TOPEKA, Kan. – The No. 9-ranked Washburn Ichabods advanced to their seventh NCAA Sweet 16 and their third-straight after blanking Southern Arkansas 4-0 in the NCAA Regional at the Washburn Tennis Complex on Friday. Washburn improves to 20-3 on the season hitting the 20-win mark for the second-straight season. Washburn will now advance into the NCAA National Championships in Altamonte Springs, Fla. between May 20-24.

The Ichabods opened the match taking the doubles point after winning at the No. 2 and No. 3 slots. Tommy Cecchetti and Vasek Schneider topped Lluc Pasqual and Jinsel Tajima 6-3 and Moritz Pieper and Pavlos Parson defeated Frode Neumann and William Von Pongracz 6-1.

Matthew Earle put the Ichabods up 2-0 after his 6-1, 6-3 win over Lucas Ibanez Martinez in 64 minutes at No. 6 singles and Vasek Schneider sat down Frode Neumann 6-2, 6-2 staking the Ichabods to a 3-0 lead at No. 2 singles.

Tommy Cecchetti closed out the match at No. 3 singles with a 6-3, 7-5 win over Lluc Pasqual clinching the win to send the Ichabods to Florida.
 
#9 Washburn 4, Southern Arkansas 0
May 09, 2025 at Topeka, Kan. (Washburn Tennis Complex)

Singles competition

1. #4 Hammes,Tim (WU) vs. #45 Fischer,Tim (SAU) 7-5, 4-4, unfinished

2. #8 Schneider,Vasek (WU) def. Neumann,Frode (SAU) 6-2, 6-2

3. #65 Parson,Pavlos (WU) vs. Tajima,Jinsel (SAU) 5-7, 6-4, 0-1, unfinished

4. Cecchetti,Tommy (WU) def. Pasqual,Lluc (SAU) 6-3, 7-5

5. Nahirniak,Zino (WU) vs. Diehl,Uwe (SAU) 6-2, 2-6, unfinished

6. Earle,Matthew (WU) def. Ibanez,Lucas (SAU) 6-3, 6-1

 

Doubles competition

1. Fischer,Tim/Diehl,Uwe (SAU) def. #1 Earle,Matthew/Hammes,Tim (WU) 6-2

2. #23 Cecchetti,Tommy/Schneider,Vasek (WU) def. Pasqual,Lluc/Tajima,Jinsel (SAU) 6-3

3. Pieper,Moritz/Parson,Pavlos (WU) def. Neumann,Frode/Von Pongracz,William (SAU) 6-1

 

Match Notes

Southern Arkansas 12-11

Washburn 20-3; National ranking #9

Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (6,2,4)