TOPEKA, Kan. -- No. 9 Ichabod women's tennis plays its final MIAA road contest of the season on Saturday as they face No. 49 Northwest Missouri State at 1:30 p.m. 

First Serve

• No. 9 Washburn women's tennis continues its road trip facing No. 49 Northwest Missouri State. 
• The Ichabods will face the Bearcats on Saturday, April 19 with first serve at 1:30 p.m. from Frank Grube Courts. 
• Last time out the Ichabods improved to 14-1 on the year and 5-0 in the MIAA after defeating Missouri Western 4-3 on the road Wednesday. 
• Northwest Missouri improved to 10-7 overall and 5-1 in MIAA play after defeating Northeastern State 5-2 on Wednesday. They will face Emporia State on Friday before taking on the Ichabods. 

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 to No. 9 in the lates ITA computerized rankings.
• Washburn was picked to finish first in the MIAA Preseason Coaches Poll. 
• This season the Ichabods are 3-1 inside of Topeka, 9-0 in road matches and 2-0 in neutral court matches. 
• Washburn is coming off a 20-6 season where they went 6-2 in the MIAA and advanced to the NCAA Round of 16.

AROUND THE RANKINGS

• On the doubles side of the ITA rankings Renske Ubachs and Daniela Tijaro move to No. 3 in the nation. 
• Isabella Martensson and Leo Floeth have not played together in the spring but are slotted at No.23. 
• In singles, Renske Ubachs remains in the top-20 at No. 18 in the nation. 

SINGLES SETUP

• On the year Washburn has gone 114-47 (70.8%) in singles duals overall with a 59-26 record in duals. 
• Jasel Bailey leads the team with 19 victories going 19-2 overall and is 11-1 in duals from No. 4 to No. 6. She has won her last eight matches. 
• Renske Ubachs is 15-6 on the year and 12-3 in duals playing at the top two positions. She is 8-2 at No. 1 and 2-3 against ranked opponents. 
• Daniela Tijaro is 14-8 during her freshman season. She is 8-6 in duals and 5-1 playing at No. 3. 
• Leo Floeth is 12-11 in her first season with Washburn, going 4-1 from No. 1 and 6-8 in duals overall. 
• Peyton Koper has a 8-2 record on the year, all coming in duals between No. 4 and No. 6. 
• Saajida Razick is 13-7 on the year, she is 7-5 in duals between No. 3 and No. 4.
• Maddie Shelley has gone 12-1 on the year with a 3-0 record in duals. 
• Isabella Martensson has posted a 8-3 record overall and is 1-1 from No. 6. 
• Isabella Pensavalle has posted a 7-2 record on the year going 1-0 in duals. 

DOUBLES DOWNLOAD

• The Ichabods have gone 69-21 (76.7%) across their doubles matches this season overall and are 34-8 in duals. 
• Daniela Tijaro and Renske Ubachs are 20-5 together this season with a 11-3 record in duals from No. 1. They are 2-3 against ranked opponents. 
• In the spring Leo Floeth and Peyton Koper are 10-3 together and 9-3 at No. 2. 
• Isabella Martensson and Saajida Razick are 13-2 together this season and have gone 10-1 together at No. 3.
• Maddie Shelley and Saajida Razick have gone 6-1 together this season and are 1-0 in duals. 
• 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 22-6 so far. 
• Renske Ubahcs is second on the team with 21 victories and a 21-5 overall record. 

Last Time Out

Washburn 4, Missouri Western 3 (April 16, 2025) 

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. 

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 163-56 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 NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE BEARCATS

• Northwest Missouri State improved to 10-7 on the year and 5-1 in the MIAA after defeating Northeastern State 5-2 for its fourth straight win on Wednesday. 
• They are ranked No. 49 in the latest ITA national rankings. 
• Last season the Bearcats went 22-5 overall, losing in the first round of the MIAA Tournament and advancing to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. 
• This season they are 3-2 when playing in Maryville, 6-5 on the road and 1-0 in neutral court matches. 
• In the ITA singles rankings Alva Norberg is slotted at No. 46 while Marielena Muench is ranked No. 61. 
• On the year Northwest Missouri is 66-49 (57.4%) on the year in singles while going 55-44 in duals. 
• Alva orberg leads the team with a 15-5 record in singles, going 6-2 at No. 2. 
• Marielena Muench has a 11-9 record overall and has gone 8-8 at No. 1. 
• In doubles competition, the Bearcats are 32-20 (61.5%) while going 29-20 in duals. 
• Camilla Franzin and Marielena Muench are 9-8 together this season at No. 1. 
• Miru Nonaka and Alva Norberg are 7-1 together this season all at No. 2. 

HEAD COACH MARK ROSEWELL

• Mark Rosewell is in his 41st season as the head coach at Northwest Missouri State for the men's and women's tennis programs. 
• Has 1,239 victories at Northwest, most of any coach at Northwest, and 29 MIAA Regular Season Championships and 10 MIAA Tournament Championships with 41 NCAA Tournament Appeareances.
• Roswell served as head tennis coach for both the Mules and Jennies of Central Missouri while working on his master's degree. He was 22-27 at UCM as head coach in two seasons

HISTORY WITH NORTHWEST MISSOURI

• Northwest Missouri leads the all-time series with Washburn 26-20.
• The Ichabods are 11-5 against the Bearcats on the road in Maryville. 
• The series began on April 23, 1991 with a 5-4 win for Washburn on the road. 
• Washburn has lost the last two meetings including a 5-2 match on the road last season. 

MILESTONE MARKERS

• Peyton Koper needs one victory in doubles to have 30 in her career. 
• Renske Ubachs is five doubles victories away from reaching 50 in her career. In singles she is five away from 40. 
• Maddie Shelley is two singles wins away from reaching 30 career victories.

SCHEDULE SPRING FORWARD

• Washburn returns home for the final stretch of the season facing Newman on Tuesday, April 22. 
• 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.