Broncos Defeat Falcons

Saturday, March 30

Boise, Idaho

11 a.m. MT

Boise State

Air Force

3/30/2024 2:59:00 PM | Women's Tennis

Box Score Photo Gallery

BOISE, Idaho – Boise State women's tennis defeated Air Force 4-2, Saturday afternoon, at Appleton Tennis Center.

The Broncos (7-9, 3-3 Mountain West) secured an early lead over the Falcons (1-13, 0-6 MW) after clinching the doubles point. Pauline Ernstberger and Shauna Heffernan claimed the first victory on court two, defeating Alexis Odom and Isabella Flodin 6-2. Nicole Discenza and Lorelyz Marruffo won next, winning their match 6-4 over Arianna Vanhouweling and Nadia Kojonroj.

Ariadna Briones Ginesta started singles off strong for the Broncos as she defeated Amy Park 6-0, 6-0 on court six. Air Force then claimed its first victory of the day on court three, trailing the Broncos 2-1 overall.

Heffernan earned the next win for the Broncos, defeating Flodin 7-6 (3), 6-1. Air Force fought back, picking up another victory on court two.

Discenza responded with a win on court five 6-3, 6-4 over Giovanna Sanchiriro, clinching the match for the Broncos with an overall score of 4-2.

Notables

This is the first time Boise State has defeated Air Force since March 27, 2021.
This victory marks the tenth program win over the Falcons. Broncos now lead the all-time series 10-4

Quotables

"We're happy to get this win," head coach Beck Roghaar said. "Every win in our conference is difficult to come by and every team is good. I felt like our team did a really good job at coming back out and knocking off the rust from our last couple of matches. It was a great performance by Shauna. To see the way she was leading us and competing was what we needed from every player down the stretch."

What's Next
Boise State will host its last home match of the season against UNLV on Sunday, April 7 at 11 a.m. MT at Appleton Tennis Center. The team's five seniors will be honored during the match.

FINAL SCORE
Boise State (7-9, 3-3 MW): 4
Air Force (1-13, 0-6 MW):

FULL RESULTS

Doubles (Order of Finish: 2, 1)

Nicole Discenza/Lorelyz Marruffo (Boise State) def. Arianna Vanhouweling/Nadia Kojonroj (Air Force) 6-4
Pauline Ernstberger/Shauna Heffernan (Boise State) def. Alexis Odom/Isabella Flodin (Air Force) 6-2
Joana Baptista/Ana Conde Vendrell (Boise State) vs. Joselyn Limbago/Giovanna Sanchirico (Air Force) 5-5 (unfinished)

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

Pauline Ernstberger (Boise State) vs. Arianna Vanhouweling (Air Force) 7-5, 4-4 (unfinished)
Nadia Kojonroj (Air Force) def. Lorelyz Marruffo (Boise State) 6-4, 6-3
Alexis Odom (Air Force) def. Joana Baptista (Boise State) 6-0, 6-2
Shauna Heffernan (Boise State) def. Isabella Flodin (Air Force) 7-6 (3), 6-1
Nicole Discenza (Boise State) def. Giovanna Sanchirico (Air Force) 6-3, 6-4
Ariadna Briones Ginesta (Boise State) def. Amy Park (Air Force) 6-0, 6-0