TOPEKA, Kan. -- No. 18 Washburn women's tennis faces No. 40 Missouri Western and No. 42 Northwest Missouri in the final two home regular season matches at Castillo Family Tennis Complex. Senior day for the Ichabods will take place at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 18 before the match begins against the Bearcats at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. 

FIRST SERVE

• No. 18 Washburn women's tennis wraps up the regular season home slate taking on No. 40 Missouri Western and No. 42 Northwest Missouri for senior day.
• The Ichabods will face the Griffons at 2 p.m. on Thursday, April 16 beginning at 2 p.m. and the Bearcats at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 18. Senior day presentations will begin at 8:30 a.m. prior to the match on Saturday.
• Washburn improved to 13-3 overall and 4-1 in MIAA play after defeating Emporia State 6-1 on the road last time out on April 9.

THANK YOU SENIORS! 

• Prior to the match on Saturday both Ichabod seniors, Renske Ubachs and Maddie Shelley will be recognized. 
• The two have spent a combined seven seasons with the Washburn program, helping advance to three NCAA Tournaments, an MIAA Tournament Championship and an MIAA Regular Season title in that time. 
• Renske Ubachs has a career 66-21 record in doubles play with the Ichabods and a 60-25 record in singles action. 
• Maddie Shelley has compiled a 42-15 doubles record across her four seasons and has gone 38-14 in singles competition.

BODS AND BITS 

• Washburn's 2025-26 roster features six returners from a season ago with three new incoming freshmen to round out the roster.  
• The Ichabods are ranked No. 18 in the latest ITA poll.
• Washburn was picked to finish first in the MIAA Preseason Coaches Poll. 
• The Ichabods are is coming off a 17-4 season where they went 8-1 in the MIAA to win a share of the MIAA Regular Season Championship. They qualified for the NCAA Tournament for a 21st time in program history.
• So far on the year Washburn is 5-0 when playing at home 5-2 on the road and 3-1 in neutral court matches.
• The Ichabods are 3-2 against ranked opponents this season.

AROUND THE RANKINGS

• Washburn has two players ranked in the ITA singles rankings. 
• Renske Ubachs leads the team with a No. 26 ranking. Riko Konno is slotted at No. 56.
• On the doubles side Renske Ubachs and Daniela Tijaro are ranked No. 9 in the nation. 

SINGLES SETUP

• So far on the season Washburn has gone 123-35 (77.8%) in singles matches.
• After winning the ITA Central Region Championship, Renske Ubachs leads the team with a 22-5 singles record and is 10-3 playing at No. 1. 
• Riko Konno has gone 18-5 on the year to begin her freshman season. She is 9-4 in duals and is 8-3 at No. 2 with a 2-2 record against ranked opponents.
• Daniela Tijaro has compiled a 17-8 record in singles play. She is 10-5 in duals overall and 9-3 playing at No. 3.
• Saajida Razick has a 17-3 mark in singles play overall while going 10-2 in duals. She has played between No. 2 and No. 5 with a 3-0 mark at No. 3.
• Jasel Bailey is 18-3 overall in singles with a 12-2 mark in duals. She has gone 7-2 playing at No. 4 and 5-0 on court five while winning her last nine times out.
• Charlotte Bair is 14-4 on the year in singles play and has gone 6-1 at the six spot in singles. 
• Maddie Shelley has a 7-1 record in singles play and has gone 2-1 in duals.
• Mariana Silva Balsa is 5-2 on the year in singles play all in duals. She is 2-0 at No. 5.
• Peyton Koper is 3-4 on the singles side to open the season.

DOUBLES DOWNLOAD

• The Ichabods have gone 54-20 (73.0%) on the year in doubles matches this season. 
• Renske Ubachs and Daniela Tijaro have the most victories of any doubles duo on the team going 11-4 to begin the season and 3-2 at No. 1. 
• Jasel Bailey and Saajida Razick have gone 9-4 together this season, all in duals. They are 10-4 in duals overall and are 4-1 together on No. 1.
• Maddie Shelley and Mariana Silva Balsa are 5-2 together, all in duals, and are 4-1 playing at No. 2.
• Renske Ubachs and Riko Konno are 3-2 together this season playing at No. 1.
• Jasel Bailey and Daniela Tijaro are tied for a team-high 17 doubles victories. Saajida Razick and Renske Ubachs both have 16.

LAST TIME OUT

Washburn 6, Emporia State 1 (April 9, 2026)

EMPORIA, Kan. -- No. 18 Washburn got in front early and cruised to a 6-1 win over Emporia State on Thursday morning wrapping up a three day stretch with three matches by winning a third straight match. The Ichabods have a week off before facing Missouri Western at home on Thursday, April 16 at 2 p.m. 

Jasel Bailey and Saajida Razick led off the match working a quick 6-1 win at No. 1 doubles. Daniela Tijaro and Mariana Silva Balsa clinched the doubles point for Washburn (13-3, 4-1 MIAA) with a 6-2 win on court two. Renske Ubachs and Peyton Koper came back from a 4-5 deficit, winning the final four games to take a 7-5 victory at No. 3 to sweep doubles.  

Playing at No. 6, Charlotte Bair won a two-set match at No. 6 while dropping just one game combined. Mariana Silva Balsa stayed perfect, sweeping two sets at No. 5 to bring up match points. Jasel Bailey cruised to a 6-1 win in set one at No. 4 before working a match-clinching 6-3 win in the second set.  

Saajida Razick added another point for the Ichabods winning 6-0 in her first set on court three and 6-4 in the second. No. 23 Renske Ubachs kept Emporia State (8-8, 2-3 MIAA) off the board with 6-2 and 6-1 set victories on the top court. After falling 5-7 in the first set at No. 2, Daniela Tijaro won 6-2 in the second to force a third set. The Hornets were able to get on the board with a 10-5 win in the 10-point tiebreaker third set to wrap up the match. 

HEAD COACH KIRBY RONNING

• Ronning is in year six 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 202-68 combined record with Washburn.
• Has been named the ITA Central Region Coach of the Year four times and the MIAA Coach of the Year twice. 
• 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 seven 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. 
• Graduate assistant Santiago Renton is entering his 2nd season as part of the Washburn coaching staff.  
• He moved 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. 
• Maja Jung also is entering year two on the coaching staff as a graduate assistant for the women's program. 
• Jung was an All-American in both singles and doubles and is 2nd in program history in career victories. 

OPPONENT QUICK SCOUT 

ABOUT THE MISSOURI WESTERN STATE GRIFFONS

• Missouri Western improved to 14-2 overall and 5-0 in the MIAA with a 7-0 win over Newman last time out on April 12.
• They are ranked No. 40 in the latest ITA poll.
• Last season the Griffons went 4-12 overall and 1-8 in MIAA play, missing out on the MIAA Tournament.
• This year they are 6-1 playing at home in St. Joseph, Mo., 5-0 on the road and 3-1 in neutral court play.
• Missouri Western is 64-16 (80.0%) on the year in singles play.
• Jevrosima Mitic and Alejandra Ramirez Botella are ranked No. 48 in the nation in doubles together.
• The Griffons have gone 27-16 (62.8%) in doubles play.

GRIFFONS COACHING STAFF

• Alejandro de la Torre is in his fifth season as the head women's tennis coach at Missouri Western.
• Comes to the Griffons afrer two seasons at NCAA Division II St. Mary's University in Texas where he served as a graduate assistant in 2020 before being elevated to an assistant coach.
• In his first season MWSU reached its first ever MIAA Championship match, last year he helped MWSU reach the Sweet 16.

HISTORY WITH MISSOURI WESTERN

• Washburn leads the all-time series with Missouri Western 35-3. 
• The Ichabods are 12-1 against the Griffons in Topeka. 
• The series began with a 9-0 win for Washburn at home on April 15, 1991.
• The Ichabods have won the last five meetings including a 4-3 win on the road last season.

ABOUT THE NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE BEARCATS

• Northwest Missouri State moved to 14-4 overall and 5-1 inside the MIAA after falling 4-3 to Central Oklahoma last time out om April 12.
• They are ranked No. 42 in the nation in the latest ITA poll.
• Last season the Bearcats went 16-9 overall and 8-1 in the MIAA, they fell in the second round of the NCAA Central Region tournament.
• This year they are 4-2 playing at home at the Mark Rosewell Tennis Center, 9-0 on the road and 1-1 in neutral court matches.
• Northwest Missouri is 83-32 (72.2%) on the year in singles competition.
• Chlharu Ito is 14-2 on the year in singles going 13-3 playing at No. 3. 
• The Bearcats are 33-24 (57.9%) in doubles play during duals this season.
• Polina Gontaryk and Majra Djokic are 12-3 together this season with a 7-1 mark together at No. 3 doubles.

BEARCATS COACHING STAFF

• Mark Rosewell has lead both Bearcat tennis programs since 1984. 
• Rosewell has led Northwest tennis teams to 30 MIAA regular season championships (16 men, 14 women), nine MIAA Tournament championships (8 men, 1 women) and 45 NCAA tournament appearances (23 men, 22 women) in his tenure.
• In all, Rosewell has a career record of 1,289-631, and holds the distinction of being just the second MIAA coach in any sport to reach 1,000 wins.
• Assistant coach Mason Meier and graduate assistant Carolina Oliveira round out the coaching staff.

HISTORY WITH NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE

• Northwest Missouri State leads the all-time series between the two teams 28-20. 
• The Ichabods are 4-14 against the Bearcats in Topeka.
• The series began on April 23, 1991 with a 5-4 win for Washburn in Maryville, Mo.
• Northwest Missouri State has won the last four meetings including a pair of 4-3 wins last season at home and in the MIAA Tournament quarterfinals.

MILESTONE MARKERS

• Maddie Shelley is two career singles victories away from reaching 40.
• Daniela Tijaro needs six career doubles victories to reach 50 in her career.
• Saajida Razick is two doubles victories away from winning 40 in her career.

SCHEDULE SPRING FORWARD

• The Ichabods head on the road for the final week of the regular season beginning by taking on Arkansas-Fort Smith on Friday, April 24.
• Senior day for Washburn takes plan on April 18 with a 2:30 p.m. match against Northwest Missouri. 
• The MIAA Championship Tournament takes place in Springfield, Mo. at the Cooper Tennis Complex from May 1-3.