Broncos Beat Bengals 6-1

Saturday, January 28

Boise, Idaho

10 a.m. MT

Boise State

Idaho State

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1/28/2023 2:36:00 PM | Women's Tennis

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BOISE, Idaho – Boise State women's tennis improved to 2-0 to begin its 2023 spring duals campaign, defeating Idaho State 6-1 Saturday morning at Boas Indoor Tennis Center

After Joana Baptista and Holly Stewart dominated in a 6-1 victory on doubles court two, Shauna Heffernan and Pauline Ernstberger held off an Idaho State comeback at No. 3 doubles for a 6-3 win, giving the Broncos (2-0) the doubles point and a 1-0 lead over the Bengals (0-2) going into singles.

Ernstberger displayed full control in her No. 1 singles match, defeating Hana Cho 6-2, 6-1 to improve the Bronco lead 2-0. Baptista made quick work of her singles match on court four, winning in straight-sets, 6-0, 6-3, to give Boise State a chance to clinch the match.

On court five, sophomore Bhakti Shah finished the job for Boise State, winning 6-2, 6-2 over Sydney Morris to clinch the overall victory for the Blue and Orange.

Quotables

Competing the way that we need to and the way we did in the moments that mattered most is a good sign," said head coach Beck Roghaar. "I can't say enough about where we're at as a team at this point in the year, but there's still things we need to improve on."
"The whole team did an amazing job," said Bhakti Shah. "We knew Idaho State were going to be a tough team and we were expecting them to come up with some good things, but we responded well."

Notables

Boise State has won 19-straight matches against Idaho State.
The Broncos improve their lead in the all-time series against the Bengals, 25-18.

What's Next
Boise State takes on Lewis-Clark State later this afternoon (4 p.m.) to conclude its season-opening weekend.

Boise State (2-0): 5
Idaho State (0-2): 1

Doubles (Order of Finish: 1,3)
1) Lorelyz Marruffo/Nicole Discenza (Boise St.) vs. Sol O'Lideadha/Lola O'Lideadha (Idaho St.) 4-3 Unfinished
2) Joana Baptista/Holly Stewart (Boise St.) def. Hana Cho/Leah Kuruvilla (Idaho St.) 6-1
3) Shauna Heffernan/Pauline Ernstberger (Boise St.) def. Megan Lang-Gould/Sydney Morris (Idaho St.) 6-3

Singles (Order of Finish: 1,4,5,6)
1) Pauline Ernstberger (Boise St.) def. Hana Cho (Idaho St.) 6-2, 6-1
2) Lorelyz Marruffo (Boise St.) def. Lola O'Lideadha (Idaho St.) 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
3) Holly Stewart (Boise St.) def. Sol O'Lideadha (Idaho St.) 5-7, 6-0, 7-6(2)
4) Joana Baptista (Boise St.) def. Leah Kuruvilla (Idaho St.) 6-0, 6-3
5) Bhakti Shah (Boise St.) def. Sydney Morris (Idaho St.) 6-2, 6-2
6) Stefanya Shalakhova (Idaho St.) def. Ana Conde Vendrell (Boise State) 2-6, 6-4, 1-0 (5)