ST. JOSEPH, Mo. -- Washburn heads to St. Joseph for a conference match against Missouri Western at 1 p.m.

First Serve

• The women's team stayed undefeated (3-0) in the conference after taking down No. 41 Northwest Missouri State, 4-3
• The women's team is tied with Central Oklahoma at the top of the MIAA standings
• The Ichabods have controlled the all-time series with a 29-2 record when facing the Griffons and have a 15-1 road record
• Washburn's won the last five match-ups all by three points or more
• The Ichabod women's tennis team is 10-1 in the conference in the last two seasons

2022 Ichabods

• Junior Svea Crohn has an overall singles record of 43-33 and a doubles record of 60-17. 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 18-11 and 42-20 doubles record in three 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 6-5 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 31-7 overall in singles and 23-9 in doubles. She also earned All-MIAA Second Team at No. 5 singles and No. 2 doubles in 2021
• Cadence Lynn is 25-19 in singles and 7-9 in doubles at Washburn. She is a two-time MIAA Academic Honor Roll member and Scholar-Athlete
• Isabella Martensson starts her Washburn career 12-6 in doubles play
• Freshman Issabella Pensavalle comes from Jenks High School where she placed fourth in the state her freshman year. She is 4-2 in singles and 1-0 in doubles to begin her career
• St. Edwards transfer Lara Schmid is 8-6 in singles play and 10-5 in doubles action as an Ichabod
• Marta Torres has a 23-17 singles record, and a 27-9 doubles record in less than 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 tied eighth on Washburn's all-time career singles winning percentage list (min. 20 wins). She is 31-7 (.816)
• Crohn is seven singles wins away from 50 in her career. She is 14 singles wins from top-15 in school history
• Crohn is tied 15th in program history in doubles wins. She is the 15th Ichabod to reach 60 doubles wins after her doubles win at No. 41 Northwest Missouri
• Crohn is in the top-15 for the highest doubles win percentage in school history with a 60-17 (.779) record.
• Fields is eight doubles wins away from 50 in her Washburn career. She is two singles wins away from 20
• Torres is three doubles and seven singles wins from 30 in her career
• Schmid earned her tenth doubles win of her career with a win at No. 41 Northwest Missouri
• Lynn is five singles wins away from 30 and one way from ten this season

Washburn Notes

CONFERENCE SLATE

• The Ichabods' final six matches are against conference opponents
• It will include three top-75 opponents in No. 41 Northwest Missouri, No. 57 Missouri Western and No. 73 Newman
• The women defeated No. 41 Northwest Missouri, 4-3, to remain unbeaten in the conference

BELLA AND LARA

• After winning four doubles matches in a row, Schmid and Martensson appeared in the ITA National Doubles Rankings for the first time at No. 38
• The duo has now won five straight doubles matches and are 10-5 at No. 1 doubles
• Schmid and Martensson clinched the important doubles point in a tight, 4-3, victory over No. 41 Northwest Missouri

BACK ON THE ROAD

• The Ichabods continue their six-match road trip consisting of four conference matches, two neutral games and four ranked opponents
• Washburn has struggled on road/neutral matches. The Ichabods are 2-6 in road/neutral matches
• The Ichabods split their neutral sit matches between Southern Arkansas and No. 48 Harding
• The Ichabods are 2-1 during this road trip

Last Match Recap

MARYVILLE, Mo. – No. 66 Washburn women's tennis remains unbeaten in the conference after a 4-3 win at No. 41 Northwest Missouri. The Ichabods have won the last three matches against the Bearcats.

Northwest Missouri (12-7) took the early advantage in doubles play with a 6-2 win at No. 2 doubles. The Ichabods (9-9) made it interesting when Marta Torres and Svea Crohn topped Julia Aliseda and Sofia Pignataro, 6-2. Torres and Crohn won their 11th straight doubles match at No. 3 doubles.

No. 38 Isabella Martensson and Lara Schmid earned their first win as a ranked doubles team, defeating Alexandra Dodashev and Carolina Lima de Oliveira, 6-3. Washburn took the early 1-0 lead.

In singles play, Torres extended the Ichabods' lead by winning in three sets, 6-2, 3-6, 6-1, over Vera Alenicheva in the first position. The Bearcats tied the contest with wins at No. 2 and No. 3 singles.

In the fourth spot, Martensson retook the Washburn lead with a straight-set victory over Pignataro, 6-2, 6-4. Schmid then clinched the Washburn win with her straight-set victory, 7-5, 6-2. 

The Ichabods' conference slate continues at Missouri Western on Tuesday, April 12, at 1 p.m.

Doubles Competition

1. #38 Martensson,Isabella/Schmid,Lara (WU) def. DeOliveira, Carolina/Alexandra Dodashev (NWMSU) 6-3

2. Vera Alenicheva/Tessa Kwakernaak (NWMSU) def. Fields,Kinsey/Jung,Maja (WU) 6-2

3. Torres,Marta/Crohn,Svea (WU) def. Julia Aliseda/Sofia Pignataro (NWMSU) 6-2

Order of Finish: 2,3,1

Singles Competition

1. Torres, Marta (WU) def. Vera Alenicheva (NWMSU) 6-2, 3-6, 6-1

2. Tyffaine Pais (NWMSU) def. Jung, Maja (WU) 4-6, 6-3, 6-2

3. Julia Aliseda (NWMSU) def. Crohn, Svea (WU) 7-5, 2-6, 6-2

4. Martensson, Isabella (WU) def. Sofia Pignataro (NWMSU) 6-2, 6-4

5. Schmid, Lara (WU) def. DeOliveira, Carolina (NWMSU) 7-5, 6-2

6. Tessa Kwakernaak (NWMSU) def. Lynn, Cadence (WU) 6-2, 3-6, 1-0 (10-5)

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

Scouting the Griffons

• No. 57 Missouri Western surpassed its 2020-21 win total with its win over Northeastern State. The Griffons are 13-3 overall and 4-1 in the MIAA
• The Griffons eight of ten players and added two transfers and a freshman
• Missouri Western lost Karolina Strom after a 10-5 singles and 9-7 doubles year. She earned All-MIAA Second Team at No. 2 singles in 2021. Strom is also the Griffins' all-time leader in singles wins (58) and doubles wins (56)
• The Griffons did bring back three players with double-digit singles wins and three with 10-plus doubles wins
• Sophomore Anya Chavez went led the team last year with a 14-3 singles record and a 13-4 doubles record. This year, Chavez is 8-5 from No. 1 singles and 9-4 from No. 1 doubles
• Chavez's doubles partner, Isabella MacGibbon, returns and is 8-4 in singles
• Junior Claudia Iglesias had a great last year but is having a better 2021-22. Iglesias is 11-1 mostly from No. 5 singles and 9-4 in doubles with transfer Esther Guemes
• Senior Ioanna Lathouri has missed most of the season with an injury but since coming back is 2-0 at No. 5 singles and 4-0 at No. 3 doubles
• The Griffins' two transfer have combined for a 25-2 in singles and 18-5 in doubles
• Christan Brothers transfer Guemes is undefeated (13-0) in the two spot and 9-4 with Iglesias in doubles. She also played for East Tennessee State during her freshman and sophomore years
• Sophomore transfers Anais Peralta Criado came from South Carolina State. The Bulldogs won the MEAC while she was on the roster. As a Griffin, Criado is 11-1 in singles and 9-1 at No. 3 doubles

Griffons Head Coach Alejandro De la Torre

• Alejandro De la Torre is in his first season as head women's tennis coach at Missouri Western
• De la Torre comes to St. Joseph after two seasons at NCAA DII St. Mary's (TX), where he served as a graduate assistant coach in 2020 and full-time assistant coach in 2021
• During his time there, he helped the women's team to a top-15 ranking and an NCAA Elite Eight appearance, while assisting the men in achieving their top-25 ITA ranking as an NCAA South Central Regionals finalist in 2021
• The native of Madrid, played collegiate tennis at DII North Greenville (SC), playing in the number one spot for the Crusaders
• De la Torre also serves as a coach for the Sanchez-Casal Academy in Florida and the Rafa Nadal Academy in Spain

 Ichabods in the Rankings

• The Ichabods returned to the ITA National Team Rankings top-75 at No. 66
• Torres is ranked No. 6 in the Central Region
• Fields and Jung fell out of the ITA Doubles Rankings. However, Martensson and Schmid made their first appearance at No. 38

Looking Ahead

The Ichabods travel to No. 73 Newman for a conference match on Thursday, April 14, starting at 1 p.m.