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•    The Washburn women's tennis team returns home after a two-match Oklahoma stand, where the Ichabods went 0-2. They will conclude their conference season against Lindenwood and Emporia State.
•  The Lions are 3-7 on the season, while the Hornets are 1-10.
•  The Ichabods look to take a lead in their series with the Lions and improve the 32-21 record they have against the Hornets.

 Week in Review …
•    The Ichabods battled their third and fourth top 10 opponents in a row last week in No. 5 Northeastern State and No. 6 Central Oklahoma.
•    In doubles, the No. 1 team of Czapinski and Logan Morrissey had a perfect week, boosting their duals record to 13-1. They defeated two national top 40 teams to bring their overall record to 21-4. They are now ranked No. 11 in the nation.
•    Jacqueline Engelbrecht went 1-1 in the week to make her duals record 11-3, best on the team. She was the lone singles player to

 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.
•    The pair also made their debut in national doubles rankings at No. 11. Czapinski lands at No. 62 in the nation in singles as well.
•    The Ichabods are challenged with one of the toughest conferences in the country, as five teams are ranked in the national top 50.

 Making Adjustments …
•      After playing No. 3 singles last season, Logan Morrissey has moved up to the No. 2 spot, holding a 7-6 record thus far.
•    After pairing with Madeline Hill at the No. 1 doubles slot last season, Engelbrecht has found her spot at No. 2 doubles, and is currently 7-7 on the season.
•    Logan Morrissey has found massive amounts of success after bumping up to No. 1 singles, boasting a 21-4 record on the season with partner Alexis Czapinski.

 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 20-7 on the year in singles, and 21-4 in doubles.
•     Alysha Nowacki began her freshman year in the spring, and has found chemistry with doubles partner Jacqueline Engelbrecht, with a 7-5 record on the season. She is also 4-8 on the season in No. 4 singles.