Broncos Bested By The Cougars

Saturday, January 27

Boise, Idaho

11 a.m. MT

Boise State

Washington State

1/27/2024 2:04:00 PM | Women's Tennis

Box Score Photo Gallery

BOISE, Idaho – The Boise State women's tennis team was dealt its first loss of the season Saturday, dropping a 7-0 contest against Washington State at Boas Indoor Tennis Center.

The Cougars (3-0) jumped out to an early lead against the Broncos (1-1) after winning the doubles point with victories on all three courts.

Washington State claimed the first three singles' victories, going up 4-0 and clinching the overall victory. The Cougars then won the last three matches on courts one, three and five, making the final score 7-0.

Quotables

"Sometimes you are the one that gets to eat and sometimes you're starving, and today we were starving," head coach Beck Roghaar said. "That hunger is going to drive us to keep getting better this season and keep learning lessons."

What's Next
Boise State will travel to Seattle, Wash., to take on Washington Feb. 2, starting at 6 p.m. MT.

FINAL SCORE
Boise State (1-1): 0
Washington State (3-0): 7

FULL RESULTS
Doubles (Order of Finish: 2, 1, 3)

Eva Alvarez Sande/Elyse Tse (Washington State) def. Nicole Discenza/Lorelyz Marruffo (Boise State) 6-4
Fifa Kumhom/Yura Nakagawa (Washington State) def. Pauline Ernstberger/Shauna Heffernan (Boise State) 6-4
Hania Abouelsaad/Martina Markov (Washington State) def. Ryan Kershner/Bhakti Shah (Boise State) 7-5

Singles (Order of Finish: 3, 4, 6, 2, 1, 5)

Eva Alvarez Sande (Washington State) def. Pauline Ernstberger (Boise State) 6-3, 6-2
Yura Nakagawa (Washington State) def. Lorelyz Marruffo (Boise State) 6-4, 6-0
Fifa Kumhom (Washington State) def. Ariadna Briones Ginesta (Boise State) 6-0, 6-0
Elyse Tse (Washington State) def. Nicole Discenza (Boise State) 6-3, 6-1
Hania Abouelsaad (Washington State) def. Bhakti Shah (Boise State) 6-3, 6-3
Martina Markov (Washington State) def. Ella Piron (Boise State) 6-4, 6-3