First serve . . . • The Washburn Ichabod tennis team will open the championship portion of the 2014-15 schedule with two dual matches against No. 11-ranked Drury and No. 43-ranked East Central.
• The Ichabods will take on Drury on Friday night and then face the Tigers on the following day in Springfield, Mo.
Drop shots . . . • The Ichabods were 26-20 in three tournaments in singles play during the fall and were an even .500 in doubles play with an 8-8 record.
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Blake Hunter and
Martin Wieand each were 7-3 in the fall tournament in individual play.
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Matt Barlow picked up four wins and
Trey Horton recorded three.
• In doubles play, the duo of
Matt Barlow and
Blake Hunter were 4-2 while the team of
Trey Horton and
Martin Wieand were 2-2.
• Both Hunter and Wieand reached the quarterfinals of the ITA Regional Tennis Tournament last fall in Springfield in singles play.
Coaching . . . Former Ichabod tennis player
Lance Lysaught is in his first season as the Ichabod head coach. He started the Ottawa tennis program from scratch going 9-17 for the Braves. Overall he is 9-17 as a collegiate head coach and 0-0 in his first season at Washburn.
Up next . . . The Ichabods will return to action on Feb. 20 when they will face Newman at 10 a.m. in Wichita, Kan., before returning home the following day to take on McPherson College at 2 p.m.
