Broncos Take Two From LCSC

Saturday, March 9

Boise, Idaho

10 a.m. MT

Boise State

Lewis-Clark State

3/9/2024 7:07:00 PM | Women's Tennis

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By: Courtesy: Boise State Athletics

BOISE, Idaho – Boise State women's tennis completed a Saturday sweep over the Lewis-Clark State Warriors at the Boas Indoor Tennis Center. With the victories, Boise State improved to 4-6 overall.

The Broncos dominated on the day, winning both contests 7-0, going 6-0 in doubles and 12-0 in singles matches versus the Warriors.

MATCH ONE

The Broncos (3-6) secured the early lead over the Warriors (3-9) after pulling off two 6-0 victories on courts two and three. Pauline Ernstberger and Shauna Heffernan won the final doubles match, winning 6-3 on court one.

Boise State clinched the victory with dominant wins on courts two, three and five, only dropping three points between the six sets. Heffernan and Ariadna Briones Ginesta won 6-1, 6-0 and 6-0, 6-0 on courts three and five, respectively, while Joana Baptista secured the victory on court two 6-0, 6-2. Nicole Discenza, Bhakti Shah and Lorelyz Marruffo rounded out the match with straight-set victories to complete the sweep.

MATCH TWO

Boise State (4-6) opened the afternoon contest by sweeping the three doubles matches, surrendering only one point combined. The teams of Discenza and Marruffo on court one and Baptista and Shah on court two won by 6-0 scores, with Baptista and Shah clinching the team point.

Like match one, the Blue and Orange were dominant in singles, winning five straight matches in two sets. Ryan Kershner started the ball rolling with a 6-0, 6-0 victory at No. 6 singles. Shah brought home the team victory with the clinching win on court four, 6-0, 6-1 over Paige Noble-Lucas.

Ernstberger at No. 1 singles, Marruffo on court two, Piron at number five, all won in two sets, with Briones Ginesta winning on a 10-point third set tiebreaker to complete the sweep.

Notables

The Broncos have won 23-straight matches against Lewis-Clark State.
Boise State ended their four-match losing streak.
Joana Baptista, Ariadna Briones Ginesta, Pauline Ernstberger and Bhakti Shah all picked up their tenth singles win of the season.

Quotables

"Great to be back at home this weekend and perform well. Our team has been battle-tested all through the nonconference season and has learned and grown a lot," said head coach Beck Roghaar. "The experiences we've had are so valuable towards preparing ourselves for our conference season. We're really looking forward to our conference home opener next week versus San Jose State on Friday, and we'll look forward to being in front of Bronco Nation competing again."

What's Next

Boise State will begin Mountain West play next week as it hosts San Jose State and San Diego State for a pair of matches at Appleton Tennis Center. The Broncos will face the Spartans on Friday, March 15, at 11 a.m. MT before taking on the Aztecs on Sunday, March 17, at 11 a.m. MT.

Results

FINAL SCORE - MATCH ONE
Boise State (3-6): 7
Lewis-Clark State (3-11): 0

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

Pauline Ernstberger/Shauna Heffernan (Boise State) def. Carisa Liebenberg/Naiara Montero (Lewis-Clark State) 6-3
Joana Baptista/Bhakti Shah (Boise State) def. Beatriz Lambru/Paige Noble-Lucas (Lewis-Clark State) 6-0
Ariadna Briones Ginesta/Ella Piron (Boise State) def. Ana Govea/Larissa Couto (Lewis-Clark State) 6-0

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

Lorelyz Marruffo (Boise State) def. Carisa Liebenberg (Lewis-Clark State) 6-3,
Joana Baptista (Boise State) def. Naiara Montero (Lewis-Clark State) 6-0, 6-2
Shauna Heffernan (Boise State) def. Beatriz Lambru (Lewis-Clark State) 6-1, 6-0
Nicole Discenza (Boise State) def. Paige Noble-Lucas (Lewis-Clark State) 6-2, 6-0
Ariadna Briones Ginesta (Boise State) def. Ana Govea (Lewis-Clark State) 6-0, 6-0
Bhakti Shah (Boise State) def. Larissa Couto (Lewis-Clark State) 6-0, 6-2

FINAL SCORE - MATCH ONE
Boise State (4-6): 7
Lewis-Clark State (3-12): 0

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

Nicole Discenza/Lorelyz Marruffo (BSU) def. Naiara Montero/Beatriz Lambru (LCSC) 6-0
Joana Baptista/Bhakti Shah (BSU) def. Paige Noble-Lucas/Ana Govea (LCSC) 6-0
Ariadna Briones G/Ella Piron (BSU) def. Larissa Couto/Carisa Liebenberg (LCSC) 6-1