TOPEKA, Kan. -- No. 11 Washburn women's tennis bounced back from its first loss of the season with a 7-0 sweep of Texas A&M University – Kingsville at home on Saturday afternoon. The Ichabods will next head on the road to face Augustana on Saturday, Feb. 22.
Doubles play was a clean sweep for Washburn (3-1) beginning on court three with Isabella Martensson and Saajida Razick winning 6-0. Peyton Koper and Leo Floeth followed with a 6-0 win of their own at No. 2. Renske Ubachs and Daniela Tijaro continued the streak of not dropping a game with a 6-0 win on the top court over the Javelinas (1-2).
Leo Floeth started singles play with a 7-5 win in the first set at No. 1. She fell 6-1 in the second but bounced back with a 6-0 win in the third to put a second point on the board. Playing from No. 3, Daniela Tijaro fell in a hole early, losing 6-1 in the first, but turned the dual around winning 7-5 in the second and 6-2 in the third set. Renske Ubachs split her first two sets from No. 2, one going each way both by 6-4 scores. She provided the clinching point with a 6-3 win in the third set.
In the second wave of doubles, Payton Koper led off, winning 6-1 and 6-2 at No. 4 in just over an hour of action. Jasel Bailey worked quickly as well, winning 6-3 in the first set from No. 6 and did not drop a game in a 6-0 second set win. Isabella Martensson closed out the match from No. 5, winning 6-1 in the first set and 6-4 in the second to complete the sweep.
Doubles competition:
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Ubachs, Renske/Tijaro, Daniela (WU) def. Tocci, Guadalupe/Turolo, Manuela (TAMUK) 6-0
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Koper, Peyton/Floeth, Leo (WU) def. Landaeta, Andrea/Noll, Annalena (TAMUK) 6-0
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Martensson, Isabella/Razick, Saajida (WU) def. Jokanovic, Luna/Blount, Kaitlin (TAMUK) 6-0
Order of finish: 3, 2, 1
Singles competition:
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Floeth, Leo (WU) def. Jokanovic, Luna (TAMUK) 7-5, 1-6, 6-0
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Ubachs, Renske (WU) def. Tocci, Guadalupe (TAMUK) 6-4, 4-6, 6-3
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Tijaro, Daniela (WU) def. Noll, Annalena (TAMUK) 1-6, 7-5, 6-2
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Koper, Peyton (WU) def. Turolo, Manuela (TAMUK) 6-1, 6-2
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Martensson, Isabella (WU) def. Landaeta, Andrea (TAMUK) 6-1, 6-4
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Bailey, Jasel (WU) def. Gomez, Annika (TAMUK) 6-3, 6-0
Order of finish: 1, 3, 2, 4, 6, 5
