INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- For the third year in a row and the fourth time in the last five seasons, Christopher Newport boasts a national qualifier in the NCAA Division III Women's Tennis Doubles Championship as junior Kylie Schaefer and sophomore Kendal Chang earned selection to this year's postseason event.

The NCAA Division III Women's Tennis Committee selected the individuals who will compete in the singles and doubles competition of the 2026 NCAA Division III Women's Tennis Championships and announced the group on Wednesday. 

The individual doubles championship consists of 16 doubles teams based on won-lost record, strength of schedule, and eligibility and availability of the student-athletes. The Captains, along with the rest of the individual field, will be played May 24-27 at the Champions Tennis Club in Chattanooga, Tennesssee; hosted by the University of the South. 

Schaefer will be making her second career NCAA Doubles Championship appearance after making her debut with partner Raine Weis last season. Chang becomes just the fourth CNU player to qualify for the NCAA Doubles Championship joining Schaefer, Weis, and Tessa Trate. 

The CNU tandem did not appear on the court together until March 5 during dual play in 2025-26 and the duo has gone on to post a 9-4 overall record in doubles action. All 13 matches came at No. 1 doubles including three straight wins to end the season. The latest win for the CNU pair came against No. 11 Addison Felts and Natalie Kim, also national qualifiers, from Mary Washington. Chang and Schaefer were ranked No. 21 in the most recent national doubles rankings released by the ITA. 

This season, Chang and Schaefer have played six matches against the 16 national qualifiers. 

Full draws for the championship will be released on May 23 not before 1:00 p.m. Eastern time. The full list of doubles championship qualifiers are (alphabetical by school):

Matia Cristiani / Sandra Sikharulidze, Babson
Lauryn Douglas / Michaella Sullivan, Bethel (MN)
Mandy Reyes / Rebecca Suarez, Brandeis
Lindsay Eisenman / Rebecca Kong, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
Hannah Kassaie / Katalina Wang, Case Western Reserve
Kendal Chang / Kylie Schaefer, Christopher Newport
Emily Kantrovitz / Iris Berman, Emory
Ava Li / Kamila Wong, Johns Hopkins
Eleni Lazaridou / Hana Nouaime, Kenyon
Addison Felts / Natalie Kim, Mary Washington
Leticia Bazua Vazquez / Lauren Rha, Pomona-Pitzer
Maegan Deng / Lindsey Whelan, Redlands
Mariella Congeni / Ivy Wilson, Sewanee
Amelie Gonzalez / Ginevra Muratori, Skidmore
Eleanor Archer / Caitlin Bui, WashU
Eliana Hanna / Ally Lin, WashU

First Alternate: Ika Kanumuri / Kotistha Modak, Carnegie Mellon
Second Alternate: Kaya De Bruijn / Karina Elvestrom, Gustavus Adolphus
Third Alternate: Izzy Antanavicius / Yanire Marte, Emory
Fourth Alternate: Alaina Kolli / Artemis Pados, MIT
Fifth Alternate: Lola Diaz / Erin Li, Swarthmore
Sixth Alternate: Rosabella Andrade / Trinity Levy, Trinity (TX)