TOPEKA, Kan. – The Washburn Ichabod women's tennis fell, 5-2, against Southwest Baptist on Friday.
In doubles competition,
Svea Crohn and
Marta Torres quickly won their match, 6-2, at No. 3 doubles. The duo leads the team with an 8-2 record. The two other doubles teams found ways to win tight matches as
Isabella Martensson and
Lara Schmid secured the doubles point with a 7-5 victory at No. 1 doubles.
The Ichabods (4-8) swept doubles when
Kinsey Fields and
Maja Jung won their match by the same score, 7-5. Fields and Jung hold a 7-2 doubles record.
Southwest Baptist (5-7) clinched the victory, winning the first four singles matches. Despite losing the match,
Cadence Lynn dominated at No. 6 singles in a 6-1, 6-1 victory. In the final singles match, Schmid lost the first set 6-2 then won a second-set tiebreaker, 7-6(2), to force a third set. Unfortunately, Schmid dropped the super tiebreaker 10-7.
The Ichabods returns to action on Saturday, March 26 at noon. Washburn looks for its first win over a ranked opponent hosting No. 25 Nebraska-Kearney.
Doubles Competition
1. Martensson,Isabella/Schmid,Lara (WU) def. #28 Diana Cabrera/Paula Ballesteros (SBU) 7-5 |
2. Fields,Kinsey/Jung,Maja (WU) def. Ghada Dirninger/Elsa Pascual (SBU) 7-5 |
3. Crohn,Svea/Torres,Marta (WU) def. Lola Cincunegui/Giselle Garcia (SBU) 6-2 |
Order of Finish: 3,1,2
Singles Competition
1. #35 Diana Cabrera (SBU) def. Torres,Marta (WU) 6-1, 6-2 |
2. Paula Ballesteros (SBU) def. Martensson,Isabella (WU) 6-3, 6-4 |
3. Elsa Pascual (SBU) def. Jung,Maja (WU) 6-3, 2-6, 6-3 |
4. Ghada Dirninger (SBU) def. Schmid,Lara (WU) 6-2, 6-7 (2-7), 1-0 (10-7) |
5. Lola Cincunegui (SBU) def. Crohn,Svea (WU) 6-1, 6-3 |
6. Lynn, Cadence (WU) def. Giselle Garcia (SBU) 6-1, 6-1 |
Order of Finish: 1,2,3,5,6,4