EMPORIA, Kan. -- No. 12 Washburn women's tennis secured its first conference victory on Wednesday afternoon with a 4-3 win over Emporia State on the road. The Ichabods have a quick turnaround, taking on Newman in Wichita on Thursday at 2 p.m.
Doubles play got started on the top court first with Maja Jung and Isabella Martensson winning a 6-2 duel to give Washburn (11-3, 1-1 MIAA) the advantage early. The Hornets (4-7, 1-2 MIAA) brought it back to even as Martine Carroll and Issabella Pensavalle fell 6-3 at No. 3. Renske Ubachs and Maddie Shelley secured the first point of the match with a 6-4 win on court two.
In singles action the Hornets evened the match up as Pensavalle fell 6-0 in a pair of sets at No. 5. Carroll trailed early but picked up a 6-3 win in the first set from No. 4 and cruised to a 6-1 second set victory as well to regain the advantage. No. 3 Jung led early in both sets and pulled away for 6-1 and 6-2 wins at No. 1 to set up match point.
No. 74 Ubachs lost only two set points in her duel at No. 2, winning 6-2 and 6-0 to clinch the match. Cadence Lynn won her opening set 6-1 from No. 6 but fell 6-4 in the second and 10-2 in the super tiebreaker third set. Martensson split the first two sets one each way both with 6-4 scores and in the tiebreaker came up just short, falling 11-9 to complete the match.
Doubles competition:
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Martensson, Isabella/Jung, Maja (WU) def. Santiago Sanchez, Andrea/Gnezdilova, Angelina (ESU) 6-2
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Shelley, Maddie/Ubachs, Renske (WU) def. Bizouerne, Lilie/Stranghoner, Paige (ESU) 6-4
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Conde Vendrell, Perla/Wichman, Sheriden (ESU) def. Carroll, Martine/Pensavalle, Issabella (WU) 6-3
Order of finish: 1, 3, 2
Singles competition:
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Jung, Maja (WU) def. Conde Vendrell, Perla (ESU) 6-1, 6-2
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Ubachs, Renske (WU) def. Ferreira, Giovanna (ESU) 6-2, 6-0
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Bizouerne, Lilie (ESU) def. Martensson, Isabella (WU) 4-6, 6-4, 11-9
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Carroll, Martine (WU) def. Gnezdilova, Angelina (ESU) 6-3, 6-1
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Pesic, Anastasia (ESU) def. Pensavalle, Issabella (WU) 6-0, 6-0
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Stranghoner, Paige (ESU) def. Lynn, Cadence (WU) 1-6. 6-4, 10-2
Order of finish: 5, 4, 1, 2, 6, 3
