BOISE—The night started outdoors at the Appleton Outdoor Tennis Center and finished up inside the Boas Tennis Center as the Vandals lost to in-state rival Boise State on Friday, 4-0.

“I was happy with the way the guys fought tonight,” head coach Abid Akbar said. “Despite the loss I think we played them very tough. Boise State is a good team. I think we are still peaking at the right time.”

Boise State (18-9) opened the match, its second of the day, winning the doubles point. The Broncos got wins on the top two courts. Play on the No. 3 court was left unfished.

Lewis Roskilly gave BSU its first singles win of the night, 6-3, 6-2, over Lucas Coutinho on the No. 6 court. The Broncos got wins from Thomas Tenreiro and Brian Foley on the top two courts to clinch the match.

Idaho battled on the middle courts. Jackson Varney, Mark Kovacs and Artem Vasheshnikov each one a set on their respective courts.

“If we play like we did tonight at the Big Sky Championship I think we will be in a good spot,” Akbar added.

The Vandals will be back in action on Sunday. Idaho will finish of the regular season taking on Big Sky opponent, Idaho State. The neutral site match will take place in Boise at 9 a.m. PT.

Doubles Results

1. Butters/Mitchell (Boise State) def. Varney/Vasheshnikov (UI) 6-3

2. Roskilly/Tenreiro (Boise State) def. Barta/Fonseca (UI) 6-3

3. Foley/Platzeck (Boise State) vs. Coutinho/Kovacs (UI) DNF [5-2]

Order of Finish: 2, 1

Singles Results

1. Brian Foley (Boise State) def. Odon Barta (UI) 7-6, 7-5

2. Thomas Tenreiro (Boise State) def. Felipe Fonseca (UI) 6-4, 6-2

3. Toby Mitchell (Boise State) vs. Jackson Varney (UI) DNF [5-7, 6-2, 2-3]

4. Kyle Butters (Boise State) vs. Mark Kovacs (UI) DNF [3-6, 7-6]

5. Pedro Platzeck (Boise State) vs. Artem Vasheshnikov (UI) DNF [7-6, 2-6, 2-5]

6. Lewis Roskilly (Boise State) def. Lucas Coutinho (UI) 6-3, 6-2

Order of Finish: 6, 2, 1