First Serve …
•    The Ichabods will be kicking off their first matches of the fall at the Cooper Tennis Complex in Springfield, Mo., taking on Drury and McKendree this weekend.
 • Washburn is coming off of its best season under head coach Lance Lysaught after posting a 16-5 record, making the finals of the MIAA Tournament and making an appearance in the NCAA Regional Tournament.
 •  The Ichabods will be opening the season against Drury for the ninth straight season, their only victory against the Panthers in that stretch coming in 2016. Washburn trails the series 2-14 all-time.
•   Washburn also meets up with McKendree for the third straight season, winning each of those matches.
•  Washburn leads the all-time series with McKendree 2-1, their only loss coming in 1970.
 Nationally Ranked Ichabods …
•    As a team, the Ichabods find themselves ranked No. 19 in the nation, the first top-25 appearance in the ITA poll under head coach Lance Lysaught.
•    After a historic fall, Alejandro Valarezo Plaza is ranked No. 4 in the nation in singles.
•  Valarezo Plaza and Blake Hunter continue dominance in doubles play, earning themselves a No. 4 national ranking.
 Regional Rankings Abound …
•    The Ichabods are ranked No. 3 in the Central region.
•      Four Ichabods make the regional rankings in singles play, including Valarezo Plaza at No. 1.
•    Joining Valarezo Plaza is Blake Hunter at No. 12, freshman Bradley Eidenmueller at No. 15, and sophomore Paul Haase at No. 17.
•    The Valarezo Plaza/Hunter team also tops the doubles regional rankings.
 History Made in the Fall …
•  Valarezo Plaza made history as the first Ichabod to win the ITA Regional Singles and Doubles Tournaments.
•    The four Ichabods in the top 20 regional singles rankings each made the round of 16 in the ITA Regional Singles Tournament.
•    In fall tournament play, the Ichabods swept the doubles portion of the Wheatstate Fall Classic.
•    Sophomore Chase Brill also won the C-singles bracket at the same tournament.
 New Faces …
•  After impressive fall debuts, freshmen Eidenmueller and Raul-Alin Dicu will be making their first duals appearances in the spring.
•    Former Ichabod Matt Barlow also makes his duals coaching debut, assisting head coach Lance Lysaught. Barlow is a two-time team MVP and has made multiple All-MIAA honors.
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 Moving up the Career Ranks …
•    Blake Hunter needs just seven wins in the spring to become the All-time leader in men's doubles victories in Washburn history.
•    Valarezo Plaza has also moved his way into the top 10 in doubles victories over the fall, and looks to move up even higher.
•    In singles action, Blake Hunter sits at seventh in all-time victories. Valarezo Plaza needs just one singles victory to move into tenth all-time.