Women's Tennis

Aztecs Tripped Up 4-1 by Boise State

No. 31 San Diego State women’s tennis suffered just its second loss of the season on Sunday, falling 4-2 to Boise State on the road.

Aztecs Tripped Up 4-1 by Boise StateAztecs Tripped Up 4-1 by Boise State
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BOISE, Idaho – No. 31 San Diego State women’s tennis suffered just its second loss of the season on Sunday, falling 4-2 to Boise State on the road.

The Aztecs fall to 11-2 overall and 3-1 in conference play while the Broncos improve to 10-3 and 3-0 in the Mountain West.

San Diego State continued its doubles winning streak, capturing its 11th straight doubles point with wins on courts one and three. Gloria Alogo and Liisa Varul earned a 6-2 win over Carla Grignac and Lorelyz Marruffo in the third spot before No. 50 Jo-Yee Chan and Vessa Turley clinched the point with a 6-4 win against Tereza Polakova and Zdena Safarova on the top court. Jayna Clemens and Ninon Martinache were downed 7-5 by Stella Beldiman and Paula Schaefer on court two.

The Broncos rallied in singles competition, winning four straight. Clemens fell 6-2, 6-1 to Allison Isaacs in the fourth spot while Chan was tripped up 6-1, 6-4 by Safarova on court one and Teja Tirunelveli was bested 6-4, 7-5 by Schaefer on the fifth court. Polakova was the clincher on court two, where Martinache came up short 7-6 (7-3), 7-5.

Alogo led Masa Viriant 2-6, 6-4, 4-3 in the third spot and Vesa Gjinaj was at a 7-6 (8-6), 0-6, 3-1 advantage on court six when the match was called.

Next up, the Aztecs face their final non-conference opponent, welcoming No. 32 SMU to the Aztec Tennis Center on Thursday.

Doubles
1. No. 50 Jo-Yee Chan / Vessa Turley (SDSU) def. Tereza Polakova/ Zdena Safarova (BOI) 6-4
2. Stella Beldiman / Paula Schaefer (BOI) def. Jayna Clemens / Ninon Martinache (SDSU) 7-5
3. Gloria Alogo / Liisa Varul (SDSU) def. Carla Grignac / Lorelyz Marruffo (BOI) 6-2

Singles
1. Zdena Safarova (BOI) def. Jo-Yee Chan (SDSU) 6-1, 6-4
2. Tereza Polakova (BOI) def. Ninon Martinache (SDSU) 7-6(3), 7-5
3. Masa Viriant (BOI) vs. Gloria Alogo (SDSU) 2-6, 6-4, 4-3 DNF
4. Allison Isaacs (BOI) def. Jayna Clemens (SDSU) 6-2, 6-1
5. Paula Schaefer (BOI) def. Teja Tirunelveli (SDSU) 6-4, 7-5
6. Carla Grignac (BOI) vs. Vesa Gjinaj (SDSU) 6-7(6), 6-0, 1-3 DNF

Order of Finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (4,1,5,2)