Wednesday, April 27
Tucson, Ariz.
11 a.m. MT
Boise State
2
vs
4
San Jose State (First Round)
Photo by: C. Morgan Engel/NCAA Photos
Broncos Fall 4-2 to San Jose State at MW Championship
4/27/2022 3:28:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Holly Stewart led the Broncos collecting wins in singles and doubles.
ORO VALLEY, Ariz. – Boise State women's tennis fell 4-2 to San Jose State Wednesday afternoon in the opening round of the Mountain West Conference Championship. Holly Stewart led the Broncos against the Spartans earning victories in singles and doubles.
Boise State opened the match by taking the team point in doubles 2-0. Stewart and Shauna Heffernan recorded the first win over San Jose State 6-2 on court two to take the early advantage. The Bronco duo finished the year with a team-best 13-4 record.
Joana Baptista and Nicole Discenza clinched the doubles point for the Broncos with their 11th victory of the year, a 6-4 win over SJSU's Alba Pedrero Galindo and Lara Marco Mas at the No. 1 position.
San Jose State came back early in singles, taking a 2-1 lead with wins on courts two and six.
Stewart brought the Blue and Orange even again with a three-set win at No. 3 singles. The junior from New Zealand defeated the Spartans' Rozalina Youseva 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 to become the third Bronco since 2015 to record 20 wins in a season. She finished the campaign at 20-9 overall.
The remaining three contests went to third sets before San Jose State pulled it out with victories at No. 5 and 4 singles.
The final match was abandoned once SJSU clinched the victory; Pauline Ernstberger was tied 3-6, 6-4, 5-5 on court one at the time.
Boise State finishes the 2022 campaign with an 8-8 overall record and a 4-6 league mark. All eight Broncos are expected to return for the 2022-23 season.
MATCH BOX SCORE
San Jose State (6-14) def Boise State (8-8) 4-2
Mountain West Championship, First Round
April 27, 2022, at Oro Valley, Ariz.
Doubles (Order of finish: 2,1)
1. Baptista/Discenza (BSU) def. Pedrero Galindo/Marco Mas (SJSU) 6-4
2. Stewart/Shauna Heffernan (BSU) def. Muradyan/Youseva (SJSU) 6-2
3. Ernstberger/Conde Vendrell (BSU) vs. Villan Pereira/Babic (SJSU) 5-6, DNF
Singles (Order of finish: 2,6,3,5,4)
1. Pauline Ernstberger (BSU) vs. Alba Pedrero Galindo (SJSU) 3-6, 6-4, 5-5, DNF
2. Irena Muradyan (SJS) def. Joana Baptista (BSU) 6-0, 6-3
3. Holly Stewart (BSU) def. Rozalina Youseva (SJSU) 6-4, 4-6, 6-2
4. Racquel Villan Pereira (SJSU) def. Nicole Discenza (BSU) 6-7(6), 6-4, 6-1
5. Lara Marco Mas (SJSU) def. Ana Conde Vendrell (BSU) 6-3, 6-7(4), 6-1
6. Jovana Babic (SJSU) def. Bhakti Shah (BSU) 6-4, 6-2
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Boise State opened the match by taking the team point in doubles 2-0. Stewart and Shauna Heffernan recorded the first win over San Jose State 6-2 on court two to take the early advantage. The Bronco duo finished the year with a team-best 13-4 record.
Joana Baptista and Nicole Discenza clinched the doubles point for the Broncos with their 11th victory of the year, a 6-4 win over SJSU's Alba Pedrero Galindo and Lara Marco Mas at the No. 1 position.
San Jose State came back early in singles, taking a 2-1 lead with wins on courts two and six.
Stewart brought the Blue and Orange even again with a three-set win at No. 3 singles. The junior from New Zealand defeated the Spartans' Rozalina Youseva 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 to become the third Bronco since 2015 to record 20 wins in a season. She finished the campaign at 20-9 overall.
The remaining three contests went to third sets before San Jose State pulled it out with victories at No. 5 and 4 singles.
The final match was abandoned once SJSU clinched the victory; Pauline Ernstberger was tied 3-6, 6-4, 5-5 on court one at the time.
Boise State finishes the 2022 campaign with an 8-8 overall record and a 4-6 league mark. All eight Broncos are expected to return for the 2022-23 season.
MATCH BOX SCORE
San Jose State (6-14) def Boise State (8-8) 4-2
Mountain West Championship, First Round
April 27, 2022, at Oro Valley, Ariz.
Doubles (Order of finish: 2,1)
1. Baptista/Discenza (BSU) def. Pedrero Galindo/Marco Mas (SJSU) 6-4
2. Stewart/Shauna Heffernan (BSU) def. Muradyan/Youseva (SJSU) 6-2
3. Ernstberger/Conde Vendrell (BSU) vs. Villan Pereira/Babic (SJSU) 5-6, DNF
Singles (Order of finish: 2,6,3,5,4)
1. Pauline Ernstberger (BSU) vs. Alba Pedrero Galindo (SJSU) 3-6, 6-4, 5-5, DNF
2. Irena Muradyan (SJS) def. Joana Baptista (BSU) 6-0, 6-3
3. Holly Stewart (BSU) def. Rozalina Youseva (SJSU) 6-4, 4-6, 6-2
4. Racquel Villan Pereira (SJSU) def. Nicole Discenza (BSU) 6-7(6), 6-4, 6-1
5. Lara Marco Mas (SJSU) def. Ana Conde Vendrell (BSU) 6-3, 6-7(4), 6-1
6. Jovana Babic (SJSU) def. Bhakti Shah (BSU) 6-4, 6-2
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,1
#1 Singles Match
1234
Alba Pedrero Galindo / 0 [SJSU]
6450
365UF
#2 Singles Match
12
Irena Muradyan / 0 [SJSU]
66
03
#3 Singles Match
123
Rozalina Youseva / 0 [SJSU]
462
646
#4 Singles Match
123
R. Villan Pereira / 0 [SJSU]
666
741
#5 Singles Match
123
Lara Marco Mas / 0 [SJSU]
666
371
#6 Singles Match
12
Jovana Babic / 0 [SJSU]
66
42
Order of Finish:
2,6,3,5,4
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