Warm ups . . . 

The No. 31-ranked Washburn Ichabod men's tennis team returns to action for the first time since Feb. 2 when they will face NCAA Division I foe Wichita State on Feb. 22 in Wichita. The Shockers are ranked No. 61 in the latest ITA rankings.

Drop shots . . . 

• The Ichabods are 1-1 this season after falling to No. 29 Drury 9-0 in their season opener before topping East Central 5-4 the following day on Feb. 2.

• The Ichabods are looking to make the NCAA Regional tournament for the second-straight season and the 14th time in school history.

• The Ichabods are 23-29 in singles play so far this season going 4-8 in their two duals so far. In doubles play, Washburn is 13-14 overall going 1-5 in doubles action.

• The Ichabods have four seniors on the squad this season with two juniors, a sophomore and two freshmen.

• The duo of Arek Kozaczuk and Steven Fletcher were 5-2 and won the No. 1 doubles flight of the Midwestern State Invitational.

• Kozaczuk and Fletcher are the ninth-ranked doubles team in the region in the Nov. 13 rankings.

• Bobby Florence's 55 career singles wins is 10th on Washburn's all-time win chart.

• Florence is ranked eighth in the Central region in singles play.

• In the fall Florence was 5-3 in singles. 

• Thilo Schlenker is ranked No. 13 in the regional singles rankings and Steven Fletcher is ranked No. 16 in the regional rankings.

Up next . . . 

The Ichabods will face Ouachita Baptist on Feb. 27 in Lawton, Okla. OBU is ranked No. 24 in the latest national poll and No. 2 in the ITA regional rankings behind MIAA foe Northwest Missouri.