SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- For the second time in less than a week the No. 38-ranked Washburn Ichabods and No. 39-ranked Southwest Baptist Bearcats had a match which went 5-4. Unfortunately for the Ichabods this one went to the Bearcats 5-4 in the MIAA Tournament semis. The Ichabods topped the Bearcat 5-4 on Monday this week in Springfield.
Washburn will face Nebraska-Kearney in the third-place match on Sunday at 9 a.m. in Springfield.

The Ichabods could not rally after being down 2-1 after doubles play to advance to the championship match. Bobby Florence and Chance Joost won their match at No. 3 doubles over Alex Belote and Guido Margiotta 8-3 for the Ichabods lone doubles point. At No. 1 doubles, Steven Fletcher and Arek Kozaczuk fell 9-8 losing the tiebreaker 8-6 to Kristof Kinal and Omar El Kheshen. Pascal Laucht and Thilo Schlenker lost their match at No. 2 doubles 8-4 to Domingos Carissimo and Daniel Cardona.

In singles play, Laucht won at No. 3 6-2, 0-6, 7-5 over El Kheshen and Florence won his match at No. 5 singles over Belote 6-1, 6-3 and Joost won at No. 6 singles 7-5, 6-2 over Margiotta. The match came down to the No. 1 flight between SBU's Carissimo and Washburn's Kozaczuk. Kozaczuk won the first set 7-5 but lost the remaining two 6-4, 6-3. 

#39 Southwest Baptist 5, #38 Washburn 4
Apr 20, 2013 at Springfield, Mo. (Cooper Tennis Complex) 

Singles competition

1. Carissimo,Domingos (SBU) def. Kozaczuk,Arek (WU) 5-7, 6-4, 6-3

2. Kinal,Kristof (SBU) def. Schlenker,Thilo (WU) 6-3, 6-1

3. Laucht,Pascal (WU) def. El Kheshen,Omar (SBU) 6-2, 0-6, 7-5

4. Cardona,Daniel (SBU) def. Fletcher,Steven (WU) 7-5, 6-2

5. Florence,Bobby (WU) def. Belote,Alex (SBU) 6-1, 6-3

6. Joost,Chance (WU) def. Margiotta,Guido (SBU) 7-5, 6-2

Doubles competition

1. Kinal,Kristof/El Kheshen,Omar (SBU) def. Kozaczuk,Arek/Fletcher,Steven (WU) 9-8 (8-6)

2. Carissimo,Domingos/Cardona,Daniel (SBU) def. Laucht,Pascal/Schlenker,Thilo (WU) 8-4

3. Florence,Bobby/Joost,Chance (WU) def. Belote,Alex/Margiotta,Guido (SBU) 8-3

Match Notes

Southwest Baptist 10-9; National ranking #39; Regional ranking #4

Washburn 12-7; National ranking #38; Regional ranking #3

MIAA Tournament semifinals

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