First Serve …
•    The Ichabods are set for their final non-conference tuneup against Newman, before heading into conference season.
•     The Jets are 3-4 on the season, including a loss to McPherson, who the Ichabods were able to defeat 9-0 last week.
•      This marks the 11th meeting between the Ichabods and the Jets, with the Ichabods holding a 9-1 series advantage all-time.
•   Under head coach Lance Lysaught, the Ichabods are 2-1 against Newman, their last meeting seeing the Ichabods ground the Jets 7-2.
•      The Jets hold the No. 8 spot in the ITA's South Central region, whereas the Ichabods are ranked third in the ITA's Central region.

 Week in Review …
•  The Ichabods completed their third 9-0 sweep of the season against McPherson Friday
•  Two Ichabods maintained perfect singles records in duals action against the Bulldogs. Alejandro Valarezo is now 5-0 in the No. 1 singles slot, and freshman Bradley Eidenmueller is 4-0 at No. 4, and 1-0 at No. 6.
•  Both the No. 1 doubles team of Valarezo and Blake Hunter, and No. 2 team of Paul Haase and Chase Brill moved to 4-1 on the season after Friday's match.
•  At the No. 6 slot, Raul-Alin Dicu moved to 3-0 on the year, and 3-1 overall in duals, including his loss at the No. 5 slot against Drury.

 Nationally Ranked Ichabods …
•    As a team, the Ichabods find themselves ranked No. 21 in the nation, dropping slightly from their No. 19 preseason ranking after their opening-match loss to now No. 12 Drury.
•    After a historic fall, Valarezo is ranked No. 4 in the nation in singles.
•  The aformentioned team of Valarezo and Hunter are also No. 4 in the nation in doubles.

 Regional Rankings Abound …
•    The Ichabods are ranked No. 3 in the Central region.
•    Four Ichabods make the regional rankings in singles play, including Valarezo at No. 1.
•    Joining Valarezo is Blake Hunter at No. 12, freshman Bradley Eidenmueller at No. 15, and sophomore Paul Haase at No. 17.
•    The Valarezo/Hunter team also tops the doubles regional rankings.

 History Made in the Fall …
•  Valarezo 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 …
•      Eidenmueller is continuing his impressive start to his freshman season, with a 13-3 overall singles record, 5-0 in duals action. In duals play, Dicu is now 3-1 on the year in singles and 3-2 in doubles matches.
•    Former Ichabod Matt Barlow is in his first season as an assistant coach. Barlow is a two-time team MVP and has made multiple All-MIAA honors.

 Moving up the Career Ranks …
•    Blake Hunter needs just three more wins in the spring to become the all-time leader in men's doubles victories in Washburn history.
•    Valarezo has also moved his way into the top 10 in doubles victories over the fall, and has moved into a tie at No. 7 all-time.
•    In singles action, Blake Hunter sits at fifth place in all-time victories with 65, while Valarezo has moved into a tie with Matt Barlow at eighth place with 59 wins.  
•    Valarezo also holds the top spot all-time is doubles winning percentage, at .840.