POCATELLO, Idaho – The Idaho State women's tennis team hosted Northern Arizona and the College of Idaho over the weekend. Taking on the Lumberjacks in their first Big Sky match of the season on Friday morning, followed by hosting the Yotes on Saturday.
Beginning in ISU's opening match of the weekend vs. NAU, the Bengal tandem of
Olivia Mikkelson and
Victoria Grymalska would walk away with a 6-4 win in the #3 doubles match, but Idaho State could not get a win in the #1 or #2 doubles matches, and losing the doubles point.
DOUBLES
Duhl/Niewiadomska (NAU) def. Day/Morris (ISU) 6-3
Jantacova/Shoshyna (NAU) def. Zarovna/Shalakhova (ISU) 7-5
Grymalska/Mikkelson (ISU) def. Stojanovic/Noguera (NAU) 6-4
Idaho State looked to get some sort of momentum going in singles play, leading early in multiple matches, however, the Bengals would be unable to come away with any victories, falling 0-7 to the 'Jacks.
SINGLES
Patryc Niewiadomska (NAU) def.
Stefanya Shalakhova (ISU) 7-5, 6-0
Daryna Shoshyna (NAU) def.
Millie Day (ISU) 6-4, 7-6 (7-2)
Laura Duhl (NAU) def.
Sydney Morris (ISU) 2-6, 7-5, 6-1
Andrea Noguera (NAU) def.
Olivia Mikkelson (ISU) 7-6 (7-3), 6-1
Elen Jantacova (NAU) def.
Victoria Grymalska (ISU) 6-1, 6-4
Leontina Stojanovic (NAU) def.
Veronika Zarovna (ISU) 7-6 (7-4), 6-3
On Saturday morning Idaho State looked to bounce back vs. the College of Idaho, and would do just that. Sweeping the Yotes in the doubles matches.
DOUBLES
Day/Morris (ISU) def. Ljuba/Tran (COI) 6-2
Shalakhova/Zarovna (ISU) def. Klarich/Long (COI) 6-0
Grymalska/Mikkelson (ISU) def. Mumbuluma/Cordova (COI) 6-0
In singles play the Bengals would build off their momentum from doubles play, sweeping the Yotes in the match, 7-0.
SINGLES
Stefanya Shalakhova (ISU) def. Hristina Ljuba (COI) 7-5, 6-0
Millie Day (ISU) def. Berkley Klarich (COI) 6-1, 6-2
Sydney Morris (ISU) def. Adele Long (COI) 6-1, 6-0
Olivia Mikkelson (ISU) def. Nicole Tran (COI) 6-0, 6-1
Victoria Grymalska (ISU) def. Elizabeth Sagehorn (COI) 6-1, 6-0
Veronika Zarovna (ISU) def. Lauren Osburn (COI) 6-0, 6-0
The Bengals would finish this weekend 1-1 in Reed Gym and will move to 6-5 overall, and 0-1 in Big Sky play.
UP NEXT
Up next for Idaho State, they will host Utah State on Wednesday, Feb. 26
th at 12 P.M. in Reed Gym, followed by two away matches. The first at the University of Portland on Sunday, March 2
nd and the next is a Big Sky match, at Portland State on Monday, March 3
rd.
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