Sunday, March 16
San Jose, CA
Noon MT
Boise State
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San José State
Bronco Comeback Comes Up Short Against Spartans
3/16/2025 3:47:00 PM | Women's Tennis
SAN JOSE, Calif. – The Boise State women's tennis team fell to San Jose State 4-2 in its first road conference match of the season, Sunday afternoon in San Jose, California.
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The Spartans (11-1, 2-0) claimed the doubles point after winning matches on courts one and two, 6-3 and 6-4, respectively. At the No. 3 position, Boise State's Bhakti Shah and Paula Schaefer held a 5-4 lead before their match was cut short.
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San Jose State claimed the first two singles wins with straight sets victories at the No. 6 and No. 4 spots. Zdena Safarova put the Broncos (10-3, 1-1) on the board with a 6-4, 6-3 win at No. 1 over No. 111 Cheuk Ying Shek. Freshman Masa Viriant grabbed another point for Boise State, winning 6-4, 7-5 against San Jose State's Emma Fantousis.
Trailing 3-2, Paula Schaefer fell to Carla Urchoeguia, 6-3, 7-6(3), ending the match and thwarting Boise State's hopes for a comeback. Maya Dutta led her match 6-4, 6-5 when the contest was decided.
Notables:
Full Results
Doubles (Order of finish: 2, 1)
Singles (Order of finish: 6, 4, 1, 5, 3)
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The Spartans (11-1, 2-0) claimed the doubles point after winning matches on courts one and two, 6-3 and 6-4, respectively. At the No. 3 position, Boise State's Bhakti Shah and Paula Schaefer held a 5-4 lead before their match was cut short.
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San Jose State claimed the first two singles wins with straight sets victories at the No. 6 and No. 4 spots. Zdena Safarova put the Broncos (10-3, 1-1) on the board with a 6-4, 6-3 win at No. 1 over No. 111 Cheuk Ying Shek. Freshman Masa Viriant grabbed another point for Boise State, winning 6-4, 7-5 against San Jose State's Emma Fantousis.
Trailing 3-2, Paula Schaefer fell to Carla Urchoeguia, 6-3, 7-6(3), ending the match and thwarting Boise State's hopes for a comeback. Maya Dutta led her match 6-4, 6-5 when the contest was decided.
Notables:
- Zdena Safarova won her tenth singles match this fall and is on a four-match win streak.
- Masa Viriant moved to 3-1 at the No. 5 position this fall.
- Beck Roghaar's 166 wins are 15 shy of the most career wins by a head coach in Boise State history.
- "It was a tough battle on every court today," said head coach Beck Roghaar. "We did a lot of things well and so did San Jose State, but credit to them for coming out with the win. We have a couple of small tweaks to make and I believe in our group so much. We will be ready for next weekend."
- The Broncos will remain on the road, traveling to Las Vegas to face UNLV on Friday, March 21, and San Diego to compete against San Diego State Sunday, March 23.
Full Results
Doubles (Order of finish: 2, 1)
- Cheuk Ying Shek / Carla Urchoeguia (SJSU) def. Maya Dutta / Zdena Safarova (BOI) 6-4
- Olaya Bances / Duru Durgun (SJSU) def. Ryan Kershner / Lorelyz Marruffo (BOI) 6-3
- Â Paula Schaefer / Bhakti Shah (BOI) vs. Soledad Fayos / Emma Fantousis (SJSU) 5-4, unfinished
Singles (Order of finish: 6, 4, 1, 5, 3)
- Zdena Safarova (BOI) def. #111 Cheuk Ying Shek (SJSU) 6-4, 6-3
- Maya Dutta (BOI) vs. Duru Durgun (SJSU) 6-4, 6-5, unfinished
- Carla Urchoeguia (SJSU) def. Paula Schaefer (BOI) 6-3, 7-6 (7-3)
- Olaya Bances (SJSU) def. Ariadna Briones Ginesta (BOI) 6-2, 6-1
- Masa Viriant (BOI) def. Emma Fantousis (SJSU) 6-4, 7-5
- Soledad Fayos (SJSU) def. Ella Piron (BOI) 6-2, 6-1
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,1
#1 Singles Match
12
66
Cheuk Ying Shek / 0 (111/-) [SJSU]
43
#2 Singles Match
123
66UF
Duru Durgun / 0 [SJSU]
45UF
#3 Singles Match
12
36
Carla Urchoeguia / 0 [SJSU]
67
#4 Singles Match
12
21
Olaya Bances / 0 [SJSU]
66
#5 Singles Match
12
67
Emma Fantousis / 0 [SJSU]
45
#6 Singles Match
12
21
Soledad Fayos / 0 [SJSU]
66
Order of Finish:
6,4,1,5,3
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