ST. JOSEPH – Missouri Western (8-8, 0-3 MIAA) took on No. 8 Washburn (13-1, 4-0 MIAA) on Sunday afternoon at Genesis Health Club in St. Joseph. The Ichabods proved why they are ranked in the top-10 in the nation, defeating the Griffons by a score of 6-1.
 
Washburn swept the three doubles matches on Sunday, but had trouble fending off Missouri Western's Karolina Ström and Joanna Abreu Roman. The pair nearly escaped with a win, but fell 7-6 in the final doubles match. Ström and Abreu Roman have proved to be the Griffons' most productive doubles team, totaling 13 wins this season compared to just four losses.
 
The Griffons fell in five of the six matches in singles. Giving Missouri Western the point on the number one courts was Ström. Ström improves to 11-2 this spring after her 6-2, 7-5 victory on Sunday.
 
Bojana Vuksan came close to securing another win for the Griffons, but fell in a three-set match on the number six courts. Vuksan won the first set by a convincing 6-0 margin, but fell in the final two sets.
 
Missouri Western will hit the road for its Oklahoma road trip next weekend, beginning with a match against Central Oklahoma (9-2, 3-0 MIAA). The Bronchos' only two losses this spring have come against NCAA Div. I opponents.
 
 
MWSU VS. WU
SINGLES
Karolina Ström (MWSU) def. Jacqueline Engelbrecht (WU) 6-2, 7-5
Alexis Czapinski (WU) def. Mireia Birosta (MWSU) 6-0, 6-0
Logan Morrissey (WU) def. Joanna Abreu Roman (MWSU) 6-4, 6-1
Maria Soler Valverde (WU) def. Federica Salmaso (MWSU) 6-1, 6-0
Svea Crohn (WU) def. Ciarra Gilmore (MWSU) 6-0, 6-0
Madison Lysaught (WU) def. Bojana Vuksan (MWSU) 0-6, 6-4, 10-3
 
DOUBLES
Czapinski/Morrissey (WU) def. Birosta/Gilmore (MWSU) 6-0
Crohn/Engelbrecht,Jacqueli (WU) def. Abreu Roman/Strom (MWSU) 7-6
Fields/Valverde (WU) def. Salmaso/Vuksan (MWSU) 6-2