TOPEKA, Kan. -- No. 8 Washburn women's tennis finishes out its spring break trip facing Hawaii Pacific at 12 p.m. on Thursday in Azusa, Cali. 
 

First Serve

• No. 8 Washburn women's tennis wraps up its trip to California taking on Hawaii Pacific. 
• The Ichabods will take on the Sharks at 12 p.m. (CST) on Thursday, March 6 in Azusa, Cali. 
• Last time out the Ichabods improved to 6-1 on the year defeating No. 18 Azusa Pacific 4-3 on Tuesday evening. 
• Hawaii Pacific is 2-6 on the year after falling 6-1 to Point Loma on March 3. 

BODS AND BITS 

• Washburn's 2024-25 roster features five returners from a season ago with four new additions to round out the roster.  
• The Ichabods moved up to No. 8 in the latest ITA rankings. 
• Washburn was picked to finish first in the MIAA Preseason Coaches Poll. 
• This season the Ichabods are 1-1 inside of Topeka, 5-0 in road matches and have not played a neutral court dual. 
• Washburn is coming off a 20-6 season where they went 6-2 in the MIAA and advanced to the NCAA Round of 16.
• Thursday's contest will be the second ever meeting between the Ichabods and Sharks. 

AROUND THE RANKINGS

• On the doubles side of the first ITA rankings Renske Ubachs and Daniela Tijaro moved up to No. 3 nationally. 
• Isabella Martensson and Leo Floeth have not played together in the spring but are slotted at No.21. 
• Martensson and Saajida Razick enter the rankings at No. 49. 
• On the singles side Daniela Tijaro also enters the ranking, at No. 49. 

SINGLES SETUP

• On the year Washburn has gone 85-31 (73.3%) in singles duals overall with a 30-10 record in duals. 
• Jasel Bailey leads the team with 12 victories going 12-2 overall and is 4-1 in duals at No. 5 and No. 6. 
• Leo Floeth is 10-5 in her first season with Washburn, going 4-1 from No. 1. 
• Saajida Razick is 9-5 on the year, she is 3-3 in duals between No. 3 and No. 4.
• Isabella Martensson has posted a 8-3 record overall and is 1-1 from No. 6. 
• Daniela Tijaro has gone 11-4 during her freshman season going 5-2 in duals and 3-0 at No. 3. 
• Renske Ubachs is 9-4 on the year and 6-1 in duals playing at the top two positions. 
• After missing the fall Peyton Koper returned in the spring and is 5-0 playing at three different positions. 
• Maddie shelley has gone 9-1 on the year all coming in the fall.
• Isabella Pensavalle went 6-2 in the fall with wins in her last three duals. 

DOUBLES DOWNLOAD

• The Ichabods have gone 50-17 (74.6%) across their doubles matches this season overall and are 15-4 in duals. 
• Daniela Tijaro and Renske Ubachs are 14-4 together this season with a 5-2 record in duals from No. 1. 
• In the spring Floeth and Peyton Koper are 5-1 together all coming at No. 2. 
• Isabella Martensson and Saajida Razick are 7-1 together this season and have gone 4-1 together at No. 3. 
• Issabella Pensavalle and Jasel Bailey went 7-2 together in doubles action during the fall. 
• Leo Floeth and Isabella Martensson compiled a 7-4 mark playing together this season. 
• Daniela Tijaro has the most doubles victories of any individual going 16-5 so far. 
• Ubachs, Floeth and Martensson are all tied for second with 14 doubles victories. 

Last Time Out

Washburn 4, Azusa Pacific 3 (March 4, 2025) 

AZUSA, Cali. -- No. 10 Washburn women's tennis battled for five hours Tuesday afternoon and into the evening before coming from behind to win 4-3 over No. 18 Azusa Pacific. The Ichabods will wrap up their week in California against Hawaii Pacific on Thursday at 12 p.m. CST.  

The dual began with the Cougars (8-2) jumping ahead early with a 6-2 win at No. 3 doubles over Isabella Martensson and Saajida Razick. They clinched the first point as Renske Ubachs and Daniela Tijaro fell in a ranked battle on the top court to No. 20 Julia Jordan and Vini Bautista. Peyton Koper and Leo Floeth were all tied at five from No. 2 for Washburn (6-1) when the point was decided.  

Daniela Tijaro quickly evened the match up for the Ichabods, winning 6-2 and 6-4 at No. 4 singles. Renske Ubachs followed on the top court with a 6-1 win in the first set before grinding to win 7-5 in the second and add another point. Azusa Pacific knotted the match back up as Leo Floeth fell 6-1 and 6-4 from No. 2.  

Saajida Razick lost 6-4 in the first set at No. 4 but was able to extend the second set to an extra game before the Cougars came away with a 7-5 win. Peyton Koper worked quickly to even the match back up, winning 6-3 in the first and breezing to a 6-1 second set victory. Jasel Bailey went into an extra game in the first set, pulling away to win 7-5. The dual was evened with the second set going 7-5 the other way. In the third set she trailed 5-4 before winning each of the next three games to provide the clinching point in the ranked road victory.   

Head Coach Kirby Ronning

• Ronning is in year five as the head coach of the men's and women's tennis teams at Washburn  
• Has led both teams to the NCAA Tournament in every season at the helm with a 149-55 combined record with Washburn.
• Has been named the ITA Central Region Coach of the Year three times. He earned the award on both the men's and women's side in the 2022-23 season and repeated as the men's winner after 2023-24.
• Prior to joining the Ichabods Ronning spent four seasons as the assistant coach at Azusa Pacific from 2016-2022
• As a player, he played for four years at Bethel University (Minn.). Ronning received his bachelor's degree in Business from Bethel in 2014 and earned his master's degree in Physical Education at Azusa Pacific in May 2020.

The Assistants

• Graduate assistants Maja Jung and Santiago Rendon begin their first season on the Ichabod coaching staff while Kurt Reid enters his sixth season with both programs as a volunteer assistant.
• Reid started his collegiate tennis career at Tulsa (1977-78) before transferring to Washburn for the 1978-79 season.
• A Topeka-native, Reid played tennis at Topeka West High School and was elected to the Topeka West Sports Hall of Fame in 2015. 
• Maja Jung joins the coaching staff after finishing her four-year playing career at Washburn with the second most total victories of any player in women's program history. 
• Santiago Rendon also moves from playing to the sidelines after wrapping up three seasons with the Ichabods headlined by an ITA Cup Doubles National Championship in fall of 2023. 
• Former Ichabod All-American Logan Morrissey joins the staff during the spring season as a volunteer assistant on the women's side. 
• After finishing her career she spent the 2021-22 season as a graduate assistant with the team. 

OPPONENT QUICK SCOUT

ABOUT THE HAWAII PACIFIC SHARKS

• Hawaii Pacific is 2-6 on the year and 2-1 in the PacWest. Last time out they lost 6-1 to Point Loma on March 3. 
• Last season the Sharks went 11-12 overall and 5-3 in conference play. They lost in the first round of the PacWest Championship Tournament. 
• In singles play Hawaii Pacific is 43-26 (62.3%) in singles. 
• In doubles competition the Sharks are 14-12 (52.8%) this season. 

HEAD COACH DANIEL POLLOCK

• Is in his first season as the women's tennis coach at HPU and is also serving as the interm head coach of the men's team. 
• At Johns Hopkins University from 2021 to 2024, he was honored as the ITA National Coach of the Year and Southeast Regional Coach of the Year in 2023
• During his time at the University of Maryland from 2019 to 2021, Pollock played a key role in developing the program's first Big-10 Freshman of the Year and mentoring two nationally ranked singles players

HISTORY WITH HAWAII PACIFIC

• Hawaii Pacific leads the all-time series with Washburn 1-0. 
• The only meeting came on March 13, 2022 in Azusa Cali. and was a 4-2 win for the Sharks. 

MILESTONE MARKERS

• Isabella Martensson is seven singles victories away form reaching 50 in her career. 
• Renske Ubachs is two doubles victories away from 40 victories in her career. 
• Maddie Shelley is five singles wins away from reaching 30 career victories.

SCHEDULE SPRING FORWARD

• Washburn stays on the road, taking on Harding in Edmond, Okla. at 10 a.m. on March 15. 
• MIAA play will begin on March 27 when the Ichabods host Newman at the Washburn Tennis Complex. 
• The regular season concludes with senior day for Washburn hosting Arkansas-Fort Smith on April 26 at 1 p.m.
• The MIAA Tournament will be held in Springfield, Mo. from May 2-4.