TOPEKA, Kan. -- The Ichabods host their first official game of the spring against William Woods at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 6

First Serve

• Washburn women's won its season opener, sweeping William Jewell 7-0. 
• It is Washburn's fifth 7-0 sweep in the last two seasons, eight in the last 3 seasons
• Isabella Martensson and Issabella Pensavalle earned their first singles wins as Ichabods. Martensson also earned her first doubles win with partner Maja Jung.
• Under Coach Kirby Ronning, Washburn women's tennis have an 18-3 overall record
• Ichabods, in their history, have won both games against William Woods. The last match in 2018, the Ichabods defeated the Owls, 6-3

2022 Ichabods

• Junior Svea Crohn has an overall singles record of 27-25 and doubles record of 47-15. She is a four-time All-MIAA member, three-time MIAA Academic Honor Roll member and received MIAA and ITA Scholar-Athlete honors in 2021
• Kinsey Fields has a career singles record of 14-9 and 33-16 doubles record in a little over 3 seasons. She has earned All-MIAA Honorable Mention at No. 2 doubles, MIAA Academic Honor Roll three times and was a MIAA Scholar Athlete
• Sydnee Foster in her third year holds a 8-6 singles record and 4-5 in doubles action. She is a two-time MIAA Academic Honor Roll, an ITA Scholar-Athlete and earned the Academic Excellence award
• Maja Jung has only recorded one dual singles loss as an Ichabods. Her only loss was to #5 Central Oklahoma's Blythe Buntrock last season. She is 20-2 overall in singles and 14-5 in doubles. She also earned All-MIAA Second Team at No. 5 singles and No. 2 doubles in 2021
• Cadence Lynn is 17-4 in singles and 5-9 in doubles at Washburn. She is a two-time MIAA Academic Honor Roll member and Scholar-Athlete
• Freshman Issabella Pensavalle comes froms Jenks High School where she placed fourth in the state her freshman year
• Freshman Lara Schmid transferred from St. Edward's University in Texas after the tennis program was eliminated in 2020. Schmid's first year was cut short due to COVID-19, but she still went undefeated in singles with five wins and 3-2 in doubles action
• Schmid dominated from the No. 3 spot going 3-0 and outscoring her opponents 18-4 in the first set and 16-7 in the second
• Marta Torres has a 15-9 singles record and 14-7 doubles record in over two seasons. She was All-MIAA honorable mention at No.6 singles and No. 1 doubles last season and was an ITA Scholar-Athlete

Milestone Tracker

• Jung's overall 20-2 (.909) record gives her the fourth best career singles winning percentage (min. 20 wins in Washburn history)
• Crohn's 47-15 overall doubles record has her in Washburn's top 15 career doubles winning percentage (.758)
• Crohn is 12 doubles wins from cracking Washburn's top 15 most career doubles wins

Previous Match recap

Box Score TOPEKA, Kan. – The Washburn women's tennis team defeated William Jewell, 7-0, in their home opener. The Ichabods begin their season 1-0.

Washburn opened the match strong sweeping the doubles competition to take the 1-0 lead. From the No. 3 spot, Cadence Lynn and Sydnee Foster won, 6-1 to start off on the right foot. Followed by Kinsey Fields and Marta Torres quickly sweeping their opponent, 6-0 from the No. 2 spot

In singles competition, Isabella Martensson finished first with a score of 6-1 in both sets from the No. 2 spot. Maja Jung in a tough battle earned the fourth point winning in two sets, 7-5 and 7-6 (3). Issabella Pensavalle had a strong performance sweeping her opponent in both sets out of the No. 5 spot for her first win as an Ichabod. 

The Ichabods take a break with their next opponent being Ottawa on Sunday, January 30. The match is set to begin at 1 p.m. at Genesis Tennis Center.

Washburn 7, William Jewell 0

Singles Competition

Jung, Maja (WU) def. Gifford, Gwyn (WJC) 7-5, 7-6 (3)

Martensson, Isabella (WU) def. Coleman, Laurel (WJC) 6-1, 6-1

Fields, Kinsey (WU) def. Saantos, Julia (WJC) 7-5, 6-1

Lynn, Cadence (WU) def. Boyd, Katie (WJC) 6-4, 6-0

Pensavalle, Issabella (WU) def. Markowitz, Maisie (WJC) 6-0, 6-0

Foster, Sydnee (WU) def. Shocklee, Maggie (WJC) 6-1, 6-2

Order of finish: 2, 3, 1, 4, 5, 6

Doubles Competition

Jung, Maja/Martensson, Isabella (WU) def. Santos, Julia/Gifford, Gwyn (WJC) 6-3

Fields, Kinsey/Torres, Marta (WU) def. Boyd, Katie/Coleman, Laurel (WJC) 6-0

Lynn, Cadence/Foster, Sydnee (WU) def. Shocklee, Maggie/Markowitz, Maisie (WJC) 6-1

Order of Finish: 3, 2, 1

Scouting the Owls

• The Owls had a record of 15-6 overall during their 2020-21 season. William Woods women's team started its 2020-21 season with a six-match winning streak before losing three straight. They ended the season 9-3 while making it to the second round of the NAIA National Championships
• William Woods has four players coming back and adding four incoming freshmen for its 2021-22 campaign
• The Owls are losing three seniors with double-digit singles wins last season and two with 10-plus doubles wins. 
• The Owls will be missing, Mireia Jordan who was named AMC/HAAC First Team Singles and Second Team Doubles and AMC/HAAC Player of the Year Zlata Shuraeva
• William Woods is returning its top two performers in Ana Zavala and Rukshika Wijesooriya
• Zavala had the Owls best singles and doubles record of 14-3 and 15-4 in 2020-21. She already has a 8-3 in singles this season. Zavala is also 10-2 in doubles with freshman partner Hannah Lindeboom. Zavala is ranked 12th nationally in NAIA
• Zavala/Lindeboom as a doubles team are ranked 12th in NAIA
• Wijesooriya had a 13-4 singles record and a 11-7 doubles record last season. She is 6-2 in singles and 3-3 in doubles this year. She is currently ranked No. 33 nationally in the NAIA
• Lindeboom is starting her collegiate career with a 5-3 singles record and ranked No. 7 in the NAIA Central Region

Owls Head Coach Chance Joost

• Chance Joost is entering his third year coaching William Woods men's and women's tennis
• Joosts led the women's team to a HAAC.AMC/Sooner championship and to the second round of the NAIA National Championships in his second season
• Joost's first coaching stint was as an assistant at Washburn for two seasons. He also played for the Ichabods, earning All-MIAA honors and is 15th in singles wins at Washburn

Last Time Playing William Woods

Box Score TOPEKA, Kan. – The Washburn women's tennis team will head into the MIAA Championship Tournament with a four-match winning streak after beating William Woods 6-3 Thursday.

The Ichabods swept doubles play and singles matches in slots 1-3 to clinch an early win. Alexis Czapinski was the deciding match, winning out of No. 1 singles 6-4, 6-2.

With the win, the Ichabods will finish the regular season 11-7, and will hold the No. 4 seed in the conference tournament. They will take on Northwest Missouri State, the No. 5 seed. When the Ichabods and the Bearcats faced off earlier in the season, the Ichabods came away with a 5-4 victory.

For more information on the 2017-18 women's tennis season, visit wusports.com.

Singles competition

1. Czapinski,Alexis (WU) def. Zlata Shuraeva (WWU) 6-4, 6-2

2. Engelbrecht,Jacqueli (WU) def. Julia Perez Wienese (WWU) 6-0, 6-1

3. Morrissey,Logan (WU) def. Karyna Sagalai (WWU) 6-4, 6-4

4. Felicia Cesar (WWU) def. Lysaught,Madison (WU) 6-3, 1-6, 10-3

5. Chelsea Steward (WWU) def. Gonzales,MaKenna (WU) 6-1, 4-6, 10-5

6. Julia Mulder (WWU) def. Burr,Ally (WU) 6-1, 6-2

Doubles competition

1. Czapinski,Alexis/Morrissey,Logan (WU) def. Julia Mulder/Abigail Lemberger (WWU) 8-2

2. Engelbrecht,Jacqueli/Burr,Ally (WU) def. Zlata Shuraeva/Ana Zavala (WWU) 8-4

3. Gonzales,MaKenna/Lysaught,Madison (WU) def. Felicia Cesar/Chelsea Steward (WWU) 8-3    

 Ichabods in the Rankings

• The Ichabods sit at No. 17 in the Division 2 Women's ITA Preseason Coaches' Poll released on January 19 
• Washburn women's tennis were picked second in the MIAA Preseason Poll released on Feb. 1
• Marta Torres Rodriguez ranked No. 6 in the ITA Central Regional rankings

Looking Ahead

Ichabods head to Missouri for two matches against Indianapolis and Williams Jewell on Feb. 12 and 13. The first serve against Indianapolis is at 6:30 p.m. and first serve for William Jewell is at 2 p.m.