First serve . . .
• The Washburn Ichabod women's tennis team looks to build on its current two-game winning streak returning to MIAA play traveling to face Missouri Western on April 7 before turning home to host Fort Hays State on April 9.
• The Ichabods are 7-6 and 2-2 in the MIAA after beating Illinois Springfield and McPherson both by 8-1 scores.
• The Ichabods lead the all-time series with the Griffons 24-1 after Missouri Western won last season in Topeka 7-2 on March 26.
• The Ichabods lead the all-time series with the Tigers 19-9 and have won the last 17 in a row against Fort Hays State.
• The Tigers' last win over the Ichabods was on Oct. 11, 1984 in a 5-4 win in Hays.
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Jennifer Krause leads the team with 10 singles wins while
Gwen Shepler and
Jodie Blackim each have eight,
Whitney Holloman has seven.
• The Ichabods have used 13 different doubles combinations this season.
• The team of
Ally Burr and
Jodie Blackim have a team-high 10 wins going 9-3 at No. 1 doubles in dual matches.
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Ally Burr's 13 doubles wins are the most by an Ichabod this season.
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MaKenna Gonzales and
Laura Shkembi are 8-2 at No. 3 doubles in dual matches.
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Jodie Blackim's 68 career doubles wins is tied for seventh all-time at Washburn … with six more this season she can move into the top five all-time.
• Statistically speaking, the Ichabods are a combined 65-65 (.500) in singles play and
42-23 (.646) in doubles action.
Coaching . . .
Former Ichabod tennis player
Lance Lysaught is in his second season as the Ichabod women's head coach. He is 22-37 as a women's collegiate head coach in his fourth season and 11-20 at Washburn.
Up next . . .
The Ichabods return to the court on April 12 when they will host Rockhurst in a rescheduled match from March 30. Washburn will then face Northeastern State on April 15 and Central Oklahoma the following day in Topeka. The Ichabods will take on Nebraska-Kearney on April 21 and then finish the regular season with hosting Southwest Baptist on April 24.
