ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. – The Ichabods' journey ends with a 4-0 loss to second seed Central Oklahoma in the NCAA Round of 16. The 2021-22 season saw Washburn go from 4-8 to a 16-12 and in the NCAA DII Women's Tennis Championship.
 
No. 4 Central Oklahoma (22-1) took the early lead with wins at No. 2 doubles and No. 3 doubles. 
 
In singles play, the Ichabods (16-12) lost three singles matches in straight. Svea Crohn fell at the second spot to No. 8 ranked singles player Christine Canete. Marta Torres was defeated at No. 1 singles by No. 3 Mae Canete, 6-2, 6-1. Isabella Martensson fell to Grace Chadick by 6-1, 6-4, at the fourth singles position.
 
The Ichabods end their season with a 16-12 overall record and 3-2 in the postseason. 
 
Doubles Competition

1. Lynn, Cadence/Martensson, Isabella (WU) vs. Canete, Christine/Canete, Mae (UCO) 1-5 uf
2. Abidullina, Adel/Brocks, Tizia (UCO) def. Fields, Kinsey/Jung, Maja (WU) 6-1
3. Boyar, Nikki/Buntrock, Blythe (UCO) def. Crohn, Svea/Torres, Marta (WU) 6-3

 
Order of Finish: 2,3
 
Singles Competition

1. Canete, Mae (UCO) def. Torres, Marta (WU) 6-2, 6-1
2. Canete, Christine (UCO) def. Crohn, Svea (WU) 6-0, 6-0
3. Jung, Maja (WU) vs. Abidullina, Adel (UCO) 4-6, 3-2 uf
4. Chadick, Grace (UCO) def. Martensson, Isabella (WU) 6-1, 6-4
5. Lynn, Cadence (WU) vs. Brocks, Tizia (UCO) 6-2, 1-6 uf
6. Fields, Kinsey (WU) vs. Buntrock, Blythe (UCO) 2-6, 5-2 uf

 
Order of Finish: 2,1,4
 
2021-22 Season Highlights:
 

• In his second season coaching the women's tennis team, Kirby Ronning has a 33-15 overall record and led the program to just its second appearance in the NCAA Round of 16
• For the second straight season, Washburn landed seven on an All-MIAA team
• Lara Schmid received All-MIAA First Team honors as a freshman at No. 5 singles
• Three Ichabods were named to the All-MIAA Second Team, including Torres at No. 1 singles and No. 3 doubles, Crohn at No. 3 doubles and Cadence Lynn at No. 6 singles
• Five more Ichabods were named All-MIAA Honorable Mention – Maja Jung at No. 2 singles and doubles, Crohn at No. 3 singles, Martensson at No. 1 doubles and No. 4 singles, Schmid at No. 1 doubles, and Kinsey Fields at No. 2 doubles
• Senior Crohn ended her Washburn career 49-36 in singles and 67-19 in doubles. Crohn's 67 doubles wins is 10th in program history and her doubles winning percentage of .779 is tied 13th. She has a 12-11 singles record, and 20-4 doubles record in her final season
• Senior Kinsey Fields went 21-11 in singles and 46-24 in doubles during her four-season career. She went 9-3 in singles and 14-8 in doubles during her final season. Fields' 9-3 singles record was her best record of her career
• Jung had a career-high in singles wins and doubles wins. She went 21-9 in singles and 14-8 in doubles. In just two season she is 37-11 in singles and 27-12 in doubles
• Jung and Fields ranked as high as No. 29 in the ITA Doubles Rankings this year
• Lynn won double-digit singles matches for the second year straight
• Martensson in her first season at Washburn went 10-17 in singles and a 18-8 doubles record, mainly from No. 1 doubles
• Schmid tallied a 12-9 singles record and a 16-6 doubles record in her freshman year
• Schmid and Martensson are currently ranked No. 26 in the ITA Doubles Rankings
• Torres had a career year in both singles and doubles. She compiled a 15-13 singles record and a 21-5 doubles record. In two seasons she has a career singles record of 27-21 and a career doubles record of 34-11
• The Ichabods made their 18th NCAA Regional appearance and 18th MIAA Tournament appearance. Washburn also made their second NCAA Round of 16 appearance