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2021 WASHBURN MEN’S TENNIS NOTES WASHBURN ICHABOD MEN’S TENNIS 14 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES | 6 ITA REGIONAL TITLES | 4 MIAA TITLES | 9 ALL-AMERICAN AWARDS 2021 washburn men’s Match #13 • NW Missouri State • april 24 • tennis schedule 1 pm • Topeka, kan. • WU Tennis complex Date Opponent Location Time/Result February 7 #7 Drury Springfield, Mo. W, 5-2 13 Nebraska-Omaha Omaha, Neb. L, 5-2 21 William Jewell Topeka, Kan. W, 7-0 27 #18 SE Okla. State* Tulsa, Okla. W, 5-2 Washburn Ichabods NW Missouri State Bearcats March Ranking (Natl./Reg.) 10th/1st Ranking (Natl./Reg.) 23rd/2nd 5 Barton CC Topeka, Kan. W, 7-0 2020-21 Record (MIAA) 9-3 (2-0) 2020-21 Record (MIAA) 12-3 (2-0) 9 Northwood Orlando, Fla. W, 6-1 2019-20 Record (MIAA) 3-2 (--) 2019-20 Record (MIAA) 3-5 (1-3) 10 #9 Flagler College St. Augustine, Fla. W, 6-1 2018-19 Record (MIAA) 14-7 (2-2) 2018-19 Record (MIAA) 10-11 (3-1) 11 #7 Valdosta State Valdosta, Ga. L, 4-0 20 Rockhurst Kansas City, Mo. W, 6-1 FIRST SERVE 27 Newman* Topeka, Kan. W, 7-0 • The No. 20 Ichabods men's tennis team hosts Northwest Missouri on Saturday at 1 p.m. to 28 Emporia State* Topeka, Kan. W, 7-0 close out regular season play. • After the conclusion of the match, the Ichabods will have a Senior Day ceremony recognizing the April 2021 graduates, Bradley Eidenmueller, Paul Haase and Luke Howard. 10 Southern Arkansas* Topeka, Kan. L. 4-0 • The Bearcats have a 46-14 advantage over the Ichabods in the all-time series. The squads last 11 Bethel Topeka, Kan. W, 6-1 played on April 27, 2019, when Washburn defeated Northwest, 4-1. 15 Cowley CC (Exh.) Topeka, Kan. Completed 24 NW Missouri State* Topeka, Kan. 1 p.m. SCOUTING THE BEARCATS • Northwest Missouri holds a 12-3 record this season with a 2-0 MIAA record after a 7-0 Home games in BLUE/BOLD | * GAC/MIAA Match sweep over Augustana. • The Bearcats return eight from last year's roster while welcoming in two newcomers. • Andrea Zamurri is ranked No. 6 in the ITA singles rankings released on April 8. He has a perfect 14-0 record playing from the top of the lineup this season. He also earned the MIAA Men's Tennis Athlete of the Week earlier this week. • Northwest Missouri was picked first in the south division of the MIAA-GAC Preseason Poll. • The Bearcats are headed by Mark Rosewell in his 39th season as head coach. LAST TIME OUT WASHBURN QUICK FACTS • The Ichabods hosted a scrimmage against Cowley on April 15 in which scores were not counted towards Washburn's records. The week before, the squad faced Southern Arkansas Location Topeka, KS Enrollment 7,002 and Bethel, falling to the Muleriders, 4-0, on April 10 and defeating the Threshers, 6-1, on Founded 1865 April 11. Nickname Ichabods • Washburn struggled against Southern Arkansas as they played to the clinching point and Colors Yale Blue and White didn't earn a single point in the match. Home courts Washburn Tennis Complex (Indoor) Genesis Tennis Center • Against Bethel, the Ichabods swept the doubles point. Bradley Eidenmueller/Sebastian Surface Hardcourt Pjontek first got a 6-1 win from the top doubles spot. The duo of Paul Haase and Miquel Pe- Capacity 200 rez then followed with a 6-1 victory from the middle of the lineup. Playing doubles together National affiliation NCAA II for the first time this season, Marc Roura Casi and Miller Zeiders defeated their opponents Conference affiliation MIAA/GAC President Dr. Jerry Farley by 7-6 (7-2). Athletics Director Loren Ferré • In singles action, Roura Casi started things off with a 6-0, 6-1 win from the fourth spot. ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Sebastian Pjontek followed with a 6-1, 6-2 victory from the No. 3 spot, before Miquel Perez Intern / Tennis Contact Alma Solis clinched the Washburn win with a 6-2, 6-3 victory from the second court. Email [email protected] Office Phone 785-670-1974 • Raul-Alin Dicu earned a 6-1, 6-3 win from the top of the lineup, then Miller Zeiders won Director Gene Cassell the sixth point with a 3-6, 6-1, 1-0 (5-0) win from the No. 5 spot. Bethel earned one point Email [email protected] as Luke Howard battled but ultimately fell by set scores of 6-3, 3-6, 0-1 (0-4) from the Office Phone 785-670-1791 bottom of the lineup. Instagram/Twitter @IchabodTennis 2021 WASHBURN MEN’S TENNIS NOTES Oracle/ITA Division II National Rankings (Last Updated April 20, 2021) CHECKING IN WITH THE BODS • Bradley Eidenmueller is off to an 8-0 start in singles action, playing mainly at the No. 4 spot. 1 Columbus State University (9) 2 Barry University Eidenmueller is also 8-4 in doubles action. With partner Sebastian Pjontek, they have gone 6-2 from 3 Valdosta State University the No. 1 doubles spot. 4 Saint Leo University 5 University of Indianapolis • Paul Haase holds an 8-2 singles record this season. Haase also has a 7-4 doubles record. With 6 Lander University partner Miquel Perez, he has earned a 5-2 doubles record from the second spot. 7 Azusa Pacific University T8 University of West Florida • Raul-Alin Dicu and doubles partner Daniel Bird have earned a 5-3 record from the No. 3 spot. T8 Lynn University • Along with a 6-3 record in doubles, newcomer Bird has gone a perfect 6-0 in singles action to make 10 Delta State University 11 University of North Georgia a commanding first impression on the Washburn team. 12 Universityof Hawaii, Hilo • Playing at the bottom of the lineup, Miller Zeiders and Marc Roura Casi have split duties throughout 13 Hawaii Pacific University 14 Concordia University (Irvine) the season. Zeiders holds a perfect 4-0 record so far, while Roura Casi has a 7-1 record. 15 Wingate University 16 Auburn University Montgomery 17 Drury University ICHABODS IN THE RANKINGS 18 Queens University of Charlotte • The Ichabods are ranked No. 20 in the nation according to the most recent ITA national team 19 Southern Arkansas University 20 Washburn University rankings released on April 20, 2021. Regionally, they are ranked first in the central region, released 21 Concordia College (New York) on March 23. 22 Southwest Baptist University 23 Northwest Missouri State • Two Ichabods were listed in the top-40 of the first national singles rankings of the season, released 24 University of Texas at Tyler on April 8, 2021. Raul-Alin Dicu checked in at No. 24 and Miquel Perez sits at No. 37. 25 Embry-Riddle (Fla.) • The No. 1 doubles duo of Sebastian Pjontek and Bradley Eidenmueller are ranked No. 12 in the Oracle/ITA Division II Central Regional Rankings (Last Updated March 23, national doubles rankings. 2021) • The Ichabods were picked second in the north division in the MIAA/GAC Preseason Coaches Poll, 1 Washburn University released on February 5, 2021. The team gathered three-first place votes and 26 points total. 2 Northwest Missouri State 3 Southern Arkansas University 4 Ouachita Baptist HEAD COACH KIRBY RONNING 5 Harding University 6 Southeastern Oklahoma State • Kirby Ronning is in his first season as the Washburn head tennis coach for the Ichabods men’s and 7 Newman University women’s programs after being named to the position on July 23, 2020. Prior to Washburn, Ronning 8 Emporia State University 9 Augustana University spent four seasons as the assistant coach at Azusa Pacific, where he helped lead the Cougars to 10 Oklahoma Baptist multiple NCAA postseason appearances and earned himself both ITA West Region’s Men’s Tennis Oracle/ITA Division II National Singles Assistant Coach of the Year and Women’s Tennis Assistant Coach of the Year. Rankings (Last Updated April 8, 2021) • He earned his bachelor’s degree in business from Bethel University (Minn) in 2014 and his master’s 1 Alessandro Giuliato -Barry 2 Alvaro Regalado - Columbus State in physical education from Azusa Pacific in May 2020. 3 Chris Bulus - West Alabama • Ronning was a student-athlete at Bethel for four years, playing primarily at No. 2 singles and No. 1 4 Jakob Schnaitter - Azusa Pacific 5 Yohan Nguyen - Valdosta State doubles position. 24 Raul-Alin Dicu - Washburn 37 Miquel Perez - Washburn TAKE A LOOK AHEAD Oracle/ITA Division II National Doubles Rankings (Last Updated April 8, 2021) • The Ichabods will compete in the MIAA Championship on April 30-May 1 at the Edmond Center Court 1 Nguyen/Simbozel - Valdosta State University in Edmond, Okla. The schedule will be released after the last MIAA regular season matches on Sunday. 2 Regalado/Ramos - Columbus State University • Washburn is currently on the list of schools under consideration for the NCAA regional for the Central 3 Parker/Traut - Saint Leo University 4 Gascia/Lima - University of Indianapolis Region. The selection committee will determine who the regional brackets on May 4. 5 Buttner/Forcano - Barry University 12 Pjontek/Eidenmueller - Washburn Oracle/ITA Division II Central Region Singles Rankings (Last Updated 4/15/20) 1 Juan Scoppetta - Southeastern Oklahoma State 2 Dan Kaplan - Ouachita Baptist 3 Dani Ortiz - Harding University 4 Andrea Zamurri - Northwest Missouri State 5 Manuel Pilotto - Southeastern Oklahoma State 6 Stuart Rehfuss - Southern Arkansas 7 Francisco Oliveira - Ouachita Bapist 8 Arthur Bellan - Harding University 9 Marko Nikoliuk - Southern Arkansas 10 Franco Oliva - Northwest Missouri State 16 Raul-Alin Dicu - Washburn 19 Paul Haase - Washburn Oracle/ITA Division II Central Region 2020-21 Washburn Men’s Tennis Roster Doubles Rankings (Last Updated 4/15/20) Name HT Year Hometown High School / Previous College 1 Bah/Rehfuss - Southern Arkansas Daniel Bird 5-9 Fr.