TOPEKA, Kan. -- The MIAA Tournament begins for the No. 17 Washburn women in the semifinals with a meeting against No. 40 Northwest Missouri at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 2 at the Cooper Tennis Complex in Springfield, Mo.
 

FIRST SERVE

• No. 17 Washburn women's tennis will get a rematch of last season's MIAA Tournament Semifinals facing off with No. 40 Northwest Missouri in the same round for a second straight season.
• The Ichabods will face the Bearcats at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 2 in the semifinal round of the MIAA Tournament at the Cooper Tennis Complex in Springfield, Mo.
• Washburn won a share of a 7th MIAA Regular Season Championship with a 7-0 win over Northeastern State to wrap up the regular season. They enter the tournament with a 17-3 record overall after going 8-1 in the MIAA.

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. 17 in the latest ITA poll.
• They are ranked No. 2 in the latest NCAA Central Region rankings released on April 29.
• 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 7-0 when playing at home 7-2 on the road and 3-1 in neutral court matches.
• The Ichabods are 5-2 against ranked opponents this season.

TOURNAMENT TIME! 

• Washburn enters the tournament as the No. 2 overall seed.
• With a win in the semifinals they will face the winner of the other semifinal match between the No. 1 seed Central Oklahoma and No. 4 Missouri Western. 
• The championship is set for Sunday, May 3 at 10 a.m.

AROUND THE RANKINGS

• Washburn has two players ranked in the ITA singles rankings. 
• Renske Ubachs leads the team with a No. 31 ranking. Riko Konno is slotted at No. 59.
• On the doubles side Renske Ubachs and Daniela Tijaro are ranked No. 17 in the nation. Saajida Razick and Jasel Bailey enter the rankings at No. 40 in the nation.

SINGLES SETUP

• So far on the season Washburn has gone 143-39 (78.6%) in singles matches.
• After winning the ITA Central Region Championship, Renske Ubachs leads the team with a 26-5 singles record and is 14-3 playing at No. 1. 
• Riko Konno has gone 21-6 on the year to begin her freshman season. She is 12-5 in duals and is 11-4 at No. 2 with a 2-2 record against ranked opponents.
• Daniela Tijaro has compiled a 19-10 record in singles play. She is 12-7 in duals overall and 11-5 playing at No. 3.
• Saajida Razick has a 19-4 mark in singles play overall while going 12-3 in duals. She has played between No. 2 and No. 5 with a 4-1 mark at No. 5.
• Jasel Bailey is 22-3 overall in singles with a 16-2 mark in duals. She has gone 9-2 playing at No. 4 and 7-0 on court five while winning her last 13 times out.
• Charlotte Bair is 15-4 on the year in singles play and has gone 6-1 at the six spot in singles. 
• Mariana Silva Balsa is 8-2 on the year in singles play all in duals. She is 5-1 at No. 6.
• Maddie Shelley has a 7-1 record in singles play and has gone 2-1 in duals.
• Peyton Koper is 3-4 on the singles side to open the season.

DOUBLES DOWNLOAD

• The Ichabods have gone 66-20 (75.0%) on the year in doubles matches this season. 
• Jasel Bailey and Saajida Razick have the most doubles victories of any duo going 13-4 together this season, all in duals. They have a 8-1 record at No. 1 and are 1-1 against ranked opponents.
• Daneila Tijaro and Mariana Silva Balsa are 9-3 together, all in duals, and are 8-2 playing at No. 2.
• Renske Ubachs and Riko Konno are 6-2 together this season playing at all three spots. They are 3-0 at No. 3.
• Jasel Bailey and Daniela Tijaro are tied for a team-high 21 doubles victories. Saajida Razick is behind them with 20 on the year.

LAST TIME OUT

Washburn 7, Northeastern State 0 (April 25, 2026)

TOPEKA, Kan. -- No. 18 Washburn swept its way to the seventh MIAA Regular Season Championship in program history defeating Northeastern State 7-0 in the regular season finale on Saturday morning. After winning a share of a 2nd straight title the Ichabods will enter the MIAA Tournament as a top-two seed in Springfield, Mo. beginning Saturday, May 2. 

Jasel Bailey and Saajida Razick led off the match sweeping their dual at No. 1 with a 6-0 victory. Mariana Silva Balsa and Daniela Tijaro followed suit on court two, clinching doubles for Washburn (17-3, 8-1 MIAA). Riko Konno and Resnke Ubachs took the final two games of their dual to win 6-4 at No. 3 and make it a doubles sweep.  

In singles competition No. 28 Renske Ubachs led off winning 6-3 and 6-1 sets on the top court. No. 58 Riko Konno cruised to a 6-1 opening set win before taking a 6-3 victory in the second to bring up match point against the RiverHawks (12-9, 5-4 MIAA). Saajida Razick secured the match winning 6-2 and 6-1 sets on court five.  

Daniela Tijaro added another point from No. 3 winning 6-2 in the first set before battling for a 6-4 second set win. Jasel Bailey opened with a 6-4 win then swept her second set on court four. Mariana Silva Balsa wrapped up the match winning 6-2 in the first set and 6-1 in the second from court six.  

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 111-68 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 NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE BEARCATS

• Northwest Missouri State improved to 17-4 on the season with a 4-0 win over Nebraska Kearney in the quarterfinal round of the MIAA Tournament on Friday afternoon.
• They are ranked No. 40 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 5-2 playing at home at the Mark Rosewell Tennis Center, 10-1 on the road and 2-1 in neutral court matches.
• Northwest Missouri is 89-29 (75.4%) on the year in singles competition.
• Chlharu Ito is 17-2 on the year and has gone 16-2 playing at the No. 3 spot in the lineup this season.
• The Bearcats are 35-26 (57.4%) in doubles play during duals this season.
• Polina Gontaryk and Majra Djokic are 14-5 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 28-21. 
• The Ichabods are 5-8 against the Bearcats in neutral court locations.
• The series began on April 23, 1991 with a 5-4 win for Washburn in Maryville, Mo.
• Washburn snapped a four-match losing streak with a 4-3 win in Topeka earlier this season on April 18.

MILESTONE MARKERS

• Maddie Shelley is two career singles victories away from reaching 40.
• Daniela Tijaro needs two doubles victories to reach 50 in her career.
• Renske Ubachs is one doubles win away from 70 with the Ichabods.
• Jasel Bailey needs five singles victories to reach 50 in her career.