Alejandro de la Torre
Arianne Boma
Griffon lose first match ranked within the ITA Top-25 Poll.
2
Missouri Western MWSU (10-4, 3-2)
5
Winner Washburn WU (9-5, 3-1)
Missouri Western MWSU
(10-4, 3-2)
2
Final
5
Washburn WU
(9-5, 3-1)
Winner

Match Recap: Tennis | | MWSU Media Relations

No. 25 Griffons fall 5-2 to No. 29 Washburn

TOPEKA, Kan. — The No. 25 Griffons fell 5-2 to No. 29 Washburn on Wednesday at the Washburn Tennis Complex.

DOUBLES
In No. 1 doubles, Anya Chavez/Nicole Donnelly fell 6-1 to No. 18 Sonia Smagina/Maja Jung. Washburn (9-5, 3-1 MIAA) clinched the doubles point in the No. 3 match, as Casie Curry/Marta Torres defeated Lucia Casas Blas/Ariella Curci. In No. 2 doubles, Isabella Martensson/Issabella Pensavalle won 6-4 over Anais Peralta Criado/Isabella MacGibbon.

SINGLES
Ranked 67th in the nation, MacGibbon fell in No. 1 singles No. 2-ranked Smagina 6-3, 6-1. The Ichabods took a 3-0 lead when No. 24 Jung defeated Chavez 6-4, 6-3 in the No. 2 match. Washburn clinched the match in No. 5 singles when Curry won 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 over Casas Blas.

Later down 5-0, Nicole Donnelly got the Griffons on the board with a three-set win in No. 6 singles, taking down Pensavalle 7-5, 4-6, 10-6. Cristina Granero Boj closed out the day with a win 6-7, 6-1, 6-3 win over Torres, ending the match 5-2 in Washburn's favor.

UP NEXT
The Griffons (10-4, 3-2 MIAA) next take on Fort Hays State (6-9, 0-5 MIAA) on Thursday at 2 p.m. at Noyes Tennis Courts.

 
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