Broncos Fall to Spartans in Opening Round of Mountain West Women’s Tennis Championship

Wednesday, April 24

Las Vegas, Nev.

11 a.m. MT

Boise State

Opening Round - San Jose State

Broncos Fall to Spartans in Opening Round of Mountain West Women’s Tennis Championship

4/24/2024 3:46:00 PM | Women's Tennis

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LAS VEGAS – Boise State women's tennis lost to San Jose State 4-3 in the opening round of the Mountain West Championship, Wednesday afternoon.

The Broncos (8-12, 4-6 MW) jumped out to an early lead over the Spartans (13-7, 4-5 MW) after clinching the doubles point. Pauline Ernstberger and Shauna Heffernan claimed the first victory on court one, defeating Irena Muradyan and Cheuk Ying Shek 6-1. San Jose State won next on court two, but Boise State responded on court three as Ana Conde Vendrell and Nicole Discenza defeated Duru Durgun and Rozalina Youseva 6-4.

Joana Baptista won the first singles match of the day, beating Ying Shek 6-2, 6-1 on court three. Discenza also won in straight sets, claiming victory on court five over Jovana Babic 7-5, 6-2. San Jose State won the next four matches to clinch the overall victory 4-3.

Notables

Pauline Ernstberger and Shauna Heffernan won their fourth-straight match as a tandem. The duo finished the season with an 11-5 overall doubles record.

Quotables

"It was an incredibly difficult decision today in the match," head coach Beck Roghaar said. "Even in the toughest moments we lean on the people that have given so much in our program. I can't say enough about these five seniors that are graduating. They have left an incredible mark and built this program into something super special. They left this program better than they found it."

FINAL SCORE
Boise State (8-13, 4-6 MW): 3
San Jose State (14-7, 4-5 MW): 4

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

Pauline Ernstberger/Shauna Heffernan (Boise State) def. Irena Muradyan/Cheuk Ying Shek (San Jose State) 6-1
Carolina Millan/Jovana Babic (San Jose State) def. Joana Baptista/Lorelyz Marruffo (Boise State) 6-2
Ana Conde Vendrell/Nicole Discenza (Boise State) def. Duru Durgun/Rozalina Youseva (San Jose State) 6-4

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

Carolina Millan (San Jose State) def. Pauline Ernstberger (Boise State) 4-6, 6-2, 6-1
Irena Muradyan (San Jose State) def. Lorelyz Marruffo (Boise State) 7-5, 7-5
Joana Baptista (Boise State) def. Cheuk Ying Shek (San Jose State) 6-2, 6-1
Rozalina Youseva (San Jose State) def. Shauna Heffernan (Boise State) 7-5, 6-4
Nicole Discenza (Boise State) def. Jovana Babic (San Jose State) 7-5, 6-2
Duru Durgun (San Jose State) def. Ariadna Briones Ginesta (Boise State) 6-3, 2-6, 6-2