Season StatsTOPEKA, Kan. -- The Washburn Ichabod women's tennis team fell 5-4 to Northwest Missouri in their regular season finale. Washburn will open the MIAA Tournament on Friday against Northeastern State in Springfield, Mo.
Washburn was up 2-1 after doubles play after Casyn Buchman and Jodie Blackim won their match at No. 1 doubles and Nzingha Banks and Ashlynn Sutton won their match at No. 3 doubles.
The Ichabods' Kirsten Holle then picked up a three set win at No. 5 singles and Gwen Shepler picked up a 6-0, 6-0 win at No. 6 singles.
 
Northwest Missouri 5, Washburn 4
Apr 23, 2014 at Topeka, Kan. (Washburn Tennis Complex) 
| Singles competition | 
| 1. Jarolim,Lorena Rivas (NWMSU) def. Buchman,Casyn (WU) 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 | 
| 2. Bartek,Alexis (NWMSU) def. Blackim,Jodie (WU) 5-7, 6-1, 6-1 | 
| 3. Kolen,Aniek (NWMSU) def. O'Neill,Sophie (WU) 6-1, 6-1 | 
| 4. Mannix,Stephanie (NWMSU) def. MoralCarretero,Maria (WU) 6-4, 6-2 | 
| 5. Holle,Kirsten (WU) def. Hull,Marianne (NWMSU) 4-6, 6-0, 7-6 | 
| 6. Shepler,Gwen (WU) def. Veasey,Mara (NWMSU) 6-0, 6-0 | 
| Doubles competition | 
| 1. Buchman,Casyn/Blackim,Jodie (WU) def. Jarolim,Lorena Rivas/Bartek,Alexis (NWMSU) 8-4 | 
| 2. Kolen,Aniek/Mannix,Stephanie (NWMSU) def. Shepler,Gwen/Holle,Kirsten (WU) 8-6 | 
| 3. Banks,Nzingha/Sutton,Ashlynn (WU) def. Hull,Marianne/Veasey,Mara (NWMSU) 8-3 | 
| Match Notes | 
| Northwest Missouri 11-14, 6-4 MIAA; Regional ranking #7 | 
| Washburn 7-14, 3-7 MIAA | 
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