SIOUX FALS, SD -- The No. 6 seed Ichabods face off against the second seed in Augustana (SD) in the second round of the NCAA Central Regionals on May 7 at 2 p.m.

First Serve

• The women's team appears in the NCAA Tournament for the 18th time in program history and the third year straight (not including 2020)
• Washburn makes it to the second round of regionals for the second-straight year
• The Ichabods advanced to the second round of the NCAA Central Regional in 2021
• The Ichabods are 2-2 against the Vikings, including getting a win in the first round of the NCAA Central Regional last season
• The two teams played earlier in the spring on March 18. The Vikings topped the Ichabods, 4-2 at home
• It will be the first time these two play in Sioux Falls
• The Ichabod women's tennis team is 15-11 overall and went 7-1 in the MIAA

2022 Ichabods

• Senior Crohn has an overall singles record of 49-34 and a doubles record of 66-18. She is a five-time All-MIAA member and a three-time MIAA Academic Honor Roll member. She received Second Team All-MIAA at No. 3 doubles and honorable mention at No. 3 singles 
• Crohn tied Washburn's single-season doubles winning percentage mark of .895 last season
• Fields has a career singles record of 20-11 and 46-21 doubles record in three seasons. She has earned All-MIAA Honorable Mention at No. 2 doubles twice, 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 36-10 overall in singles and 27-10 in doubles. She also earned All-MIAA Second Team at singles and honorable mention at No. 2 doubles twice
• Cadence Lynn is 27-22 in singles and 7-9 in doubles at Washburn. She is a two-time MIAA Academic Honor Roll member, a Scholar-Athlete and an All-MIAA Second Team and Honorable Mention at No. 6 singles
• Isabella Martensson starts her Washburn career 17-7 in doubles play. She received honorable mention at No. 4 singles and No.1 doubles
• Freshman Issabella Pensavalle comes from Jenks High School, where she placed fourth in the state her freshman year. She is 5-2 in singles and 1-0 in doubles to begin her career
• St. Edward's transfer Lara Schmid is 12-8 in singles play and 15-6 in doubles action as an Ichabod. Schmid achieved First Team All-MIAA at No. 5 singles and Honorable Mention at No. 1 doubles
• Marta Torres has a 26-20 singles record, and a 33-10 doubles record in less than two seasons. She received All-MIAA Second Team at No. 1 singles and No. 3 doubles and is a 2021 ITA Scholar-Athlete

Milestone Tracker

• Crohn is one singles win away from 50 in her career. She is eight singles wins from top-15 in school history
• Crohn is 12th in program history in doubles wins with 66 and doubles winning percentage with a 65-18 (.783) record. She is one doubles win away from moving into Washburn's top-10 and getting 20 wins in one season for the second time in her career
• Fields is four doubles wins away from 50 in her Washburn career. She earned her 20th career singles win against Southeastern Oklahoma State in the first round of the NCAA Central Regional
• Jung moved back into Washburn's top best singles winning percentage with her 36-10 record (.783)
• Jung surpassed her career-season high in doubles wins with 14 and is three doubles wins from 30 in her career
• Lynn is three singles wins away from 30. She is also two wins from a career-season high singles wins
• Martensson is three doubles wins from 20 in one season, and her career
• Torres is four singles wins away from 30 in her career
• Torres entered Washburn's top-15 in doubles winning percentage with her 33-10 record (.767)

Washburn Notes

NCAA REGIONALS

• The Ichabods will appear in the NCAA Regionals for the 18th time in program history
• Washburn women are 7-17 all-time in the NCAA Tournament
• The team advanced to the second round for the fifth time in program history
• In two years under Coach Ronning, the Ichabods have earned bids to the NCAA Tournament twice and advanced to the second round of regionals

2021 EXPERIENCE

• Five players have NCAA Tournament experience from the Ichabods' two matches in 2021
• Torres and Crohn went 2-0 in doubles against Augustana and Central Oklahoma. Torres played with Logan Morrissey at No. 1 doubles and Crohn played with Maria Soler Valverde at No. 3 doubles
• Jung and Lynn grabbed singles win against Augustana in round one. Jung defeated Margarita Chouliara at No. 4 singles and Lynn topped Emily Granson at No. 6 singles

PREVIOUS MATCH AGAINST AUGUSTANA

• The Ichabods fell to the Vikings, 4-2, on March 18
• Washburn fell behind, losing the doubles point. Crohn/Torres took the advantage winning 6-2 but No. 1 and No. 2 doubles dropped their matches
• Jung tied it up early in singles play with a 6-2, 7-5 victory. Torres gave Washburn the lead with a 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 win
• The Vikings won the next three singles matches in straight sets to clinch the victory

First Round Recap

SIOUX FALLS, SD – Washburn women's tennis storms past Southeastern Oklahoma State, 4-0, and advances to the NCAA Central Regional Finals. The Ichabods avenge their loss to the Savage Storm back in early March.

The Ichabods (15-11) started the match strong in doubles competition. Kinsey Fields and Maja Jung finished first, defeating Vanessa Cozamanis and Sara Gonzalez, 6-3. Svea Crohn and Marta Torres finished soon after with a 6-4 win over Chiara Matteodo and Vanessa Nitu at No. 3 doubles.

No. 26 Isabella Martensson and Lara Schmid also led in their match at No. 1 doubles, 5-3, but the match was not completed due to the doubles point being clinched.

Singles competition started with retirement at No. 4 singles. Schmid won the first set against Georgia Hosking, 6-1, and was ahead 2-0 in the second set when Schmid won by retirement. Jung extended the Washburn lead with a 6-4, 6-3 straight-set victory over Gonzalez. Fields stepped into the lineup for Martensson and clinched the victory at No. 6 singles. Fields lost the first 6-3 but forced a third set when she won 6-4 in the second set. In the third set, Fields wasted no time with a 6-1 set win.

The Ichabods' victory over Southeastern Oklahoma State () sets them up to face the second seed in Augustana in Sioux Falls on Saturday at 2 p.m. A win puts the Ichabods in the NCAA Women's Tennis finals from May 17-21. 

Doubles Competition

Martensson, Isabella/Schmid, Lara (WU) vs. Hosking, Georgia/Royall, Skye (SOSU) 5-3 uf

Fields, Kinsey/Jung, Maja (WU) def. Cozamanis, Vanessa/Gonzalez, Sara (SOSU) 6-3

Crohn, Svea/Torres, Marta (WU) def. Matteodo, Chiara/Nitu, Vanessa (SOSU) 6-4

Order of Finish: 2,3

Singles Competition

Torres, Marta (WU) vs Royall, Skye (SOSU) 6-7 (8), 1-4 uf

Crohn, Svea (WU) vs Nitu, Vanessa (SOSU) 7-5, 3-6, 1-4 uf

Jung, Maja (WU) def. Gonzalez, Sara (SOSU) 6-4, 6-3

Schmid, Lara (WU) def. Hosking, Georgia (SOSU) 6-1, 2-0 ret.

Lynn, Cadence (WU) vs Matteodo, Chiara (SOSU) 6-7 (), 6-2, 2-1 UF

Fields, Kinsey (WU) def. Cozamanis, Vanessa (SOSU) 3-6, 6-4, 6-1

Order of Finish:4,3,6

Ichabods Head Coach Kirby Ronning

• Kirby Ronning is in his second season as the Washburn head tennis coach for the Ichabods men's and women's programs after being named to the position on July 23, 2020. 
• Ronning has compiled a 28-10 men's record and a 32-14 women's record while coaching at Washburn
• Prior to Washburn, Ronning spent four seasons as the assistant coach at Azusa Pacific, where he helped lead the Cougars to multiple NCAA postseason appearances and earned himself both ITA West Region's Men's Tennis Assistant Coach of the Year and Women's Tennis Assistant Coach of the Year
• He earned his bachelor's degree in business from Bethel University (Minn) in 2014 and his master's in physical education from Azusa Pacific in May 2020.
• Ronning also played at Bethel for four years, playing primarily at No. 2 singles and No. 1 doubles position.

Scouting the Vikings

• The No. 26 Vikings have a 22-1 overall record and an 11-0 NSIC record. The Vikings won the NSIC Tournament for the 11th straight season
• The team's only loss was to Embry-Riddle (FL) on March 9
• Augustana has six players with double-digit singles wins and doubles wins
• The rosters include a variety of experiences with one freshman, three sophomores, two juniors and a senior
• Sophomore Valeriya Monko plays at No. 1 singles and doubles. Monko holds a 17-5 singles record and an 18-4 doubles record while paired with two different partners. She was named NSIC Player of the Year for the second time in two seasons and All-NSIC First Team in singles and doubles
• Monko went 7-1 with Emily Granson and 11-3 with Florentia Hadjigeorgiou. Monko and Hadjigeorgiou are ranked No. 29 and earned All-NSIC First Team honors
• Sophomore Hadjigeorgiou compiled a 19-0 No. 2 singles record and a 16-3 doubles record. She earned All-NSIC First team in singles and doubles
• The lone senior, Laura Arce Vieyra went 16-3 at No. 3 singles and a 19-3 in doubles. She also earned All-NSIC First Team in singles and doubles
• Junior Aleksandra Kistanova tallied a 20-0 singles record and 17-2 in doubles. She was tabbed Second Team All-NSIC
• Gabriela Jancikova is having a stellar freshman year going 14-2 singles record and 19-3 doubles record. She earned Second Team All-NSIC honors
• Sophomore Margarita Chouliara went 11-0 in singles from the bottom of the lineup

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 to No.54 in the latest ITA Team Rankings after going 1-1 on the week
• Torres is ranked No. 6 in the Central Region
• Martensson and Schmid moved up again to No. 24 in the ITA Doubles Rankings
• The Ichabods earned the sixth seed in the NCAA Central Regional

Looking Ahead

The winning team from each site advances to the finals from May 17-21, in Altamonte Springs, Florida, hosted by Rollins College