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Maja Jung of Washburn University in action during the 2023 NCAA Divison II Women's Tennis Championship at the USTA National Campus in Orlando, Florida on Friday, May 12, 2023. (Photo by Conor Kvatek/USTA)
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Two doubles teams qualify for quarterfinals of ITA Cup along with Maja Jung in singles for Ichabods

10/12/2023 5:33:00 PM

MOUNT BERRY, Ga. -- Washburn tennis won three matches on day one of the ITA Cup in Mount Barry, Georgia and will send two teams on the doubles side into the quarterfinals along with Maja Jung as the lone Ichabod to reach the quarterfinals in singles. Day two matches will begin at 11 a.m. eastern time with singles first followed by doubles later in the day.  

Maja Jung started the day off with a win in the round of 16, knocking off Ebba Rosberg of Saint Thomas Aquinas College in two sets winning 6-1 in the first and 6-2 in the second to advance to Friday. In the quarterfinals she will face Angelina Linnikova from the University of North Georgia at 11 a.m. eastern time.  

On the men's side Sebastian Pjontek fell in his opening round match to Martins Abamu of Lubbock Christian, losing the first set 6-3 and the second 6-4. Santiago Rendon lost his opening set 6-0 against Jacopo Denitto from Flagler College but was able to rebound with a 6-3 win in the second set. The score was flipped in the third with Rendon falling 6-3.  

In doubles play Jung continued her winning ways, pairing up with Lara Schmid to defeat Daniela Ramos and Ming Deewajee of Indiana University of Pennsylvania 6-2 in the first set and 6-0 in the second. They will face Estefania Garcia and Regina Urbiola Armenta of Auburn University at Montgomery on Friday at 5:30 p.m. est. 

Rendon was able to rebound from singles play, teaming up with Tim Hammes to win their opening round doubles match in two sets against Dom Spicer and Luke Laws of Wayne State University. The pair won both sets 6-4 to advance to a Friday evening contest against Nicholas Bacella and Ghali Mensour of Saint Leo University at 5:30 p.m. est.  

Women's  

Singles Competition 

Jung, Maja (WU) def. Rosberg, Ebba (STAC) 6-1, 6-2 

Doubles Competition 

Jung, Maja/Schmid, Lara (WU) def. Ramos, Daniela/Deewajee, Ming (IUP) 6-2, 6-0 

Men's  

Singles Competition 

Denitto, Jacopo (FC) def. Rendon, Santiago (WU) 6-0, 3-6, 6-3 

Abamu, Martins (LCU) def. Pjontek, Sebastian (WU) 6-3, 6-4  

Doubles competition 

Rendon, Santiago/Hammes,Tim (WU) def. Spicer, Dom/Laws, Luke (WSU) 6-4, 6-4 

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