First Serve …
•    The Washburn women's tennis team will play its' second straight match against an NAIA opponent Saturday, as the Ichabods host Tabor.
•  The Bluejays are 0-1 this season.
•  This will be the eighth all-time meeting between the Ichabods and the Bluejays, with the Ichabods holding a 6-1 advantage.
•  This will be the first meeting under head coach Lance Lysaught, although he did defeat them as head coach of the Ottawa University women's tennis team.

 Week in Review …                                          
•    The Ichabods bounced back from their loss to Oklahoma Baptist with a dominant 9-0 victory over Ottawa last Saturday.
•    This was the second time this season that the Ichabods were able to sweep their opponents, the first instance being against McKendree.
•    Jacqueline Engelbrecht had a stellar singles outing, beating her opponent at No. 3 singles 6-0, 6-0. She maintains a solid 3-1 record in duals action, along with No. 1 singles player Alexis Czapinski.

 Ichabods Season Outlook …                                          
•    In the ITA preseason poll, the Ichabods are ranked No. 9 in the Central Region.
•    Two singles players find themselves in the ITA preseason regional rankings; Alexis Czapinski debuts at No. 12, while Logan Morrissey begins the year at No. 15.
•    In regional doubles rankings, the team of Czapinski and Morrissey are ranked No. 5.

 Making Adjustments …
•      After playing No. 3 singles last season, Logan Morrissey has moved up to the No. 2 spot.
•    After pairing with Madeline Hill at the No. 1 doubles slot last season, Engelbrecht has found a new partner in freshman Alysha Nowacki, playing No. 2 doubles.

 Successful Fall …
•  The Ichabods had multiple first-place finishes in fall season tournaments, including sweeping each singles bracket at the Wheatstate Fall Classic.
•    Alexis Czapinski also won the singles bracket in the Bearcat Invitational, hosted by Northwest Missouri State.

 Impressive ITA Showings …
•     Czapinski and Morrisey each made the round of 16 in the regional singles tournament, as well as the duo making it to the quarterfinal round of the doubles tournament.

 New Faces …                                                                     
•    Czapinski, in her first spring with the Ichabods, is racking up impressive victories on both the singles and doubles sides. She is 14-3 in singles action this season, with an MIAA Women's Tennis Athlete of the Week Honor already under her belt.
Freshman Alysha Nowacki, after joining the team for the spring semester, has found chemistry with her doubles partner, Jacqueline Engelbrecht. The pair is 3-1 on the season, most recently defeating Ottawa's No. 2 doubles team 8-5. Nowacki is also 2-2 in the No. 4 singles slot.
The coaching staff has also seen an addition, as former Ichabod men's player and MVP Matt Barlow joins the coaching ranks under head coach Lance Lysaught. He is assisting both the men's and women's teams.