SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- The No. 30-ranked Washburn Ichabod men's tennis season came to an end with a 5-1 loss to No. 18 Southwest Baptist in the MIAA Tournament semifinals. Washburn finishes the season with a 14-6 record.

Washburn was down 2-1 after doubles losing one of the matches in a tiebreaker. The No. 2 team of Matt Barlow and Zach Hampton topped Chris Blodig and Torben Semrau 9-8 winning 7-2. At No. 1 doubles Alejandro Valarezo Plaza and Blake Hunter were topped by Sherif Abohabaga and Gyorgy Argoston 8-4. The No. 3 team of Trey Horton and Will Agritelley lost in a tiebreaker 9-8 (7-2) to Omar Diab and Raul Rodriguez.

In singles, No. 48-ranked Valarezo Plaza lost to No. 16-ranked Abohabaga 6-4, 6-2 at No. 1 singles. At No. 2, Matt Barlow fell 7-6 (7-5), 6-4 to Chris Blodig and Blake Hunter lost in three sets, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 to Argoston.

#18 Southwest Baptist 5, #30 Washburn 1
Apr 30, 2016 at Springfield, Mo. (Cooper Tennis Complex) 

Singles competition

1. #16 Abohabaga,Sherif (SBU) def. #48 Valarezo Plaza,Aleja (WU) 6-4, 6-2

2. Blodig,Chris (SBU) def. Barlow,Matt (WU) 7-6 (7-5), 6-4

3. Argoston,Gyorgy (SBU) def. Hunter,Blake (WU) 2-6, 6-4, 6-4

4. Semrau,Torben (SBU) vs. Hampton,Zach (WU) 3-6, 1-5, unfinished

5. Rodriguez,Raul (SBU) vs. Agritelley,Will (WU) 1-4, unfinished

6. Castillo,Marcel (SBU) vs. Munoz-Poletti,Dario (WU) unfinished

Doubles competition

1. Abohabaga,Sherif/Argoston,Gyorgy (SBU) def. #21 Valarezo Plaza,Aleja/Hunter,Blake (WU) 8-4

2. Barlow,Matt/Hampton,Zach (WU) def. Blodig,Chris/Semrau,Torben (SBU) 9-8 (7-2)

3. Rodriguez,Raul/Diab,Omar (SBU) def. Horton,Trey/Agritelley,Will (WU) 9-8 (7-3)

Match Notes

Washburn 14-6; National ranking #30; Regional ranking #5

Southwest Baptist 13-6; National ranking #18; Regional ranking #4