the major awards including Player of the Year (Nikoline Gullacksen) and Coach of the Year (Evan Isaacs).

Gullacksen, a senior, went undefeated in conference play at No. 1 singles and is currently ranked 12th in the latest ITA Rankings. The Helsingor, Denmark native finished the regular season with a 15-2 overall singles record with six wins over nationally-ranked opponents. In doubles play, Gullacksen was 10-7 overall with a 5-1 PBC record, playing with both Monika Temkova and Claudia De Lucas.

Isaacs, the winningest coach in Peach Belt history, won his sixth PBC Women's Coach of the Year title after guiding the Cougars to a ranking as high as No. 9 to go along with a 15-4 record and a perfect 7-0 mark against league opponents.

This is the sixth time a Cougar has been named the League's Player of the Year.

Gullacksen also earned a spot on the All-Conference Singles First Team alongside Temkova, who was 4-2 in conference play at No. 2 singles.

De Lucas was placed on the All-Conference Singles Second Team after a freshman season in which she finished 13-5 overall with a 5-1 PBC record as the team's primary No. 3 player.

Columbus State's doubles duo of senior Laura Pesickova and freshman Isabell Ek were honored on the Doubles First Team after turning in a 16-3 record, including a perfect 6-0 record in conference play, splitting time between courts one and two. Gullacksen and Temkova were also on the Doubles First Team with a 3-1 Peach Belt Record.

Columbus State kicks off the postseason this weekend as the No. 1 seed in the Peach Belt Conference Championship at the John W. Walden Tennis Center. The Cougars face off against Georgia Southwestern in the opening round of play on Friday, April 24, at 9:00 a.m.


First Team All-Conference Singles
Nikoline Gullacksen, Columbus State
Monika Temkova, Columbus State
Elena Ondobo, Flagler
Eryka Kruk, Flagler
Olesya Stokusova, North Georgia
Anastasiia Opolska, North Georgia

First Team All-Conference Doubles
Laura Pesickova / Isabell Ek, Columbus State
Nikoline Gullacksen / Monika Temkova, Columbus State
Olesya Stokusova / Anastasiia Opolska, North Georgia

Second Team All-Conference Singles
Claudia De Lucas, Columbus State
Rachel Black, GCSU
Maria Jose Zarza, Lander
Evelyn Altmaier, Lander
Ainhoa Meili Fernandez del Moral, Middle Georgia
Sofia Giraldo, North Georgia

Second Team All-Conference Doubles
Elena Ondobo / Marie Fairier, Flagler
Rachel Black / Victoria Conde Vendrell, GCSU
Maria Jose Zarza / Evelyn Altmaier, Lander

Player of the Year
Nikoline Gullacksen, Columbus State

Freshman of the Year
Olesya Stokusova, North Georgia

Coach of the Year
Evan Isaacs, Columbus State

Elite 18 Award
Evelyn Altmaier, Lander