EDMOND, Okla. -- No. 5 Washburn picked up its third win in a row Saturday afternoon defeating Harding 5-2 to wrap up its weekend in Oklahoma. The Ichabods are back in action on Thursday, March 19 taking on Ouachita Baptist in Arkadelphia, Ark.
Peyton Koper and Maddie Shelley got doubles play started for Washburn (7-2) winning in a clean 6-0 sweep at No. 3. Daniela Tijaro and Mariana Silva Balsa followed just behind, winning 6-1 on court two, clinching the first point of the match. Jasel Bailey and Saajida Razick battled at No. 1, but fell just short, 7-5 to No. 4 nationally ranked Karli Roux and Brooke Coffman of the Bisons (2-7).
Maddie Shelley continued her day into singles play without dropping a game, sweeping two sets at No. 5 to put up another point. No. 62 Jasel Bailey did the same on court four, brining up match point. Charlotte Bair took a 6-2 victory in her first set and cruised to a 6-1 win in the second on court six to clinch the match.
After losing 3-6 in the first set, Saajida Razick bounced back to sweep the second 6-0 at No. 2. She took the 10-point tiebreaker 10-4 to add another point. No. 31 Riko Konno lost her opening set 6-4 to No. 44 Karli Roux on the top court. She took the second into a tiebreaker but came up just short, losing 7-6(4). Playing on court three, Mariana Silva Balsa lost her opening set 4-6 but recovered to win 6-0 in the second. She fell behind early in the 10-point third set tiebreaker, losing 10-6 to wrap up the match.
Doubles competition:
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1. #4 Roux,Karli/Coffman,Brooke (HU) def. Razick,Saajida/Bailey,Jasel (WU) 7-5
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2. Tijaro,Daniela/Silva Balsa, Mariana (WU) def. Alvarez,Natalia/Kelley,Kenna (HU) 6-1
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3. Koper,Peyton/Shelley,Maddie (WU) def. Hosking,Mia/Rega,Paula (HU) 6-0
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Order of finish: 3, 2, 1
Singles competition:
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1. #44 Roux,Karli (HU) def. #31 Konno,Riko (WU) 6-4, 7-6 (7-4)
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2. Razick,Saajida (WU) def. Coffman,Brooke (HU) 3-6, 6-0, 10-4
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3. Boylu,Ece (HU) def. Silva Balsa, Mariana (WU) 6-4, 0-6, 10-6
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4. #62 Bailey,Jasel (WU) def. Hosking,Mia (HU) 6-0, 6-0
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5. Shelley,Maddie (WU) def. Kelley,Kenna (HU) 6-0, 6-0
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6. Bair,Charlotte (WU) def. Rega,Paula (HU) 6-2, 6-1
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Order of finish: 5, 4, 6, 2, 1, 3