LEWISTON, Idaho—The Idaho men's tennis team improved to 3-0 in Big Sky play with a 7-0 sweep of North Dakota on Saturday. The win is the Vandals fourth straight.

Idaho (5-2, 3-0 BSC) for the sixth time this season began the match with the double point. The team of Felipe Fonseca and Guilherme Scarpelli opened the day with a 6-0 win at No. 3. Mark Kovacs and Carlos Longhi Neto clinched the point with a 6-3 win at the No. 1 position. Lucas Coutinho and Esteban Santibanez added a 7-5 win for good measure on the No. 2 court.

Fonseca opened singles play with a strong 6-0, 6-2 showing over Travis Lau on the No. 2 court. Longhi Neto improved to 4-0 on the season out of the No. 3 position. He went 6-3, 6-1 over Alex Mailes. Coutinho picked up the fourth and clinching point for the Vandals. He scored a 7-6(3), 6-1 win in the No. 4 slot

Kovacs fought his way to a 6-3, 7-6(3) win to get his fourth win of the season as Idaho's No. 1. Santibanez improved to 4-0 from the No. 5 position with a 6-2, 6-0 win. Sophomore Peter Shin picked up his first win, 6-1, 6-4 , out of the No. 6 slot.

The Vandals are off until March 8. Idaho will host Radford in Lewiston for a non-conference bout.  

Singles

1. Kovacs, Mark (UI) def. Britton, Dustin (UND) 6-3, 7-6 (7-3)

2. Fonseca, Felipe (UI) def. Lau, Travis (UND) 6-0, 6-2

3. Longhi Neto, Carlos (UI) def. Mailes, Alex (UND) 6-3, 6-1

4. Coutinho,Lucas (UI) def. Misialek, Ty (UND) 7-6 (7-3), 6-1

5. Santibanez, Esteban (UI) def. Danyluk, Simon (UND) 6-2, 6-0

6. Shin, Peter (UI) def. Varma, Eshan (UND) 6-1, 6-4

Doubles

1. Kovacs, Mark/Longhi Neto, Carlos (UI) def. Britton, Dustin/Lau, Travis (UND) 6-3

2. Coutinho,Lucas/Santibanez, Esteban (UI) def. Misialek, Ty/Danyluk, Simon (UND) 7-5

3. Fonseca, Felipe/Scarpelli, Guilherme (UI) def. Mailes, Alex/Hokanson, Matt (UND) 6-0

Match Notes

North Dakota 0-8, 0-4 BSC

Idaho 5-2, 3-0 BSC

Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (2,3,4,1,5,6)