Broncos Extend Winning Streak with Victory Over Aztecs

Sunday, March 22

Boise, Idaho

1 p.m. MT

Boise State

San Diego State

Paula Schaefer bending down under a serve

Broncos Extend Winning Streak with Victory Over Aztecs

3/22/2026 5:34:00 PM | Women's Tennis

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BOISE, Idaho – The Boise State women's tennis team earned its 11th consecutive win and 13th straight victory against Mountain West opponents, defeating No. 31 San Diego State 4-1 on Sunday afternoon at the Appleton Tennis Center.

Despite a 7-5 win from Stella Beldiman and Paula Schaefer at No. 2 doubles, the Aztecs (11-2, 3-1 MW) took a 1-0 lead after wins on courts one and three.

Trailing 1-0, Allison Isaacs tied the match at 1-1 with a dominant 6-2, 6-1 victory on court four. Less than five minutes later, Zdena Safarova gave Boise State the lead, earning her seventh consecutive win at the No. 1 position with a 6-1, 6-4 victory over San Diego State's Jo-Yee Chan.

Leading 2-1, Paula Schaefer extended the Broncos' (12-2, 4-0 MW) advantage with a 6-4, 7-5 win on court five. Junior Tereza Polakova secured the match-clinching point at No. 2, holding off a second-set comeback attempt from Ninon Martinache to win 7-6 (3), 7-5.

Notables

The Broncos have won 11 consecutive dual matches, six of which have been sweeps.
Boise State has opened conference play 4-0 for the first time since the 2017-18 season, when it began 5-0.
Zdena Safarova recorded her seventh consecutive win and 30th career singles victory at the No. 1 position, the fourth-most in program history.
Boise State has won 13 consecutive matches against Mountain West opponents, its longest streak since joining the conference in 2011.
This marks Boise State's second consecutive win over San Diego State and its fifth all-time.
Boise State has won its last seven singles matches in straight sets.

Quotable
"What a day for us. To bounce back after losing doubles was really big. I was so proud of how our team showed up right away in singles. It was great to see us perform the way we did on all six courts. We didn't just slide by in our matches, we showed up on every court. That's what this team is about and that's why I love this team." - head coach Beck Roghaar

What's Next

Boise State will return to the Appleton Tennis Center for matches against Nevada on March 27 at 11 a.m. MT and UNLV on March 29 at 11 a.m. MT.

Full Results
Boise State def. #31 San Diego State 4-1
Doubles (Order of finish: 3,2,1)

No. 50 Jo-Yee Chan / Vessa Turley (SDSU) def. Tereza Polakova/ Zdena Safarova (BOI) 6-4
Stella Beldiman / Paula Schaefer (BOI) def. Jayna Clemens / Ninon Martinache (SDSU) 7-5
Gloria Alogo Piqueras / Liisa Varul (SDSU) def. Carla Grignac / Lorelyz Marruffo (BOI) 6-2