Broncos Head to California for Dennis Rizza Classic

WHAT'S NEXT: The Boise State women's tennis team will travel to Palos Verdes, California, to compete in the Dennis Rizza Classic at the Jack Kramer Club, Oct. 31-Nov. 2.

WHO'S IN: Stella Beldiman, Allison Isaacs, Lorelyz Marruffo, Ella Piron, Tereza Polakova, Paula Schaefer and Masa Viriant will represent the Broncos in the three-day tournament.

THE FORMAT: Each school will divide its team into pairs, with each duo competing against pairs from other schools. Teams will first play a doubles match, then split to compete in singles play.

LAST TIME OUT: The Broncos last competed Oct. 7-11 at the ITA Mountain Region Championships, where Polakova led the way by reaching the quarterfinal round in singles.

EARLY AND OFTEN: Polakova has recorded 10 wins so far this fall season, the most of any Bronco.

COACH OF THE YEAR: Head coach Beck Roghaar, in his 16th season at the helm, was named Mountain West and ITA Mountain Region Coach of the Year for the 2024-25 season. The former marked his third conference Coach of the Year honor, while the latter was the first regional recognition of his career, making him just the second coach in program history to receive the award.

ALL-MW RETURNERS: Zdena Safarova earned All-Mountain West honors in singles and doubles, and was also named MW Tournament MVP and MW All-Tournament No. 1 Singles. Schaefer earned All-Tournament No. 4 Singles, while Viriant was named All-Tournament No. 6 Singles.

HOW TO FOLLOW: Fans can follow on X (@BroncoSportsWTN), Instagram (@BoiseStateWTEN) and Facebook (Boise State Women's Tennis) for updates.

Players Mentioned

Stella Beldiman

Allison Isaacs

Lorelyz Marruffo

Ella Piron

Tereza Polakova

Zdena Safarova

Paula Schaefer

Masa Viriant

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