TOPEKA, Kan. -- Nine members of Ichabod tennis are heading to Tuscaloosa, Alabama for the inaugural ITA Division II Singles & Doubles Championships hosted Nov. 4-8.  

Bods and Bits 

• Five players will represent the Ichabod women's squad in Alabama: Riko Konno (Singles), Daniela Tijaro & Mariana Silva Balsa (Doubles) along with Jasel Bailey and Saajdia Razick (Doubles) 

• Four from the men's squad will participate: Benjamin Fock (Singles & Doubles), Nicolas Hurtado-Novoa (Doubles), Kilian Martinez (Singles and Doubles) and Yuto Miyagawa (Singles and Doubles) 

• Tournament play begins at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 4 with singles action. Doubles play will follow singles on the opening day.  

• The singles tournament is comprised of 32 individuals with the doubles bracket made up of 32 duos.  

• The tournament is hosted at the Tuscaloosa Tennis Center.  

• Live streaming of courts will be available via PlaySight and can be accessed through the Washburn tennis schedule pages.  

Women's Draws 

• Riko Konno will take on the No. 2 seed, Emily Buchanan of Mississippi College at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday.  

• Jasel Bailey and Saajida Razick face the top seed of the doubles tournament, Kristyna Hranacova and Katja Markus of Nova Southeastern at 1:30 p.m. in the round of 32. 

• Daniela Tijaro and Mariana Silva Balsa are matched up against Nicola Kempton and Nadia Rodewald of Slippery Rock University at 4 p.m. on Wednesday. 

Men's Draws 

• On the singles side Yuto Miyagawa will face Nehal Naidoo of the University of Texas, Permain Basin at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday.  

• Benjamin Fock is set to face Matias Iturbe of West Alamba beginning at 12:30 p.m. 

• Kilian Martinez, the No. 6 seed in the bracket, will face Matian Ruiz from Mississippi College at 1 p.m. in the round of 32. 

• In doubles play Kilian Martinez and Yuto Miyagawa take on Kevin Kovacs and Luke Laughlin from Ferris State beginning at 4:30 p.m. 

• Nicolas Hurtado-Novoa and Benjamin Fock are matched up against Jose Castillo and Antoni Pankowski of the University of Texas, Dallas beginning at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. 

Head Coach Kirby Ronning 

• Ronning is in year seven 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 217-71 combined record with Washburn. 

• Has been named the ITA Central Region Coach of the Year six times, MIAA Coach of the Year four times and was the ITA/Dunlop Women's Coach of the Year once in 2026.  

• 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 

• Kurt Reid enters year eight as a volunteer assistant coach for the Ichabods. 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.  

• Assistant coach Santiago Rendon begins year three as a coach with the Ichabods and his first as a full-time assistant after being elevated from a graduate assistant before the 2026-27 season. 

• He moved from playing to the sidelines after wrapping up a three season career with the Ichabods headlined by an ITA Cup Doubles National Championship in fall of 2023. 

Milestone Markers 

• Saajida Razick needs one doubles victory to reach 50 in her career. 

• Daniela Tijaro is four singles victories away from reaching 50 as an Ichabod. 

• Kilian Martinez is two doubles wins away from reaching 30 in his career. 

• Benjamin Fock needs one more singles victory to reach 40 at Washburn.