HAYS, Kan. – In their second-consecutive home match in as many days, the Fort Hays State women’s tennis team fell in an 8-1 contest to Washburn. The Tigers now own a 6-5 record, alongside a 1-3 MIAA mark.

The lone win for FHSU came in doubles play as the Tiger duo of Nicole Lubbers and Laura Jimenez-Lendinez took down the Ichabod team of Makenna Gonzales and Ally Burr at a score of 8-3. In the other double matches, Natalie Lubberrs and Ellea Ediger dropped an 8-2 match to Alexis Czapinski and Logan Morrissey. The decisive match in doubles went to Alysha Nowacki and Jacquell Engelbrecht as they defeated Macy Moyers and Lauren Lindell 8-4.

Singles play was all Ichabods, led by Czapinski in the No. 1 spot claiming a 6-2, 6-1 win over Natalie Lubbers. Jimenez-Lendinez dropped a 6-4, 6-4 match to Morrissey, while Moyers fell 6-1, 6-3 to Engelbrecht. Ediger claimed a 6-4, 6-2 loss to Nowacki, and Lindell was slipped up by Madison Lysaught in a three-set match, 7-5, 5-7, 10-4. Nicole Lubbers took the loss to Gonzales 6-4, 6-3.

The Tigers get over a week off to get back into the season as they take on a Missouri road trip with a match at Northwest Missouri State on March 24 (Saturday), followed by Missouri Western for a 10 a.m. tilt on Sunday (March 25).