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Sunday, March 29
Boise, Idaho
11 a.m. MT

Boise State

3
vs
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UNLV

Zdena Safarova hitting a serve

Broncos’ Win Streak Ends Against Rebels

3/29/2026 3:56:00 PM | Women's Tennis

BOISE, Idaho – The Boise State women's tennis team fell 4-3 to UNLV on Sunday afternoon at the Appleton Tennis Center.
 
In a rematch of the 2025 Mountain West Tournament championship, the Broncos (13-3) and Rebels (13-2), the only unbeaten teams in Mountain West play entering the match, battled early. UNLV opened the match by securing the doubles point with wins on courts one and two.
 
Boise State responded in singles play, as Allison Isaacs and Paula Schaefer earned victories on courts four and five to take a 2-1 lead. A Rebel win at No. 1 singles evened the match at 2-2 before Carla Grignac put the Broncos back in front with a three-set victory over Sofiia Sokolvak, 6-0, 4-6, 7-6 (5).
 
UNLV answered with a win on court three and clinched the match with a victory on court two to secure the 4-3 decision.
 
Notables
  • Allison Isaacs earned her 11th consecutive win at No. 4 singles, improving to 13-2 on the season
  • Carla Grignac recorded her 10th singles win this spring, moving to 10-1
  • Paula Schaefer has won her last two completed singles matches
  • This marks Boise State's first loss since Jan. 30

What's Next

  • The Broncos travel to California for matches at San Jose State on April 2 at 1 p.m. MT in San Jose and at Fresno State on April 4 at noon in Fresno.
     
Full Results
UNLV def. Boise State 4-3
Doubles (Order of finish: 1,3,2)
  1. Hudson Hawkins / Nikol Mircheva (UNLV) def. Tereza Polakova/ Zdena Safarova (BOI) 6-4
  2. Eszter Kis-Czako / Veronika Kliuch (UNLV) def. Stella Beldiman / Paula Schaefer (BOI) 7-6(4)
  3. Carla Grignac / Lorelyz Marruffo (BOI) def. Kaho Oyama / Sofiia Sokolvak (UNLV) 6-4
 
Singles (Order of finish: 4,5,1,6,3,2)
  1. Veronika Kliuch (UNLV) def. Zdena Safarova (BOI) 2-6, 6-4, 6-3
  2. Nikol Mircheva (UNLV) def. Tereza Polakova (BOI) 2-6, 7-6(5), 6-4
  3. Hudson Hawkins (UNLV) def. Masa Viriant (BOI) 6-3, 5-7, 7-6(3)
  4. Allison Isaacs (BOI) def. Eszter Kis-Czako (UNLV) 6-4, 6-2
  5. Paula Schaefer (BOI) def. Kaho Oyama (UNLV) 6-4, 4-6, 6-1
  6. Carla Grignac (BOI) def. Sofiia Sokolvak (UNLV) 6-0, 4-6, 7-6(5)

Next Event

San José State

Apr 2 (Thu)

1 p.m. MT
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Team Stats

#1 Doubles Match

1
Hudson Hawkins/ Nikol Mircheva [UNLVWT]
6
4

#2 Doubles Match

1
Eszter Kis-Czako/ Veronika Kliuch [UNLVWT]
7
6

#3 Doubles Match

1
Kaho Oyama/ Sofiia Sokolvak [UNLVWT]
4
6

Order of Finish:

1,3,2

#1 Singles Match

123
Veronika Kliuch / 0 [UNLVWT]
266
LogoSafarova, Zdena / 0 [BOI]
643

#2 Singles Match

123
Nikol Mircheva / 0 [UNLVWT]
276
LogoPolakova, Tereza / 0 [BOI]
664

#3 Singles Match

123
Hudson Hawkins / 0 [UNLVWT]
657
LogoViriant, Masa / 0 [BOI]
376

#4 Singles Match

12
Eszter Kis-Czako / 0 [UNLVWT]
42
LogoIsaacs, Allison / 0 [BOI]
66

#5 Singles Match

123
Kaho Oyama / 0 [UNLVWT]
461
LogoSchaefer, Paula / 0 [BOI]
646

#6 Singles Match

123
Sofiia Sokolvak / 0 [UNLVWT]
066
LogoGrignac, Carla / 0 [BOI]
647

Order of Finish:

4,5,1,6,3,2

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