MOSCOW, Idaho – The Idaho State women's tennis team continued its dominant stretch with 7–0 victories over Lewis-Clark State on Saturday and Idaho on Sunday, extending the Bengals' winning streak of shutout duals to three straight matches. Idaho State has now not lost a single team point since Feb. 15, a one-month span of perfect dual results.
Match 1 – Idaho State 7, Lewis-Clark State 0
(Away – Lewiston, Idaho)
Doubles
Idaho State opened the match in dominant fashion, sweeping all three doubles courts to secure the early point.
Singles
The Bengals continued their strong play in singles, winning all six matches in straight sets to complete the sweep.
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No. 1 Singles: Millie Day (ISU) def. Rayana Shah (LCSC), 6–0, 6–1
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No. 2 Singles: Stefanya Shalakhova (ISU) def. Lulu Monnayoo (LCSC), 6–3, 6–1
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No. 3 Singles: Asem Shoybek (ISU) def. Naiara Montero (LCSC), 6–2, 6–1
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No. 4 Singles: Emmy Richards (ISU) def. Gwyn Heim (LCSC), 6–2, 6–0
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No. 5 Singles: Veronika Zarovna (ISU) def. Carisa Liebenberg (LCSC), 6–1, 6–0
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No. 6 Singles: Victoria Grymalska (ISU) def. Ana Govea (LCSC), 6–3, 6–2
Match 2 – Idaho State 7, Idaho 0
(Away – Moscow, Idaho)
Doubles
Idaho State again grabbed early momentum in doubles play, winning two courts to secure the point.
Singles
The Bengals completed the weekend sweep by winning all six singles matches.
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No. 1 Singles: Millie Day (ISU) def. Chenyue Xu (UI), 6–3, 6–1
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No. 2 Singles: Stefanya Shalakhova (ISU) def. Noami Schraeder (UI), 6–4, 6–4
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No. 3 Singles: Asem Shoybek (ISU) def. Hanna Koprowska (UI), 6–3, 7–6 (7–5)
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No. 4 Singles: Emmy Richards (ISU) def. Ida Johansson (UI), 6–4, 6–0
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No. 5 Singles: Sydney Morris (ISU) def. Valentina Rodas (UI), 7–6 (7–5), retirement
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No. 6 Singles: Veronika Zarovna (ISU) def. Mariam Hatem Ibrahim (UI), 6–4, 6–4
Head coach Gretchen Maloney praised the team's focus throughout the road trip.
"The team was determined this weekend. They were so focused and really played clean tennis. Fun to see the growth and determination from this crew."
Match Notes
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Idaho State has now won three straight matches by a 7–0 score.
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The Bengals have not dropped a team point since Feb. 15.
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Idaho State went 12–0 in singles and 5–0 in completed doubles matches across the weekend.
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The win against Idaho marked the 5th win in the last 6 meetings against the Vandals.
Up Next
Idaho State returns home as the Bengals continue conference play next weekend hosting Weber State on Sunday, March 22nd inside Reed Gym at 11:00 A.M.