Chodur Named Player of the Year, Cougs Bring Home Four All-Conference Awards

Information graphic featuring two images of College of the Canyon women's tennis player Emma Chodur along with a gold Cougar head logo, and Western State Conference logo on white background, with text reading Western State Conference Player of the Year.
April 21, 2026

By Jesse Muñoz/COC Sports Information Director 

College of the Canyons freshman Emma Chodur has been named the Western State Conference (WSC) Player of the Year, the first in program history, to headline the Cougars' four all-conference awards.

Chodur completed the regular season and subsequent WSC singles tourney undefeated against community college competition with a perfect 19-0 record. 

That included a 4-0 run through the conference tourney which culminated in her winning the WSC singles championship. In the tourney's championship match, Chodur was able to overcome an opening-set loss to become the first singles conference champion in COC women's tennis program history. 

Along with the Player of the Year award, Chodur was named All-WSC First-Team as the conference's top No. 1 singles player. 

She played in 13 of 14 conference matches and was the clear leader for a Canyons team that finished third in the WSC team standings.

As part of her tremendous run of success, Chodur also shares All-WSC First-Team Doubles honors with partner Baylee Renfro.

Chodur/Renfro joined forces to win the WSC Doubles Championship in another program first. 

That title came after the dynamic duo posted a regular season doubles record of 12-3 including a dozen straight wins down the stretch. The Chodur/Renfro pairing then went 4-0 in the conference tourney.

As a freshman in 2025, Renfro was an All-WSC Honorable Mention selection as the team's No. 2 singles player. A key contributor over her two seasons with the Cougars,  Renfro posted a singles record of 9-10 through the conference tourney.

COC sophomore Lauren Neal was named All-WSC Honorable Mention for her performance as a No. 4 singles player.

Neal, who was a member of the Cougars' 2022 conference championship team, returned to action in 2026 and brought with her a winning pedigree. 

She finished the regular season with an 8-5 singles record after a three-match win streak to close out the year. Neal also won a string of five straight matches from Feb. 12 to March 10.

As a team, Canyons advanced to the 3C2A Southern California Regional Playoffs for the third time in program history. The Cougars' opening-round win over Riverside City College was the first in program history. COC then lost to No. 1 seed L.A. Mission. College in the second round.

Stay up to date on all this season's action by following the College of the Canyons Athletic department on social media at @COCathletics on X, Instagram, Facebook and YouTube. 

—Photos by Robert Hanashiro/COC Sports Information