First Serve …
•    The Ichabods will return home after a week off to conclude their conference season, hosting Lindenwood on Wednesday and Emporia State Thursday.
•     The Lions are 6-6 on the season, while the Hornets are 10-4.
•      This will mark the seventh meeting between the Ichabods and the Lions, and the 120th meeting between the Ichabods and the Hornets, the most of any Ichabods opponent.
•   The Ichabods are 2-1 against both the Lions and the Hornets under head coach Lance Lysaught.

 Week in Review …
•  Two weeks ago, the Ichabods went 1-2 over three matches, two of those against nationally-ranked opponents in No. 4 Saint Leo (Fla.) and No. 9 Southwest Baptist.
•  The No. 3 doubles team of Paul Haase and Chase Brill went 3-0 over that stretch, improving to 9-2 in duals play, 16-4 overall on the season.
•  The team of Valrezo and Blake Hunter also ended the week 9-2 in duals action, going 2-1 over the three-match stretch.
•    Paul Haase and Raul-Alin Dicu were the two Ichabods to have multiple singles victories in the week.

 Nationally Ranked Ichabods …
•    As a team, the Ichabods find themselves ranked No. 46 in the nation.
•    After a historic fall, Valarezo is ranked No. 17 in the nation in singles. Freshman Raul-Alin Dicu makes his first appearance in the national rankings at No. 67.
•  The Ichabods also have two teams nationally-ranked in doubles, with the team of Valarezo and Blake Hunter ranked No. 3, and the team of Chase Brill and Paul Haase ranked at No. 50.

 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 …
•      Entering the second-to-last week of the regular season, freshmen Bradley Eidenmueller and Raul-Alin Dicu have both made big impacts. Dicu is 7-3 in duals play, while Eidenmueller sits at 7-4. They have also seen success in limited action as a doubles team, going 4-1 in duals play.
•    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 is the all-time leader in men's doubles victories in Washburn history with 85 and counting.
•    Valarezo has also moved his way into the top 10 in doubles victories over the fall, climbing up to fifth all-time.
•    In singles action, Blake Hunter sits at third place in all-time victories with 69, while Valarezo has moved into a tie for sixth place with 64 wins.  
•    Valarezo also holds the top spot all-time in doubles winning percentage, at .839.