Washburn tennis cages Cardinals with 7-0 sweeps
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Ready to go: Senior Raul-Alin Dicu bounces the ball before making a serve on Oct. 23, 2021. Dicu won the #1 singles match on the men’s side in two sets.
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High and low: Freshman Tim Hammes reaches down to make a return in his match on Oct. 23, 2021. Hammes won his match in two sets while only losing three points.
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Reach back: Senior Raul-Alin Dicu prepares to make a return on Oct. 23, 2021. Dicu won his singles match in two sets.
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Power hit: Sophomore Maja Jung returns a ball early in her singles match on Oct. 23, 2021. Jung won the #1 singles match for Washburn in two sets.
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Loading: Freshman Isabella Martensson prepares to make a return in her singles match on Oct. 23, 2021. Martensson won the #2 singles match while only losing two points.
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Fist pump: Sophomore Miquel Perez pumps his fist after winning a point in his singles match on Oct. 23, 2021. Perez won the #2 singles match in two sets.
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Throw it up: Sophomore Miquel Perez lobs the ball up for a serve on Oct. 23, 2021. Perez won the sets in his singles match 6-3, and 6-2.
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By the net: Junior Kinsey Fields charges a ball to make a return on Oct. 23, 2021. Fields won her singles match in two sets.
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Incoming: Sophomore Maja Jung looks to hit an incoming ball on Oct. 23, 2021. Jung won the #1 singles match in two sets.
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Free flowing: Freshman Tim Hammes follows through after making a return in his singles match on Oct. 23, 2021. Hammes won his match while only losing three sets.
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Grit: Sophomore Daniel Bird returns a ball during his singles match on Oct. 23, 2021. Bird lost only two points while winning his match.
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Peace and sweeps: Washburn tennis players Tobias Dreher (left) and Noah Neideck (right) show support for the team on Oct. 23, 2021. Washburn men’s tennis defeated William Jewell 7-0 on the day.
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On the wrist: Sophomore Daniel Bird returns a serve on Oct. 23, 2021. Bird won each set in his match 6-1.
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Watch it fall: Freshman Issabella Pensavalle returns a ball in her singles match on Oct. 23, 2021. Pensavalle did not lose a set in her #5 singles victory.
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Follow through: Sophomore Cadence Lynn backhands a return in her singles match on Oct. 23, 2021. Lynn won the #4 singles match for Washburn in two sets.
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Take it easy: Graduate Assistant Coach Logan Morrissey talks to sophomore Candence Lynn during her singles match on Oct. 23, 2021. Lynn helped Washburn sweep William Jewell 7-0 on the day.
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Backhand: Sophomore Sydnee Foster backhands a ball in her singles match on Oct. 23, 2021. Foster won her match with a combined score of 12-3.
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Wait for it: Sophomore Sebastian Pjontek waits ready to backhand a ball on Oct. 23, 2021. Pjontek won both sets in his match 6-4.
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Patiently waiting: Freshman Kim Niethhammer waits for his opponent to serve on Oct. 23, 2021. Niethammer won the #6 singles match for Washburn 6-3 and 6-1.
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After a scrimmage against Rockhurst University earlier in the day, Washburn tennis was in action on Oct. 23 for its first official match of the season. Both the men’s and women’s teams took on William Jewell College at the Washburn Tennis Complex beginning with doubles matches.
On the men’s side the duo of sophomore Sebastian Pjontek and freshman Tim Hammes won in the No. 1 position with a score of 6-3. Behind them, sophomores Daniel Bird and Miquel Perez won their match 6-1, a score that freshman Noah Neideck and senior Raul-Alin Dicu matched.
The women’s side was equally as successful, led by sophomore Maja Jung and freshman Isabella Martensson in the No.1 spot who secured a 6-3 victory. The only doubles sweep belonged to junior Kinsey Fields and sophomore Marta Torres who won 6-0. Rounding it out was sophomores Cadence Lynn and Sydnee Foster who won 6-1 at the No. 3 spot.
In singles competition on the women’s side Jung played from the No. 1 spot and earned a hard-fought two set victory with 7-5 and 7-6 wins. Martensson worked quickly from the No. 2 position, winning sets with combined scores of 12-2. On court three Fields had equal success, winning in two sets as well as Lynn from the No. 4 spot. Behind them freshman Issabella Pensavalle did not drop a set on her way to two 6-0 set victories while Foster claimed the No. 6 spot victory to complete the sweep.
On the men’s side Dicu competed in the No. 1 spot and swiftly defeated his opponent in two sets. Behind him Perez followed suit with 6-3 and 6-2 set victories. The duo of Hammes and Pjontek was strong from the No. 3 and No. 4 spots respectively, both winning in two sets. In the No. 5 position Bird only lost two points, winning each set 6-1. And finishing the sweep was freshman Kim Niethammer who also won in two sets.
The dominant performance marks the end of the fall slate for Washburn tennis. Next up will be an exhibition against Ottawa University at Genesis Tennis Center on Jan. 30, 2022.
Edited by Ellie Walker
Edited by Simran Shrestha
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