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TOPEKA, Kan. -- The No. 27 ranked Washburn Ichabods rolled to a 9-0 win over Emporia State improving to 11-6 on the season and 4-1 in MIAA play. The Ichabods will be off from games until the MIAA Tournament next weekend unless a previously scheduled match with Johnson County is rescheduled next week.

The Ichabods lost just 10 games in doubles play to open the match with a 3-0 lead. In singles play, Branden Joost at No. 1, Ryan Ward at No. 2, Simon Blondin at No. 3, Adam Rens at No. 5 and Emmanuel Laurent at No. 6 all won in straight sets with each Ichabod losing no more than two games in any set. At No. 4 singles, Washburn's Yann Kasay won in three sets falling 3-6 in the first set before coming back to take the second set 6-4 and then winning the third set super tiebreaker 13-11.


#27 Washburn 9, Emporia State 0

 Singles competition
1. Joost,Branden (WU) def. Schoon,Kevin (ESU) 6-2, 6-2
2. Ward,Ryan (WU) def. Harris,Ryan (ESU) 6-1, 6-1
3. Blondin,Simon (WU) def. Pozek,Spencer (ESU) 6-2, 6-1
4. Kasay,Yann (WU) def. Kibbe,Mitchell (ESU) 3-6, 6-4, 1-0 (13-11)
5. Rens,Adam (WU) def. Schneider,Andy (ESU) 6-0, 6-0
6. Laurent,Emmanuel (WU) def. Van Horn,Matt (ESU) 6-1, 6-1

 Doubles competition
1. Ward,Ryan/Blondin,Simon (WU) def. Harris,Ryan/Steifer,Nick (ESU) 8-1
2. Joost,Branden/Rens,Adam (WU) def. Schoon,Kevin/Pozek,Spencer (ESU) 8-4
3. Kasay,Yann/Laurent,Emmanuel (WU) def. Kibbe,Mitchell/Van Horn,Matt (ESU) 8-5

Match Notes:
Emporia State 7-7, 0-4 MIAA
Washburn 11-6, 4-1 MIAA; National ranking #27; Regional ranking #6