KEARNEY, Neb. -- No. 11 Washburn extended its winning streak to ten matches with a 4-3 road win over No. 15 Nebraska Kearney on Saturday afternoon. The Ichabods return home to face Emporia State on Thursday, April 10 at 2 p.m.
Doubles play began with Isabella Martensson and Saajida Razick working a 6-3 win at No. 3 to give Washburn (12-1, 3-0 MIAA) the advantage. Leo Floeth and Peyton Koper clinched the first point for the Ichabods with a 6-3 win on court two. The Lopers (13-4, 3-1 MIAA) picked up a win at No. 1 as Daniela Tijaro and Renske Ubachs fell 6-3 to No. 10 Narinda Ranaivo and Tanya Midzi.
Jasel Bailey led off singles play at No. 6, winning 6-3 in the first set and cruising to a 6-1 win in the second set. Nebraska Kearney got on the board with Saajida Razick dropping 6-1 and 6-2 sets at No. 4. After falling 6-4 in the first set at No. 5, Peyton Koper came up just short in a 7-6(6) tiebreaker at No. 5 to tie the match.
Leo Floeth lost 6-1 in her opening set at No. 2, in the second she led early before falling 6-3 in the second to No. 26 Narindra Ranaivo as the Lopers pulled in front. Renske Ubachs battled to win 6-4 in her opening set on the top court, in the second she went into a tiebreaker where she cruised to a 7-1 win over No. 9 Fabiana Gamboa, knotting up the match once again. Daniela Tijaro worked a 7-5 win in her opening set at No. 3. In the second set she jumped out to an early lead and repeated the same score, winning 7-5 to clinch the match.
Doubles competition:
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Midzi, Tanyaradzwa/Ranaivo, Narindra (UNK) def. Tijaro, Daniela/Ubachs, Renske (WU) 6-3
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Floeth, Leo/Koper, Peyton (WU) def. Hatouka, Mariya/Bernthal, Alexis (UNK) 6-3
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Martensson, Isabella/Razick, Saajida (WU) def. Plachy, Clare/Gamboa, Fabiana (UNK) 6-3
Order of finish: 3, 2, 1
Singles competition:
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Ubachs, Renske (WU) def. Gamboa, Fabiana (UNK) 6-4, 7-6(1)
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Ranaivo, Narindra (UNK) def. Floeth, Leo (WU) 6-1, 6-3
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Tijaro, Daniela (WU) def. Bernthal, Alexis (UNK) 7-5, 7-5
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Midzi, Tanyaradzwa (UNK) def. Razick, Saajida (WU) 6-1, 6-2
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Hatouka, Mariya (UNK) def. Koper, Peyton (WU) 6-4, 7-6(6)
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Bailey, Jasel (WU) def. Plachy, Clare (UNK) 6-3, 6-1
Order of finish: 6, 4, 5, 2, 1, 3