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POCATELLO, Idaho – The Idaho State women's tennis team earned its fourth win of the season Friday afternoon with a 6-1 win over visiting Southern Utah at Reed Gym. The Bengals swept doubles play and earned five-of-six singles wins to end a two-match losing streak.

"The girls played clean singles today," Head Coach Gretchen Maloney said. "In doubles play, we were aggressive from the start and new moved in well."

ISU (4-7, 2-2 BSC) earned 6-3 victories at the Nos. 1, 2 and 3 doubles positions to claim the doubles point and the early 1-0 lead in the match. In singles play, ISU earned wins in the first five matches as freshman Nonie Alexandersen defeated Southern Utah's (2-14, 1-5 BSC) Emily Lemmon 6-0, 6-0, senior Wiebke Boeckmann bested Teresa De Enrique Schmidt 6-1, 6-3, senior Svenja Tegtmeier earned a 6-1, 6-2 match win over Evgenia Marushko, senior Laura Theus defeated Laura Martin Lozano 6-0, 6-1 and senior Taylor Cole earned the 6-2, 4-1 win with the retirement of Megan Bell.

At the No. 1 singles position, senior Kasey Bacon battled SUU's Veronika Rogova for two sets before falling 7-6, 7-5.

The Bengals are back in action March 27 against Montana State at 12 p.m. at Reed Gym.

Idaho State 6, Southern Utah 1
Singles competition
1. Veronika Rogova (SUU) def. Kasey Bacon (ISU) 7-6, 7-5
2. Svenja Tegtmeier (ISU) def. Evgenia Marushko (SUU) 6-1, 6-2
3. Wiebke Boeckmann (ISU) def. De Enrique Schmidt (SUU) 6-1, 6-3
4. Nonie Alexandersen (ISU) def. Emily Lemmon (SUU) 6-0, 6-0
5. Laura Theus (ISU) def. Laura Martin Lozano (SUU) 6-0, 6-1
6. Taylor Cole (ISU) def. Megan Bell (SUU) 6-2, 4-1, retired

Doubles competition
1. Wiebke Boeckmann/Nonie Alexandersen (ISU) def. Veronika Rogova/Laura Martin Lozano (SUU) 6-3
2. Kasey Bacon/Svenja Tegtmeier (ISU) def. De Enrique Schmidt/Evgenia Marushko (SUU) 6-3
3. Laura Gutierrez/Taylor Cole (ISU) def. Charity Sagiao/Emily Lemmon (SUU) 6-3

Match Notes:
Southern Utah 2-14, 1-5 BSC
Idaho State 4-7, 2-2 BSC
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (4,3,2,5,6,1)