First serve . . . • The No. 44-ranked Washburn Ichabod men's tennis team will wrap up the regular season hosting Lindenwood on Friday at the Washburn Tennis Complex.
• The Ichabods (4-9, 0-4 MIAA) will be looking to solidify their position for the upcoming MIAA Tournament which starts on April 24 in Springfield, Mo., which all six tennis-playing teams in the league qualify for.
• The Ichabods are coming off a 5-4 loss at Emporia State on Tuesday and a 6-3 loss to Northwest Missouri on Monday.
• Lindenwood is 4-11 this season and 0-2 in the MIAA and has matches at Emporia State and at home against Northwest Missouri to finish the regular season.
• The Ichabods were ranked No. 6 in the latest ITA Regional Poll and
Martin Wieand was ranked No. 16 in the ITA Central Regional singles rankings and
Blake Hunter was ranked No. 19.
Drop shots . . . • The Ichabods are 61-61 in singles play this season and have gone 20-34 in doubles play this year.
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Blake Hunter leads the Ichabods with 16 singles wins going 16-7 and
Martin Wieand has 15 singles wins with a 15-7 record.
Matt Barlow has a 14-7 singles record winning a team-high 10 dual single matches.
• In doubles play, the duo of
Matt Barlow and
Blake Hunter are 10-8 while the team of
Trey Horton and
Martin Wieand are 6-10 this season.
• 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 9-21 for the Braves. Overall he is 13-30 as a collegiate head coach in third season and 4-9 in his first season at Washburn.
Up next . . . The Ichabods will open MIAA Tournament play on April 24 in Springfield, Mo., against an opponent to be determined. Be sure to check wusports.com for updated information and times once the bracket is announced by the conference office.
