TOPEKA, Kan. -- No. 11 Washburn lost its first match of the season Saturday afternoon, falling 4-3 to No. 5 Midwestern State in a six-hour long match. The Ichabods remain at home taking on Texas A&M – Kingsville next Friday, Feb. 22 at 2 p.m.
Doubles competition began with Isabella Martensson and Saajida Razick working a quick 6-2 win from No. 3 to give Washburn (2-1) the advantage. Daniela Tijaro and Renske Ubachs closed out the point by pulling away late for a 7-5 win on the top court. Leo Floeth and Peyton Koper fell in a tiebreaker from No. 2, 7-6(2).
Midwestern State evened the match at one as Ubachs lost a pair of 6-1 sets from No. 2. They pulled ahead as Floeth fell 6-4 in the first set and lost a 7-6(3) tiebreaker in the second at No. 1. Tijaro also lost a tiebreaker, 7-6(6), in the first set but battled back for 6-3 and 7-5 victories in each of the next two sets to even the match back up.
Playing at No. 4, Razick also lost a long first set, finishing with a 9-7 tiebreaker. The next set went in the Mustangs' favor 6-3. Koper extended the match as she quickly won 6-1 and 6-2 sets from No. 5. Martensson won her opening set at No. 6, 6-2. In the second she fell 7-6(4) in the tiebreaker game and Midwestern State won the match with a 6-2 victory in the third set.
Doubles competition:
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Tijaro, Daniela/Ubachs, Renske (WU) def. Yip, Hannah/Garcia, Camila (MSU) 7-5
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Binzari, Jessica/Ghinga, Anda (MSU) def. Koper, Peyton/Floeth, Leo (WU) 7-6(2)
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Martensson, Isabella/Razick, Saajida (WU) 6-2
Order of finish: 3, 1, 2
Singles competition:
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Yip, Hannah (MSU) def. Floeth, Leo (WU) 6-4, 7-6(3)
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Binzari, Jessica (MSU) def. Ubachs, Renske (WU) 6-1, 6-1
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Tijaro, Daniela (WU) def. Giraldo, Sofia (MSU) 6(6)-7, 6-3. 7-5
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Ghinga, Anda (MSU) def. Razick, Saajida (WU) 7-6(7), 6-3
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Koper, Peyton (WU) def. Garcia, Camila (MSU) 6-1, 6-2
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Dolce, Alessia (MSU) def. Martensson, Isabella (WU) 2-6, 7-6(4), 6-2
Order of finish: 2, 1, 3, 4, 5, 6
