Boise State Athletics
Boise State
Barb Chandler Classic
9/17/2026 6:00:00 PM | Women's Tennis
WHAT'S NEXT
Boise State women's tennis opens its 2026 fall season with the ninth-annual Barb Chandler Classic held at Appleton Tennis Center and Julia Davis Park from Sept. 18-20.
WHO'S IN
Stella Beldiman, Carla Grignac, Ella Piron, Tereza Polakova, Paula Schaefer and Valentina Vachkova will compete for the Broncos in the three-day tournament.
THE FIELD & FORMAT
Utah, Washington, Washington State and Weber State will travel to Boise to compete against the Broncos. Matches will start at 10:00 a.m. and will start with doubles and singles to follow each day. Doubles matches will be played in an eight game pro set style with a tiebreak played at 7-7 and singles matches will be played in the format of best of three with tiebreak sets.
NEW & FAMILIAR FACES
The Broncos graduated Ryan Kershner and Lorelyz Marruffo while returning the remainder of their eight players from last season. The team added one freshman, Valentina Vachkova.
2025 FALL HIGHLIGHTS
Boise State recorded a podium finish at the Mountain West Fall Qualifiers from Tereza Polakova, who also made a quarterfinal appearance at the ITA Regional Championships. Polakova became the first Bronco in program history to compete at the ITA Sectional Championships to round out the 2025 fall stint.
2026 SPRING HIGHLIGHTS
The Broncos are coming off of a 2026 regular season Mountain West championship, the first regular season title in program history. Allison Isaacs managed to set a program wins record at No. 4 singles with 18. Head coach Beck Roghaar finished the season as the winningest coach in Bronco history with 195 wins, surpassing Mark Tichenor, who previously held the record at 181.
ALL-CONFERENCE RETURNERS
Masa Viriant garnered All-Mountain West singles recognition and was also named to the MW All-Tournament Team at No. 3 singles. Tereza Polakova and Zdena Safarova both earned All-MW honors in singles and doubles. Allison Isaacs was also recognized with All-MW singles honors.
FAN INFORMATION
Admission to the tournament will be free for the entirety of the weekend. Complimentary parking will also be available on Friday and Sunday in the west stadium lot between Extra Mile Arena and Albertsons Stadium. The kiosks will have a women's tennis option. Parking will be available in the Brady Garage on Saturday due to the Boise State football game. Please use this link to register for the women's tennis parking rate.
HOW TO FOLLOW
Fans can follow matches on livestream here. Live stat updates will be posted to BroncoSports.com.
ABOUT BARB CHANDLER
After moving to Boise, Idaho in the 1950s, Barb Chandler was one of the biggest advocates for tennis in the Treasure Valley. The three-time U.S. Open quarterfinalist is well known as "Idaho's First Lady of Tennis." Chandler was inducted into the United States Tennis Association's Intermountain Regional Hall of Fame in 2013 to honor the lasting impact she made on the sport.
