TAHLEQUAH, Okla. -- The Washburn women's tennis team fell to .500 in conference play after losing to No. 5 Northeastern State, 6-3.

The Ichabods started out with a 2-1 advantage after doubles, winning the No. 1 and No. 3 slots. The team of Alexis Czapinski and Logan Morrissey, ranked No. 11 in the nation, improved to 12-1 in duals play, while the team of MaKenna Gonzales and Madison Lysaught took down the RiverHawks' No. 3 team in a tiebreaker, winning 9-8 (8-6).

In singles action, only one Ichabods' player managed to score a decision, as Jacqueline Engelbrecht defeated the RiverHawks' No. 3 singles player Molly Worden 6-3, 6-3. The RiverHawks clinched the duals match with the second-to-last decision in No. 2 singles.

With the loss, the Ichabods move to 7-6 overall, 3-3 in the MIAA. The Ichabods will have another tough task at hand when they take on No. 6 Central Oklahoma. The match will be at noon Saturday in Edmond, Oklahoma. For more information on the 2017-18 women's tennis season, visit wusports.com.

Singles Competition:

1. Tatjana Stoll (NSU) def. Czapinski,Alexis (WU) 6-4, 6-3

2. Marya Jovic (NSU) def. Morrissey,Logan (WU) 7-5, 6-2

3. Engelbrecht,Jacqueli (WU) def. Molly Worden (NSU) 6-3, 6-3

4. Chantal Nosievici (NSU) def. Lysaught,Madison (WU) 6-0, 6-1

5. Betka Gombarova (NSU) def. Gonzales,MaKenna (WU) 6-0, 6-1

6. Karla Tomaic (NSU) def. Burr,Ally (WU) 6-2, 6-4

Doubles Competition:

1. Morrissey,Logan/Czapinski,Alexis (WU) def. Molly Worden/Tatjana Stoll (NSU) 8-5

2. Karla Tomaic/Marya Jovic (NSU) def. Engelbrecht,Jacqueli/Burr,Ally (WU) 8-4

3. Gonzales,MaKenna/Lysaught,Madison (WU) def. Chantal Nosievici/Easton Parker (NSU) 9-8 (8-6)