TOPEKA, Kan. -- Washburn returns home to play another ranked opponent in No. 12 Augustana on Tuesday, March 18 at the Topeka Country Club.
 

First Serve

• The women's team lost to Azusa Pacific, 4-1 and Hawaii Pacific, 4-2
• The Ichabods are 2-1 against Augustana and won the last two matches
• Washburn last defeated the Vikings 4-2 back in May 2021 in the NCAA Central Regional
• The Ichabods are 0-4 against ranked opponents

2022 Ichabods

• Junior Svea Crohn has an overall singles record of 40-29 and a doubles record of 53-17. 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
• Crohn tied Washburn's single-season doubles winning percentage mark of .895 last season
• Kinsey Fields has a career singles record of 17-11 and 39-17 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 an MIAA Scholar-Athlete
• Sydnee Foster in her third year holds a 9-6 singles record and 5-5 in doubles action. She is a two-time MIAA Academic Honor Roll, an ITA Scholar-Athlete and earned the Academic Excellence award
• Maja Jung is 25-5 overall in singles and 20-6 in doubles. She also earned All-MIAA Second Team at No. 5 singles and No. 2 doubles in 2021
• Cadence Lynn is 20-16 in singles and 6-9 in doubles at Washburn. She is a two-time MIAA Academic Honor Roll member and Scholar-Athlete
• Isabella Martensson starts her Washburn career 6-4 in doubles and 4-8 singles record
• Freshman Issabella Pensavalle comes from Jenks High School where she placed fourth in the state her freshman year. She is 3-2 in singles and 1-0 in doubles to begin her career
• Freshman Lara Schmid transferred from St. Edward's University in Texas after the tennis program was eliminated in 2020. Schmid is 3-4 in singles play and 4-3 in doubles action as an Ichabod
• Marta Torres has a 17-15 singles record, and a 20-9 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 is sixth on Washburn's all-time career singles winning percentage list (min. 20 wins). She is 25-5 (.833) in singles play which is only behind Madeline Hill's 36-2 singles record
• Jung grabbed her 20th doubles win against No. 6 Hawaii Pacific and is five singles wins away from 30
• Jung's 20-6 overall doubles record has her in Washburn's top 15 career doubles winning percentage (.769)
• Crohn is 10 singles wins away from 50 in her career. She is 17 singles wins and 6 doubles wins from top-15 in school history
• Jung and Crohn are in the top-15 for the highest doubles win percentage in school history. Jung's 20-6 (.769) and Crohn's 53-17 (.757.
• Fields is 11 doubles wins away from 50 in her Washburn career. She is 3 singles wins away from 20
• Torres earned her 20th doubles win against No. 6 Hawaii Pacific and is three singles wins from 20

Washburn Notes

JUNG AND FIELDS

• Fields and Jung have compiled a 18-5 record together in the last two seasons
• Their 6-1 record this season moved them to No. 20 in the ITA National Doubles Ranking
• The duo went 2-0 against No. 8 Hawaii Pacific and No. 19 Azusa Pacific

HOME SWEET HOME

• The Ichabods have been on the for the last seven matches but are set to start a five-match homestand
• The last home match was a 7-0 win against William Woods. The Ichabods are 2-0 at home this season
• During this stretch, the Ichabods face two top-20 opponents in No. 16 Augustana and No. 12 Nebraska-Kearney
• The Ichabods are 8-0 at home under Coach Ronning

Last Match Recap

AZUSA, Calif. – The Ichabods (4-6) dropped Sunday's match against No. 7 Hawaii Pacific, 4-2. Washburn took the doubles point but suffered too many losses in singles play.

It did not start great in doubles play for the Ichabods. No. 1 doubles team, Isabella Martensson and Lara Schmid fell to their opponent, 6-1. However, the other two doubles teams won their matches to grab the doubles point.

Kinsey Fields and Maja Jung were the next to finish with a 6-4 victory.  The duo is 6-1 together this season. Their win gave Marta Torres and Svea Crohn a chance to win 7-5, putting the Ichabods up on Hawaii Pacific

In singles competition, Issabella Pensavalle in just her third start of the year dropped both her sets 6-0. Washburn quickly lost their lead when Torres lost in two sets, 6-3, 6-0, to No. 16 Shaline Pipa. The Ichabods were down to the Sharks 2-1.

The Ichabods fell further behind when Jung lost in two sets, 6-0, 6-2. Martensson got one back for Washburn with the game on the line. She started strong with a 6-1 first set win but was forced to a third set when she lost 6-2. The third set came down to a tiebreaker which Martensson won 7-3. Unfortunately, the match ended at No. 3 singles. Schmid battle in a 6-4 first set loss. The second set didn't go her way either, losing 6-1. 

Crohn won her first set 6-3 and was down 4-3 in the second before they called the match.

The Ichabods make their way home for another ranked opponent in No. 12 Augustana (SD). The match is on Friday, March 18 at 1:30 p.m.

Doubles Competition

1. Pipa, Shaline/Tilgner, Marleen (HPU) def. Martensson, Isabella/Lara Schmid (WU) 6-1

2. Fields, Kinsey/Jung, Maja (WU) def. Busson, Elodie/Miyahara, Mihoki (HPU) 6-3

3. Crohn, Svea/Torres, Marta (WU) def. Mokrova, Valentina/Ruszczynska, Marta (HPU) 7-5

Order of Finish: 1,2,3

Singles Competition

1. Pipa, Shaline (HPU) def. Torres, Marta (WU) 6-3, 6-0

2. Martensson, Isabella (WU) def. Busson, Elodie (HPU) 6-1, 2-6, 7-6 (3)

3. Tilgner, Marleen (HPU) def. Lara Schmid (WU) 6-4, 6-1

4. Miyahara, Mihoki (HPU) def. Jung, Maja (WU) 6-0, 6-2

5. Crohn, Svea (WU) vs. Mokrova, Valentina (HPU) 6-3, 3-4 uf

6. Ruszczynska, Marta (HPU) def. Pensavalle, Issabella (WU) 6-0, 6-0

Order of Finish: 6,1,4,2,3

Scouting the Vikings

• The Vikings posted an 18-3 record last season and won the NSIC Tournament. their season ended with a loss to Washburn in the NCAA Central Regional. This season, the Vikings are 11-1 and 6-0 in the conference
• Augustana lost two seniors but returned all six of their singles lineup and five of their six in doubles.
• The Vikings lost Grace Goble who went 7-1 in singles and 15-3 in doubles with Laura Arce Vieyra
• Vieyra returns after a 14-4 singles record and a 15-3 doubles record. Back at No. 3 singles and No. 2 doubles, she is 10-2 in singles and 10-2 in doubles
• Vieyra's new partner freshmen, Gabriela Jancikova is 9-1 at the bottom of the singles lineup. She is the only new addition to the Vikings roster
• Also returning, Valeriya Monko leads the team with 17 singles wins and 16 doubles wins. She is 9-3 at No. 1 singles and 10-2 at No. 1 doubles and ranked No. 50. Monko earned NSIC Freshman of the Year, Player of the Year, and First Team honors
• Florentia Hadjigeorgiou went 15-2 in singles and was partners with Monko for their 16-4 record. She plays at No. 2 singles and is 10-0 in 2021-22 and currently ranked No. 44
• Monko and Hadjigeorgiou are ranked No. 18 in doubles
• The duo of Aleksandra Kistanova and Emily Granson at No. 3 doubles returns. They were 17-1 last season
• Kistanova had a singles record of 14-2 last season and this season is 11-0
• Granson went 9-2 last season in singles and is 4-3 in 2021-22
• Margarita Choulari did not play doubles but was 13-3 last year. This season she is 4-0 at No. 4 singles and ranked No. 75

Vikings Head Coach Marc Kurtz

• Mark Kurtz enters his 18th season as the head women's tennis coach
• Kurtz has compiled a 252-49 record on the women's side
• He has led the women to 11 straight undefeated seasons in NSIC play, including 10 straight NSIC Tournament Championships
• The Vikings have won 129 straight regular-season NSIC matches
• Under Kurtz, Augustana has surpassed 20 wins on four occasions
• In 2011, Kurtz took the Vikings to the NCAA Round of 16 for the first time in school history
• In addition to coaching at Augustana, He is the tennis director at GreatLife Center in Sioux Falls
• He is a member of the Sioux Falls Tennis Association Board, and on the Intercollegiate Tennis Association's Central Region ranking committee for women
• Kurtz earned four letters in tennis in the top three singles positions and top two doubles for Montana State University-Billings

 Ichabods in the Rankings

• The Ichabods dropped out of the ITA DII Women's National Team Rankings, released on March 10
• Kinsey Fields and Maja Jung moved into the ITA National Doubles Rankings at No. 29

Looking Ahead

The Ichabods remain at home to host McPherson College on Tuesday, March 22 at 2:30 pm