First Serve …
•    The Ichabods now prepare to enter conference play, taking on 16th-ranked Northwest Missouri.
•     The Bearcats are 1-3 on the year, two of those losses coming to ranked opponents.
•      This marks the 58th meeting between the Ichabods and the Bearcats, with NWMSU holding a 45-12 series advantage.
•   Under head coach Lance Lysaught, the Ichabods are 0-6 against the Bearcats.
•      The Bearcats are ranked just ahead of the Ichabods in the regional rankings at No. 2, and sit five spots ahead in the Division II rankings at No. 16.

 Week in Review …
•  The Ichabods won their fifth consecutive match Saturday, defeating Newman 8-1.
•  Alejandro Valarezo maintained his perfect duals record this season, defeating Newman's No. 1 singles player in straight sets 6-1, 6-4. Bradley Eidenmueller lost his first duals singles match of the season at the No. 4 slot, taking Newman's No. 4 to a tiebreaker set. The freshman is 5-1 in combined No. 4 / No. 6 action.
•  Both the No. 1 doubles team of Valarezo and Blake Hunter, and No. 2 team of Paul Haase and Chase Brill moved to 5-1 on the season after Friday's match.
•  At the No. 6 slot, Raul-Alin Dicu moved to 4-0 on the year, and 4-1 overall in duals, which includes 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 13-4 overall singles record, 5-1 in duals action. In duals play, Dicu is now 4-1 on the year in singles and 4-2 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 two 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, climbing up to a tie at No. 6 all-time.
•    In singles action, Blake Hunter sits at fourth place in all-time victories with 67, while Valarezo has moved into eighth place with 61 wins.  
•    Valarezo also holds the top spot all-time is doubles winning percentage, at .841.