Pipes was named the 2026 Empire 8 Women’s Tennis Tournament Most Valuable Player after leading the Knights to their first Empire 8 title and first conference title since 2017. Pipes went 2-0 at both first doubles and first singles, picking up doubles wins in the semifinals and finals with scores of 6-1 and 6-2, respectively, then dominating at first singles with scores of 6-0 6-0 and 6-2 6-0, respectively.