TOPEKA, Kan. -- No. 6 Washburn started conference play in the win column with an early morning victory over Augustana, 6-1. The Ichabods will stay in the MIAA and head on the road to Northwest Missouri on Saturday at 1 p.m.
Washburn got off to a fast start in doubles play with Sebastian Pjontek and Daniel Bird sweeping a 6-0 match at No. 2 to take the advantage. Matthew Earle and Tim Hammes finished off the doubles point picking up a 6-3 win at No. 1. On court three Pavlos Parson and Santiago Rendon were tied 4-4 when the point was decided.
No. 38 Rendon picked up his point to kick off singles action with a 6-0 set to open his match and he finished it off winning 6-2 in the second from No. 3. No. 13 Pjontek made it match point winning in two sets from No. 2, 6-3 and 6-4. The Vikings got on the board after No. 12 Hammes fell 6-4 in each of the final two sets at No. 1 after winning 6-0 in the opening set.
Parson clinched the match at No. 4, winning 6-3 in the first set and finishing it off with a 6-2 second set victory. Earle added to the total with a two-set victory of his own, taking a close 6-4 first set and breezing through a 6-1 second set win at No. 5. Bird completed the match with two swift sets from No. 6, winning 6-2 and 6-1.
Doubles competition:
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Hammes, Tim/Earle, Matthew (WU) def. Dornbusch, Henry/Kano, Thomas (AU) 6-3
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Bird, Daniel/Pjontek, Sebastian (WU) def. Garcia, Sebastian/Siritaworchan, Meg (AU) 6-0
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Parson, Pavlos/Rendon, Santiago (WU) vs. Poppenga, Clayton/Velasco, Jose (AU) 4-4 UF
Order of finish: 2, 1
Singles competition:
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Dornbusch, Henry (AU) def. Hammes, Tim (WU) 0-6, 6-4, 6-4
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Pjontek, Sebastian (WU) def. Kano, Thomas (AU) 6-3, 6-4
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Rendon, Santiago (WU) def. Siritaworchan, Meg (AU) 6-0, 6-2
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Parson, Pavlos (WU) def. Velasco, Jose (AU) 6-3, 6-2
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Earle, Matthew (WU) def. Plachy, Joseph (AU) 6-4, 6-1
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Bird, Daniel (WU) def. Poppenga, Clayton (AU) 6-2, 6-1
Order of finish: 3, 2, 1, 4, 5, 6
