Boise State to Open Conference Play on Road

WHAT'S NEXT: The Boise State women's tennis team will open the final stretch of its Mountain West schedule by traveling to Fort Collins, Colorado, to face Colorado State on March 13. Weather permitting, the match will be played outdoors at 1 p.m. MT or indoors at 3 p.m. The Broncos will then travel to Laramie, Wyoming, to face Wyoming on March 15 at 11 a.m.

SCOUTING THE RAMS: Colorado State has lost five of its last six matches and enters the contest with a 4-7 record. The Rams and Broncos (8-2) share four common opponents this season: BYU, Eastern Washington, Gonzaga and Montana State. Boise State is 3-1 against those teams, while Colorado State is 1-3. Boise State defeated Colorado State 4-0 in 2025.

SCOUTING THE COWGIRLS: Wyoming enters the match at 7-3 and will play Utah State on March 13. The Cowgirls have won their last three matches and hold a 10-6 advantage in the all-time series. Boise State won the last meeting in 2025, 4-0 in Boise.

NATIONALLY RANKED: The Broncos are ranked No. 47 in the latest UTR Sports collegiate team rankings and No. 68 in the ITA rankings.

ONE OF ONE: Head coach Beck Roghaar (2011-present) became the program's all-time winningest coach with his 182nd career victory, surpassing Mark Tichenor (1999-2010) in the win against Gonzaga. He enters the weekend with 184.

MW WEEKLY AWARDS: Carla Grignac earned both MW Player and Freshman of the Week honors on Jan. 28 following her victory at the No. 6 singles position against nationally ranked Washington. She became the third player in MW history and the second in program history to earn both honors in the same week.

DEFENDING MW CHAMPS: The Broncos claimed their first conference tournament championship since 2010 by winning the 2025 MW Tournament. Boise State defeated Fresno State, San Diego State and UNLV en route to the MW title.

COACH OF THE YEAR: Roghaar, in his 16th season at the helm, was named MW 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.

IN THE RECORD BOOK: Zdena Safarova is tied for the fourth-most career No. 1 singles wins (26). Gaye McManus holds the program record with 50 wins at the top singles spot from 1994-98.

ALL-MW RETURNERS: In 2025, Safarova earned All-MW honors in singles and doubles and was named MW Tournament MVP and MW All-Tournament No. 1 Singles. Paula Schaefer earned All-Tournament No. 4 Singles honors, while Masa Viriant was named All-Tournament No. 6 Singles.

HOW TO FOLLOW: Live stats can be found here, with live streaming here for Colorado State. Both can be found here for Wyoming. Fans can follow on X (BroncoSportsWTN), Instagram (BoiseStateWTEN) as well as Facebook (Boise State Women's Tennis) for updates.

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Carla Grignac

Zdena Safarova

Paula Schaefer

Masa Viriant

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