TOPEKA, Kan. -- Washburn hosts Southwest Baptist, No. 25 Nebraska Kearney and Fort Hays in three consecutive days.

First Serve

• The Ichabods compete in their first two conference matches of the season
• The women's team lost to No. 16 Augustana, 4-2
• The Ichabods are 23-10 against Southwest Baptist, 16-6 against Nebraska Kearney and 24-9 against Fort Hays in program history
• The Ichabods have lost all 10 against SBU in the last 11 matches. Washburn's last win against the Bearcats was back in 2011
• Washburn has won 22 straight matches against Fort Hays
• The Ichabods hold a 11-4 home record against Southwest Baptist

2022 Ichabods

• Junior Svea Crohn has an overall singles record of 40-29 and a doubles record of 54-17. 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 39-18 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 26-5 overall in singles and 20-7 in doubles. She also earned All-MIAA Second Team at No. 5 singles and No. 2 doubles in 2021
• Cadence Lynn is 20-17 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 6-5 in doubles and 4-9 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 3-5 in singles play and 4-4 in doubles action as an Ichabod
• Marta Torres has a 18-15 singles record, and a 21-9 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 fifth on Washburn's all-time career singles winning percentage list (min. 20 wins). She is 26-5 (.839)
• Jung is five singles wins away from 30
• 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
• Crohn is in the top-15 for the highest doubles win percentage in school history with a 54-17 (.761) record.
• Fields is 11 doubles wins away from 50 in her Washburn career. She is 3 singles wins away from 20
• Torres is two singles wins from 20

Washburn Notes

TORRES EARNS MIAA HONORS

• Torres earned MIAA Women's Tennis Athlete of the Week
• She won both her doubles match and singles match against No. 16 Augustana (S.D.)
• Torres and Crohn defeated their opponent, 6-2, at No. 3 doubles
• In singles, Torres won in three set, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2, at No. 1 singles

CONFERENCE PLAY

• The Ichabods are 21-5 in the last five seasons in conference matches. Washburn is 7-1 under Coach Ronning
• Washburn women are 5-1 in that same span against UNK and FHSU. The Ichabods lost to the Lopers in 2018

HOME SWEET HOME

• The Ichabods play match two of a five-match home stand
• The Ichabods are 2-1 at home this season
• During this stretch, the Ichabods face two top-20 opponents. Washburn lost to No. 16 Augustana and play No. 25 Nebraska-Kearney
• The Ichabods are 8-1 at home under Coach Ronning

Scouting the Bearcats

• Southwest Baptist compiled a 19-7 record in 2020-21 and made it to the the NCAA Regionals. The Bearcats are 4-6 this season
• The Bearcats brought back four players in addition to two incoming freshmen
• SBU lost three players with both double-digit singles wins and doubles wins
• Senior Dona Abohabaga left after being ranked No. 25 in singles with a 12-8 record and held a 13-9 doubles record
• Caterina Zheng also not returning led the team with 17 doubles wins along with a 18-5 singles record
• Constanca Crespo's 15-5 singles record and 13-9 doubles record will also be missed
• Senior Diana Cabrera led the team with 19 singles wins along with going 16-8 in doubles. Cabrera is 6-3 in singles and 8-4 in doubles with freshmen Paula Ballesteros during 2021-22. She is also ranked No. 35 in singles
• Lola Cincunegui and Elsa Pascual return as well after both having 10-plus singles and doubles wins last season. However, this season they are a combined 3-15 in singles
• Ballesteros leads the team with a 7-3 singles record along with a 8-4 doubles record in just her first season
• Cabrera and Ballesteros are ranked No. 28 with an 8-4 record
• Freshman Ghada Dirninger is playing well with a 5-4 singles record and a 6-4 doubles record

Bearcats Head Coach Joao Almeida

• Joao Almeida began his first season coaching the Bearcats
• Almeida spent the past two seasons as the assistant women's tennis coach at Fort Hays State
• While at FHSU, he received a master's degree in Human and Health Performance
• Prior to FHSU, Almeida was a member of the SBU men's tennis team from 2015-19. As an athlete, he was named to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll three times and was a two-time recipient of the ITA Scholar-Athlete Award

Scouting the Lopers

• The Lopers posted a 6-13 season in 2020-21 but have turned it around this year with a 7-5 record and ranked No. 25 in the nation
• Nebraksa Kearney kept five players and added five freshmen
• The three players the Loper lost combined for a 10-24 singles record and 16-19 doubles record
• Melisa Becarra went from last season being 8-11 in singles and doubles to 7-4 at No. 1 singles and 6-5 in doubles 
• Senior Pranathi Gannavaram was 6-11 in singles and 9-9 in doubles. In 2021-22, she is 1-0 in singles and 2-0 in double
• Jazmin Zamorano had the only winning singles and doubles record of 9-8 in singles and 9-7 in doubles last year. She is dominating this season with a 11-1 singles record and 7-5 doubles record
• Mia Sherikulova also with a turnaround season is 7-4 in singles and 7-5 in doubles
• The incoming freshmen are a huge part of the Lopers' success
• Alexis Bernthal is 7-5 mostly from No. 2 singles and 6-6 in doubles
• Freshman Masha Hatouka is 7-3 in singles and 6-5 in doubles
• Clare Plachy is 4-0 in singles along with a doubles win
• Narindra Ranaivo has a 7-3 singles record and a 7-4 doubles record

Lopers Head Coach Scott Shafer

• Scott Shafer enters his third season as the head women's tennis coach. He joined the program in 2013
• He currently a teaching professional with the Kearney Tennis Association
• Shafer also coached the Middleton High School girls' team to two conference championships and an appearance in the state tournament

Scouting the Tigers

• Fort Hays has already won more game this year going 5-3 compared to their 3-8 record last season
• The Tigers are a young roster, returning all four freshmen from last year and adding six more this year. 
• Fort Hays lost two sophomores and a junior who combined for a 4-18 singles record and a 4-10 doubles record
• Sophomore Kylie Aufdengarten returned after being the only player with a winning singles record of 6-5 from No. 6 singles. This year she is 4-2 mostly from the third position
• Aliyah Frederick, Fiorella Mendez and Stefany Stemmer also returned for their second season. The three combined for a 9-24 singles record in 2020-21
• Mendez is 7-3 in singles and 8-4 in doubles. She is 3-0 in doubles with incoming freshmen Maria Paz Diaz
• Stemmer also having a better season with a 6-3 singles record
• The six freshmen have combined for a 15-8 singles record and a 15-13 doubles record
• Paz Diaz leads the way for the freshmen with a 6-4 singles record and a 7-5 doubles record
• Freshman Heidi Lubbers is 4-2 in singles and 5-3 in doubles

Tigers Head Coach Brian Flax

• Brian Flax enters his 26th season as the head women's tennis coach at FHSU
• Flax ranks as the all-time leader in coaching victories at FHSU with 198
• He is currently the longest tenured head coach at FHSU
• Flax was the RMAC Co-Coach of the Year in 2005
• He graduated from FHSU with a bachelor's and master's degree
• Before transferring to FHSU, he played baseball and tennis at Cloud County CC

 Ichabods in the Rankings

• The Ichabods dropped out of the ITA DII Women's National Team Rankings, released on March 10
• Torres is ranked No. 6 in the Central Region

Looking Ahead

The Ichabods end their homestand with a match against Rockhurst on Wednesday, March 30 at 1 p.m.