Broncos Set for Two Road Matches

WHAT'S NEXT: The Boise State women's tennis team will open its April slate with matches at San Jose State and Fresno State on April 2 and 4, respectively.

SCOUTING THE SPARTANS: San Jose State (7-9, 0-6 Mountain West) will seek its first conference victory of the season when it hosts Boise State (13-3, 5-1 MW). The teams are tied 8-8 in the all-time series. The Spartans defeated the Broncos 4-2 in 2025.

SCOUTING THE BULLDOGS: Fresno State (8-10, 1-5 MW) will host Utah State on April 2 before facing Boise State. The Bulldogs hold one conference win, a 4-1 victory over New Mexico. The Broncos and Bulldogs last met in the quarterfinals of the 2025 MW Championship, where Boise State earned a 4-0 sweep.

NATIONALLY RANKED: The Broncos are ranked No. 58 in the latest ITA rankings, and No. 44 in the latest UTR Sports collegiate team 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 on Feb. 28. He enters the weekend with 189.

MW WEEKLY AWARDS: Zdena Safarova earned her fifth and sixth career MW Player of the Week honors on March 18th and 25th following strong performances against Colorado State, Wyoming, Grand Canyon and San Diego State. Her six awards are most among active players. Carla Grignac also earned MW Player of the Week and Freshman of the Week honors on Jan. 28 after a win 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: Safarova holds the fourth-most career No. 1 singles wins (31). Gayleen 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 for San Jose State and here for Fresno State. 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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