ST. JOSEPH, Mo. -- No. 9 Washburn held onto an early lead Wednesday afternoon, securing a 4-3 road win over Missouri Western for a 12th straight victory. The Ichabods stay on the road facing No. 49 Northwest Missouri State on Saturday.  
The matched opened up with the Ichabods (14-1, 5-0 MIAA) gaining an advantage with Saajida Razick and Maddie Shelley working a 6-2 win at No. 3 doubles. Renske Ubachs and Daniela Tijaro secured the first point of the match with a 6-4 win on the top court. The Griffons (4-10, 1-6 MIAA) took the final doubles match, with Leo Floeth and Peyton Koper falling in a 7-6(7) tiebreaker lasting over an hour. 
In singles play Maddie Shelley worked quickly once again, nearly sweeping two sets without dropping just one game in the second set at No. 6 singles, to finish in less than 40 minutes. Jasel Bailey followed closely behind, winning 6-0 in her first set and finishing the dual out 6-1 in the second at No. 5 to set up match point. Missouri Western got on the board in the match as Leo Fleoth fell in two sets from No. 3, 6-0, 6-4.  
The Griffons added another point from the top court with Renske Ubachs coming up short in a pair of 6-3 sets in a ranked battle with No. 45 Cristina Granero Boj. Saajida Razick battled back from an early deficit to win her first set at No. 4 in a tiebreaker, 7-6(4). She carried the momentum into a 6-3 win in the second set to clinch the match for Washburn. After splitting the first two sets at No. 2, both 6-4, Daniela Tijaro fell in a third-set tiebreaker 7-6(4) to finish the match.  
Doubles competition:  
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	Ubachs, Renske/Tijaro, Daniela (WU) def. Granero Boj, Cristina/Rey, Elena (MWSU) 6-4  
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	Castano, Celia/Priedite, Johanna (MWSU) def. Floeth, Leo/Koper, Peyton (WU) 7-6(7)  
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	Shelley, Maddie/Razick, Saajida (WU) def. Fenwick, Kyleigha/Messenger, Ellie (MWSU) 6-2  
Order of finish: 3, 1, 2  
Singles competition:  
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	Granero Boj, Cristina (MWSU) def. Ubachs, Renske (WU) 6-3, 6-3  
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	Priedite, Johanna (MWSU) def. Tijaro, Daniela (WU) 6-4, 4-6, 7-6(4)  
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	Castano, Celia (MWSU) def. Floeth, Leo (WU) 6-0, 6-4  
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	Razick, Saajida (WU) def. Rey, Elena (MWSU) 7-6(4), 6-3  
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	Bailey, Jasel (WU) def. Messenger, Ellie (MWSU) 6-0, 6-1  
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	Shelley, Maddie (WU) def. Fenwick, Kyleigha (MWSU) 6-0, 6-1  
Order of finish: 6, 5, 3, 1, 4, 2