SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- The Washburn Ichabod women's tennis season came to an end with a 5-0 loss to top-seeded Northeastern State on Friday morning at the Cooper Tennis Center in the MIAA Tournament quarterfinals.
The Ichabods were down 3-0 of doubles to the No. 21-ranked team in the nation and the No. 1 ranked team in the NCAA Central Rankings.
The No. 1 doubles team of
Casyn Buchman and
Jodie Blackim fell 8-4 to Kristina Savchenkov and Patricia Husakova, who are ranked No. 12 in the nation. At No. 2 doubles
Maggie Plum and
Gwen Shepler fell 8-2 to Molly Worden and Valeriia Efimenko and at No. 3 doubles
Nzingha Banks and
Kirsten Holle lost 8-4 to Easton Parker and Barbora Jirickova.
In singles, Worden topped
Maria Moral Carretero 6-0, 6-0 at No. 3 singles and Jirickova beat Shepler 6-0, 6-0 at No. 5 singles to clinch the match.
It was the final match of Buchman's career who finished with a 68-25 all-time doubles record. Her 68 wins rank seventh all-time at Washburn on the doubles chart. In singles, Buchman finished with a record of 54-29, which is 17th all-time at Washburn.
#21 Northeastern State 5, Washburn 0Apr 24, 2015 at Springfield, Mo. (Cooper Tennis Complex (indoors))
Singles competition1. #21 Savchenkov,Kristina (NSU) vs. Buchman,Casyn (WU) 6-1, 3-0, unfinished
2. Husakova,Patricia (NSU) vs. Blackim,Jodie (WU) 6-3, 4-0, unfinished
3. Worden,Molly (NSU) def. MoralCarretero,Maria (WU) 6-0, 6-0
4. Efimenko,Valeriia (NSU) vs. Plum,Maggie (WU) 6-3, 3-2, unfinished
5. Jirickova,Barbora (NSU) def. Shepler,Gwen (WU) 6-0, 6-0
6. Parker,Easton (NSU) vs. Sutton,Ashlynn (WU) 0-0, unfinished
Doubles competition1. #12 Savchenkov,Kristina/Husakova,Patricia (NSU) def. Buchman,Casyn/Blackim,Jodie (WU) 8-4
2. Efimenko,Valeriia/Worden,Molly (NSU) def. Plum,Maggie/Shepler,Gwen (WU) 8-2
3. Jirickova,Barbora/Parker,Easton (NSU) def. Banks,Nzingha/Holle,Kirsten (WU) 8-4
Match NotesWashburn 4-14
Northeastern State 17-4; National ranking #21
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (5,3)