The 2025 Iowa high school girls tennis fall season ended with an action-packed slate in the Class 2A and 1A state tournaments in Iowa City and Waterloo.
The Des Moines Register is pleased to announce the 2025-2026 All-Iowa girls tennis honorees.
The list includes a six-person Elite Team, consisting of Iowa’s best tennis players regardless of class, based on results from this year’s state tournaments. There are also six first-team selections for each class in the state.
Here’s who made the All-Iowa girls tennis team.
Players are listed in alphabetical order by last name.
Elite Team
Mia Deines, Jr., Waukee Northwest
Deines teamed with fellow junior Riley Hilton to claim the Class 2A doubles championship in Waterloo.
Deines and Hilton rolled to their first state doubles championship as a tandem by sweeping past teams from Valley, Dubuque Hempstead, Pleasant Valley and Johnston. Denis and Hilton swept Johnston’s Brianna Launderville and Zoey Studer in the championship match.
Gabriella Fleming, Jr., Cedar Rapids Xavier
Fleming cruised to her third consecutive 1A state individual championship in a row during the state tournament on Oct. 1-2 in Iowa City.
She swept Estherville-Lincoln Central’s Megan Lausen, Decorah’s Kaitlyn Bjork and Shenandoah’s Gabi Jacobs to reach the finals, losing only one set along the way. In the finals, she swept Kate Holton of Waterloo Columbus.
Tia Halabi, Jr., Cedar Rapids Xavier
Halabi helped Cedar Rapids Xavier win the 1A girls state doubles title for the second year in a row during the state tournament.
She joined forces with Gemma Younadam to go 4-0 during the tournament. The duo swept teams from Bishop Heelan and Wahlert Catholic, and they defeated Pella’s Abby Hietbrink and Addison Naminga in three sets to reach the finals, where they swept Decorah’s sister tandem of Grace and Olivia Huinker.
Riley Hilton, Jr., Waukee Northwest
Hilton joined forces with Deines to help Waukee Northwest claim the 2A state doubles championship.
The Wolf tandem was not seriously challenged during the entire tournament, and with both players returning next season, they have a chance to repeat in 2026.
Addison Latta, Fr., Waukee Northwest
In just her freshman year, Latta claimed her first state singles championship.
Latta won the 2A singles title at Waterloo by downing Iowa City West’s Iris Vasi (6-0, 6-0), Iowa City West’s Vivian Kahler (6-1, 6-1) and North Scott’s Madelyn Jepsen (6-3, 6-0) to reach the finals. In the championship match, Latta defeated Cedar Falls’ Mackenzie Sagers in straight sets to claim the title.
Gemma Younadam, Jr., Cedar Rapids Xavier
Younadam teamed with Halabi to bring Xavier another 1A doubles championship.
The duo was the second seed in the doubles tournament, and they lost just one set before disposing of Decorah’s Huinker sisters in the championship match.
Class 2A
Mia Deines, Jr., Waukee Northwest
Riley Hilton, Jr., Waukee Northwest
Addison Latta, Fr., Waukee Northwest
Brianna Launderville, Soph., Johnston
Mackenzie Sagers, Jr., Cedar Falls
Zoey Studer, Jr., Johnston
Class 1A
Gabriella Fleming, Jr., Cedar Rapids Xavier
Tia Halabi, Jr., Cedar Rapids Xavier
Kate Holton, Sr., Columbus Catholic
Grace Huinker, Soph., Decorah
Olivia Huinker, Sr., Decorah
Gemma Younadam, Jr., Cedar Rapids Xavier