First serve . . . 

•    Washburn women's tennis looks to extend a three-match win streak when it continues conference play at home against Nebraska-Kearney and Fort Hays State

•  The Ichabods have posted two sweeps this season and are off to its best start to the season under head coach Lance Lysaught.

•  The last time Nebraska-Kearney and Washburn met was last April when the Lopers dealt Washburn a 1-5 loss st home. Fort Hays State last met with Washburn last season when the Ichabods swept the Tigers 9-0. 

 Racking up Rankings . . . 

•    Washburn heads into its third season under head coach Lance Lysaught led by sophomore Madeline Hill who holds the No. 1 spot in the ITA Division II singles rankings.

•    Hill leads the team with a 24-2 record in singles. 

•    Jacqueline Engelbrecht and Hill have teamed up to post a 20-1 doubles record and are currently ranked 12th nationally.

• To go along with its national rankings, Washburn is tabbed 10th in the central region with Hill leading the way at No. 1 in singles. Engelbrecht and Hill are second in doubles in the region. 

 The Opps. . .

•  Nebraska-Kearney is 4-5 on the season and 0-2 in MIAA action. 

•  UNK is in its eight season under head coach Jake Saulsbury. 

• Fort Hays State is 8-4 on the season and 0-2 in conference play.

• Missouri Western is in its 19th year under head coach Brian Flax.

 Record watch. . .

• Madeline Hill is currently tied for fifth-place in the record books for single-season singles wins.

• The sophomore is five wins from breaking the single-season singles win mark of 29 set by Marissa Moment.

Tournament success. . .

•  The Ichabods closed out the 2016 calendar year with each player picking up at least one flight victory in tournament play.

•    Three Ichabod netters ended 2016 with a spot in a ITA Central Regional final which was capped off with a singles victory by Madeline Hill. 

 The young and the restless. . .

•    With one senior on both the men and women's tennis teams combined the Ichabods have the youngest roster in the MIAA conference.

 Coaching . . . 

•  Former Ichabod tennis player Lance Lysaught is in his third season at the helm of the Ichabod women's tennis program. He is 29-46 as a women's collegiate head coach in his fifth season and 18-29 at Washburn.

• Washburn added former Washburn men's tennis standout, David Price, as the assistant coach to both the men and women's teams during the offseason.

 Up next . . . 

• Washburn will return home for a pair of matches against Nebraska-Kearney on March 15 and Fort Hays March 18.