SAN DIEGO – San Diego State women’s tennis bounced back from Friday’s loss at Nevada with a win over Boise State at the Aztec Tennis Center on Sunday. Despite dropping a hard-fought doubles point, the Scarlet and Black rallied from behind to take four singles courts in a 4-2 victory.
The Aztecs improve to 9-6 overall and 2-1 in the Mountain West and the Broncos fall to 10-5 overall and 1-3 in conference play.
The Broncos took an early advantage after capturing the doubles point with wins on courts one and three. Gloria Alogo and Vesa Gjinaj were bested 6-3 by Bhakti Shah and Paula Schaefer in the third spot before Ninon Martinache and Yasmine Kabbaj responded with a 6-4 victory over Lorelyz Marruffo and Ryan Kershner on court two. The court one matchup was a thriller, but didn’t go the way of the Aztecs. Zdena Safarove and Maya Dutta clinched the point over Liisa Varul and Jo-Yee Chan in a tiebreaker, 7-6 (7-5).
The Aztecs bounced back in singles play. Chan put the first point on the board, taking down Dutta 6-0, 6-4 on court two. Varul then gave the Scarlet and Black a 2-1 lead with a 6-1, 6-2 win on court six over Boise State’s Ella Piron. Alogo extended the lead with another win in straight sets, defeating Shah 6-3, 6-0 in the third spot.
Zoe Olmos was bested 6-2, 6-3 by Ariadna Briones Ginesta on court five to bring the score to 3-2 in San Diego State’s favor.
Martinache was the clincher for the Aztecs, earning a 6-1, 3-6, 6-2 victory over Schaefer on court five.
The top court matchup between Kabbaj and Safarova was left unfinished with Kabbaj leading 6-1, 6-7 (0-7), 1-0.
Next up, the Aztecs hit the road to take on Wyoming and Colorado State on Friday and Sunday.
Doubles
1. Zdena Safarova/Maya Dutta (BSU) def. Liisa Varul/Jo-Yee Chan (SDSU) 6-7 (7-5)
2. Ninon Martinache/Yasmine Kabbaj (SDSU) def. Lorelyz Marruffo/Ryan Kershner (BSU) 6-4
3. Bhakti Shah/Paula Schaefer (BSU) def. Gloria Alogo/Vesa Gjinaj (SDSU) 6-3
Singles
1. Yasmine Kabbaj (SDSU) vs. Zdena Safarova (BSU) DNF 6-1, 6-7 (0-7), 1-0
2. Jo-Yee Chan (SDSU) def. Maya Dutta (BSU) 6-0, 6-4
3. Gloria Alogo (SDSU) def. Bhakti Shah (BSU) 6-3, 6-0
4. Ninon Martinache (SDSU) def. Paula Schaefer (BSU) 6-1, 3-6, 6-2
5. Ariadna Briones Ginesta (BSU) def. Zoe Olmos (SDSU) 6-2, 6-3
6. Liisa Varul (SDSU) def. Ella Piron (BSU) 6-1, 6-2
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (2,6,3,5,4)