By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
The No. 13-ranked Washburn University women's tennis team wrapped up its regular season with a 7-0 sweep over Fort Hays State on Saturday.
Washburn women's tennis honored Lara Schmid, Maja Jung and Cadence Lynn during Senior Day activities on Saturday during the Ichabods' 7-0 sweep over Fort Hays State. [Photo courtesy of Washburn Athletics]
The Ichabods will play in the first round of the MIAA Tournament next Friday, May 3, in Edmond, Okla.
Doubles play for Washburn (18-4 overall, 6-2 MIAA) started with a sweep from Isabella Martenson and Issabella Pensavalle to gain the advantage.
No. 4 Maja Jung and Lara Schmid took the first point of the match over the Tigers (6-15, 0-8) with a 6-1 victory at No. 1.
Renske Ubachs and Maddie Shelley completed the sweep of doubles, winning 6-1 at No. 2.
No. 5 Jung won her opening set from No. 1 6-1 to kick off singles play and cruised to a 6-0 second-set victory.
Ubachs won a pair of 6-1 sets from No. 2 to set up match point.
Martensson worked a 6-2 first-set win and followed with a 6-1 win in the second to clinch the match.
Shelley began the second round of singles action with 6-2 wins in each of her sets from No. 5.
Cadence Lynn followed, winning 6-3 in her first set and sweeping 6-0 in the second for a Senior Day victory at No. 6.
Martine Carroll took her first set to a tiebreaker but came up just short, falling 7-5. She won her second set 6-3 to force a third from No. 4.
In the super tiebreaker she took a lead early and won 10-5 to secure the Ichabods' fourth sweep of the season.
WASHBURN 7, FORT HAYS STATE 0
Doubles
- Jung, Maja/Schmid, Lara (WU) def. Vangala, Shreethika/Steeman, Ines (FHSU) 6-1
- Ubachs, Renske/Shelley, Maddie (WU) def. Alfonso, Irina/Mendez, Fiorella (FHSU) 6-1
- Martensson, Isabella/Pensavalle, Issabella (WU) def. Unruh, Grace/Pereiro, Yone (FHSU) 6-0
Order of finish: 3, 1, 2
Singles
- Jung, Maja (WU) def. Vangala, Shreethika (FHSU) 6-1, 6-0
- Ubachs, Renske (WU) def. Alfonso, Irina (FHSU) 6-1, 6-1
- Martensson, Isabella (WU) def. Pereiro, Yone (FHSU) 6-2, 6-1
- Carroll, Martine (WU) def. Steeman, Ines (FHSU) 6(5)-7, 6-3, 10-5
- Shelley, Maddie (WU) def. Mendez, Fiorella (FHSU) 6-2, 6-2
- Lynn, Cadence (WU) def. Unruh, Grace (WU) 6-3, 6-0
Order of finish: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 4
