FARMINGTON, Utah – Portland State women's tennis players Nika Beukers and Kasumi Hirayama received Honorable Mention recognition on the All-Big Sky team, as announced by the conference office earlier this afternoon.

The all-conference teams were selected by the league's head coaches, who were not permitted to vote for their own student-athletes. To earn Honorable Mention status, a duo needed to receive at least three votes.

After teaming up midway through the season at the No. 1 doubles position, the freshman/senior tandem quickly found their rhythm, securing three wins against conference opponents. They closed out the regular season on a three-match winning streak, with victories over Chaminade (3/29), Sacramento State (4/7), and Eastern Washington (4/13). During that stretch, they outscored their opponents 18-4 and finished the regular season with a 4-2 record, with their only losses coming against Montana State and conference champion Northern Arizona.

Although the Vikings' four-year run of first-team doubles honors ended today, Beukers and Hirayama's recognition extended a different streak. Portland State has now placed at least one doubles team on the All-Big Sky doubles list every season since 2021, extending the streak to five consecutive years. Beukers and Hirayama are the third Viking duo to land Honorable Mention doubles honors.

For Beukers, a senior captain and decorated doubles specialist, today's recognition adds to an already distinguished career. She becomes just the second player in program history to earn three all-conference doubles honors, having previously received first-team recognition in 2022 (with Capu Sanoner) and 2024 (with Momo Yoshimura). Beukers boasts a career doubles record of 44-22 (.667), including a dominant 23-5 mark against Big Sky opponents, setting a program record for career Big Sky doubles wins earlier this season.

Beukers, Hirayama, and the Vikings will open their Big Sky Tournament run tomorrow, Thursday, April 24, against No. 3 seed Idaho at the Phoenix Tennis Center. First serve is scheduled for 8 a.m. PT.

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