
Broncos Cruise Past Wildcats and Yotes
2/7/2025 8:48:00 PM | Women's Tennis
BOISE, Idaho – The Boise State women's tennis team improved to 6-0 with a pair of 7-0 victories over Linfield and the College of Idaho, Friday at Boas Indoor Tennis Center.
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In the first match against Linfield, Bhakti Shah and Paula Schaefer won the opening doubles match 6-0 over Sundi King and Lilianna Cano. Ryan Kershner and Lorelyz Marruffo followed with a 6-1 win to secure the doubles point for the Broncos.
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Boise State's dominance in doubles carried into singles, where the team won all five matches played against the Wildcats by 6-0 scores.
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Against the College of Idaho, Masa Viriant and Ella Piron won their doubles match 6-0, and Shah and Schaefer followed with another dominant win to secure the doubles point for Boise State
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In singles, the Broncos lost just six games across the six singles matches with the Yotes, cruising to their second 7-0 victory to close out the day.
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Quotables:
Notables:
Full Results
Vs. Linfield
Doubles (Order of finish: 3,2,1)
Vs. College of Idaho
Doubles (Order of finish: 3,2,1)
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In the first match against Linfield, Bhakti Shah and Paula Schaefer won the opening doubles match 6-0 over Sundi King and Lilianna Cano. Ryan Kershner and Lorelyz Marruffo followed with a 6-1 win to secure the doubles point for the Broncos.
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Boise State's dominance in doubles carried into singles, where the team won all five matches played against the Wildcats by 6-0 scores.
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Against the College of Idaho, Masa Viriant and Ella Piron won their doubles match 6-0, and Shah and Schaefer followed with another dominant win to secure the doubles point for Boise State
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In singles, the Broncos lost just six games across the six singles matches with the Yotes, cruising to their second 7-0 victory to close out the day.
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Quotables:
- "We had a lot of great energy between both matches, they really brought it today," said assistant coach Errol Smith. "This was a great confidence booster going into next weekend."
Notables:
- The Broncos improved to 6-0, marking the best start since the 2002-03 season.
- All nine Broncos remain undefeated in both singles and doubles this season.
- Boise State dropped just eight total games between the two matches played today.
- Boise State has only gone to a third set or a 10-point tiebreaker in two matches so far on the season.
- Ryan Kershner and Lorelyz Marruffo improved to 6-0 in doubles. Bhakti Shah and Paula Scahefer moved to 5-0.
- Boise State will host its final home match of February against Eastern Washington Friday, Feb. 14, at 11 a.m. MT.
Full Results
Vs. Linfield
Doubles (Order of finish: 3,2,1)
- Zdena Safarova / Ariadna Briones Ginesta (BOI) def. Emma Tuttle / Kaitlynn Canubida (LIN) 6-1
- Ryan Kershner / Lorelyz Marruffo (BOI) def. Emily Redwood / Samantha Baltz (LIN) 6-0
- Bhakti Shah / Paula Schaefer (BOI) def. Sundi King / Lilianna Cano (LIN) 6-0
- Zdena Safarova (BOI) def. Kaitlynn Canubida (LIN) 6-0, 6-0
- Bhakti Shah (BOI) def. Samantha Baltz (LIN) 6-0, 6-0
- Paula Schaefer (BOI) def. Emily Redwood (LIN) 6-0, 6-0
- Ariadna Briones Ginesta (BOI) def. Sundi King (LIN) 6-0, 6-0
- Ella Piron (BOI) def. Lilianna Cano (LIN) 6-0, 6-0
- Masa Viriant (BOI) def. Linfield, walkover
Vs. College of Idaho
Doubles (Order of finish: 3,2,1)
- Ryan Kershner / Lorelyz Marruffo (BOI) def. Christina Ljuba / Nicole Tran (COI) 6-2
- Bhakti Shah / Paula Schaefer (BOI) def. Berkeley Klarich / Adele Long (COI) 6-0
- Masa Viriant / Ella Piron (BOI) def. Elizabeth Sagehorn / Alissa Rautenberg (COI) 6-0
- Zdena Safarova (BOI) def. Christina Ljuba (COI) 6-1, 6-0
- Lorelyz Marruffo (BOI) def. Adele Long (COI) 6-1, 6-2
- Paula Schaefer (BOI) def. Berkeley Klarich (COI) 6-0, 6-1
- Ariadna Briones Ginesta (BOI) def. Nicole Tran (COI) 6-0, 6-1
- Masa Viriant (BOI) def. Elizabeth Sagehorn (COI) 6-0, 6-0
- Ella Piron (BOI) def. Alissa Rautenberg (COI) 6-0, 6-0
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2,1
Order of Finish:
6,5,3,1,4,2
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