TOPEKA, Kan. -- No. 9 Washburn women's tennis begins a busy final week of the regular season hosting Newman at the Washburn Tennis Complex beginning at 1 p.m. 

First Serve

• No. 9 Washburn women's tennis returns home for the final week of the regular season hosting Newman. 
• The Ichabods will face the Jets at the Washburn Tennis Complex with first serve at 1 p.m. on Tuesday. 
• Last time out the Ichabods fell for the first time in 12 matches with a 4-3 loss on the road to No. 49 Northwest Missouri State on Saturday. 
• Newman fell to 6-13 overall and 2-4 inside the MIAA after a 4-3 loss to Northeastern State on the road last time out. 

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, 9-1 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.
• The Ichabods are 4-2 against ITA ranked opponents this season.

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 117-50 (70.1%) in singles duals overall with a 62-29 record in duals. 
• Jasel Bailey leads the team with 19 victories going 19-3 overall and is 11-2 in duals from No. 4 to No. 6.
• Renske Ubachs is 15-7 on the year and 12-4 in duals playing at the top two positions. She is 8-3 at No. 1 and 2-4 against ranked opponents. 
• Daniela Tijaro is 15-8 during her freshman season. She is 9-6 in duals and 5-1 playing at No. 3. 
• Leo Floeth is 13-11 in her first season with Washburn, going 4-1 from No. 1 and 7-8 in duals overall. 
• Peyton Koper has a 8-3 record on the year, all coming in duals between No. 4 and No. 6. 
• Saajida Razick is 14-7 on the year, she is 8-5 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 70-23 (75.3%) across their doubles matches this season overall and are 35-10 in duals. 
• Daniela Tijaro and Renske Ubachs are 21-5 together this season with a 12-3 record in duals from No. 1. They are 2-3 against ranked opponents. 
• In the spring Leo Floeth and Peyton Koper are 10-4 together and 9-4 at No. 2. 
• Isabella Martensson and Saajida Razick are 13-3 together this season and have gone 10-2 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 23-6 so far. 
• Renske Ubachs is second on the team with 22 victories followed by Isabella Martensson with 20. 

Last Time Out

Northwest Missouri 4, Washburn 3 (April 19, 2025) 

MARYVILLE, Mo. -- No. 9 Washburn fell for the first time in conference play Saturday afternoon, coming up just short in the road finale to No. 49 Northwest Missouri, 4-3. The Ichabods will return to Topeka to play on Tuesday hosting Newman.  

The Bearcats (12-7, 7-1 MIAA) began the match creating an advantage in doubles as Isabella Martensson and Saajida Razick fell 6-1 at No. 3. Leo Floeth and Peyton Koper were squared away early on court two before Northwest Missouri took the final two games, winning 6-4 and clinching the first point of the match. Renske Ubachs and Daniela Tijaro finished just behind to wrap up doubles, winning 6-4 on the top court.  

The score went to 2-0 for Northwest Missouri with Jasel Bailey losing 6-1, 6-2 in two sets at No. 5. Daniela Tijaro put Washburn (14-2, 5-1 MIAA) on the board from court two, winning 6-2 in the first set and 6-3 in the second over No. 46 Alva Norberg. After winning 6-4 in the first set, Leo Floeth played an extra game but came out on top again, winning 7-5 in the second to tie the match.  

Renske Ubachs fell 6-2 in her first set at No. 1 with No. 61 Marielena Muench. She battled to force an extra game in the second game but came up just short with a 7-5 score. Peyton Koper split her first two sets at No. 6, with one going each way both by 6-4 scores. After falling behind early she battled to extend the third set before falling 6-3 as the match was clinched for the Bearcats. Saajida Razick bounced back from a 6-2 first set defeat to win 6-4 in the second and 6-3 in the third to close out 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 164-57 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 NEWMAN JETS

• Newman fell to 6-13 on the year and 2-4 inside the MIAA after a 4-3 loss to Northeastern State last time out. 
• Last season the Jets went 12-12 overall and 2-6 in the MIAA, missing out on the MIAA Tournament. 

HEAD COACH BRADY MATTHEWS

• Is in his 1st season as the head men's and women's tennis coach at Newman. 
• Spent one season as an assistant coach at Cowley County CC. 
• Before joining Cowley College, Brady Matthews was an assistant men's and women's tennis coach at Southeastern Oklahoma State University.

HISTORY WITH NEWMAN

• Washburn leads Newman 11-2 in the all-time series, winning the last seven matches. 
• In Topeka, the Ichabods are 8-0 against the Jets. 
• The series began on April 21, 2008 with a 9-0 sweep for Washburn at home. 
• Last season Washburn defeated Newman 5-2 in Wichita on April 4, 2024. 

MILESTONE MARKERS

• Peyton Koper needs one victory in doubles to have 30 in her career. 
• Renske Ubachs is four 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 continues on a busy final week of the regular season facing Northeastern State at 2 p.m. on Friday, April 25. 
• 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.