Warm ups . . . 

The 2013 Washburn Ichabod tennis team will open their championship season facing Arkansas-Fort Smith on Saturday in Springfield, Mo., at 1 p.m. prior to facing Drury at 9 a.m. the following morning at the Cooper Tennis Center. The two matches will be the first of 20 dual encounters the Ichabod tennis team will have this season.

Fall season recap . . . 

• Junior Bobby Florence picked up a team-high six wins during the fall slate going 6-2.

• He reached the semifinals of the season-opening Washburn Invitational and then the finals of the B singles flight at the Bethany Invitational. Florence also reached the round of 16 at the USTA/ITA Central Regional Tournament.

• Junior Chance Joost fell in the semifinals of the Washburn Invitational and finished the fall with a 4-3 record.

• Sophomore Jacob Long was 5-3 during the fall season winning the F singles flight at the Bethany Invitational.

• Juniors Pascal Laucht and Steven Fletcher recorded four wins in singles play in the fall.

• In doubles action, Fletcher and junior Arek Kozaczuk were a combined 6-1 after winning the A doubles flight at the Bethany Invitational. They also reached the semifinals of the USTA/ITA Central Regional Tournament.

• As a team the Ichabods were a combined 28-21 in singles play and 11-7 in doubles action during the fall.

Up Next. . . 

Washburn will return to action on Feb. 9 when they will face Ouachita Baptist and then take a break from matches until March 1 when they will take on Wichita State. Washburn will open its home slate against Southeastern Oklahoma at 11 a.m. at the Washburn Tennis Complex.