Friday, February 7
Boise, Idaho
11 a.m. MT
Boise State
6
vs
0
Linfield
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.
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.
Boise State's dominance in doubles carried into singles, where the team won all five matches played against the Wildcats by 6-0 scores.
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
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.
Quotables:
Notables:
Full Results
Vs. Linfield
Doubles (Order of finish: 3,2,1)
Vs. College of Idaho
Doubles (Order of finish: 3,2,1)
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.
Boise State's dominance in doubles carried into singles, where the team won all five matches played against the Wildcats by 6-0 scores.
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
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.
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
#1 Singles Match
12
Kaitlynn Canubida / 0 [LIN]
00
66
#2 Singles Match
12
Samantha Baltz / 0 [LIN]
00
66
#3 Singles Match
12
Emily Redwood / 0 [LIN]
00
66
#4 Singles Match
12
Sundi King / 0 [LIN]
00
66
#5 Singles Match
12
Lilianna Cano / 0 [LIN]
00
66
#6 Singles Match
1
No player / 0 [LIN]
0
0
Order of Finish:
6,5,3,1,4,2
Players Mentioned
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