Broncos Sweep Lopes

BOISE, Idaho – The Boise State women's tennis team earned a dominant 4-0 victory over No. 63 Grand Canyon on Friday afternoon in Boise.

After a 6-2 win from Stella Beldiman and Paula Schaefer at No. 2 doubles, and a 6-4 Grand Canyon victory on court three, the deciding doubles match moved to court one for the second consecutive match. Trailing 3-1, Boise State's (11-2) top duo of Tereza Polakova and Zdena Safarova rallied to force a tiebreak. The pair secured the doubles point with a 7-6 (4) win.

Boise State dominated in singles, winning each match in straight sets to clinch the sweep. Masa Viriant earned the first point, defeating Grand Canyon's (9-7) Hams Mewally, the defending Mountain West Freshman of the Week, 6-1, 6-2. Shortly after, Safarova picked up her sixth consecutive win at the No. 1 position with a 6-0, 6-4 victory. Allison Isaacs clinched the match, winning 6-2, 6-3 on court four.

Notables

The Broncos have won 10 consecutive dual matches, six of which have been sweeps
Boise State has opened conference play 3-0 for the first time since the 2017-18 season, when it began 5-0
Zdena Safarova recorded her 29th career singles win at the No. 1 position, the fourth-most in program history
The top doubles team of Tereza Polakova and Safarova has won six straight matches
Boise State has won 12 consecutive matches against Mountain West opponents, its longest streak since joining the conference in 2011
This marks Boise State's first win against Grand Canyon

Quotable
"That's a very good team, but our squad has been stuck in our process with what has to happen Monday to Thursday to come out and perform well. I'm so proud of our group for the energy, focus and determination they brought today. " - head coach Beck Roghaar

What's Next

Boise State will host No. 31 San Diego State in its alumni match on Sunday, March 22, at 10 a.m. at the Appleton Tennis Center.

Full Results
Boise State def. No. 63 Grand Canyon
Doubles (Order of finish: 2,3,1)

Tereza Polakova/ Zdena Safarova (BOI) def. Deaifi Dania / Isabella Crossman (GCU) 7-6(4)
Stella Beldiman / Paula Schaefer (BOI) def. Gala Arangio / Karina Hofbauer (GCU) 6-2
Hams Metwali / Amalia Suciu (GCU) def. Carla Grignac / Lorelyz Marruffo (BOI) 6-4

Singles (Order of finish: 3,1,4)

Zdena Safarova (BOI) def. Isabella Crossman (GCU) 6-0, 6-4
Tereza Polakova (BOI) vs. Karina Hofbauer (GCU) 7-5, 5-0 DNF
Masa Viriant (BOI) def. Hams Metwally (GCU) 6-1, 6-2
Allison Isaacs (BOI) def. Gala Arangio (GCU) 6-2, 6-3
Paula Schaefer (BOI) vs. Dania Deaifi (GCU) 6-2, 6-5 DNF
Carla Grignac (BOI) vs. Amalia Suciu (GCU) 6-7, 2-2 DNF

What's Next

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Players Mentioned

Stella Beldiman

Carla Grignac

Allison Isaacs

Lorelyz Marruffo

Tereza Polakova

Zdena Safarova

Paula Schaefer

Masa Viriant

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