LEWISTON, Idaho—Idaho women's tennis, playing its sixth match in the last eight days, defeated in-state rival Idaho State on Tuesday. The Vandals controlled the match for the entirety, outplaying the Bengals 6-1. 

Idaho (5-6, 4-1 BSC) asserted itself early on. The Vandals controlled play on all three doubles courts to open the match. Lucia Badillos and Laura Spataro won with ease, 6-0, in No. 2 play to open the match. Marianna Petrei and Maria Tavares matched them with a 6-0 win at No. 1. Maggie Chen and Marta Magalhães were up 5-2 at No. 3 before abandoning the match. 

The Vandals continued its stellar play throughout singles. Spataro earned the Vandals' first individual win, 6-1, 6-1, at the No. 4 position. Tavares improved to 5-0 in the Big Sky, picking up a 6-1, 6-3 win at No. 2. Petrei dropped the first set, 7-5, to Hristina Cvetkovic in No. 1 play. The ITA's 44th ranked player battled back to clinch the match with a pair of 6-3, 6-0 wins. 
Badillos and Watabe picked up wins at No. 3 and No. 6 before the day's end. 

The Silver and Gold sit second in the Big Sky with six conference matches left in the season. Northern Arizona has a one-game advantage over the Vandals with a 5-0 record.

The Vandals will be back on the courts in Boise on Saturday, Mar. 24. The team will take on Montana State in a non-conference bout, before going up against Boise State on Sunday. 

Singles competition
1. #44 Petrei,Marianna (UI) def. CVETKOVIC, Hristina (ISU) 5-7, 6-3, 6-0
2. Tavares,Maria (UI) def. BOTES, Huibre-Mare (ISU) 6-1, 6-3
3. Badillos,Lucia (UI) def. BOTES, Louise-Mare (ISU) 4-6, 6-0, 6-2
4. Spataro,Laura (UI) def. COBURN, Melissa (ISU) 6-1, 6-1
5. POE, Megan (ISU) def. Magalhaes,Marta (UI) 6-4, 5-7, 10-8
6. Watabe,Shion (UI) def. WALKER, Angela (ISU) 6-4, 6-3

Doubles competition
1. Petrei,Marianna/Tavares,Maria (UI) def. BOTES, Louise-Mare/BOTES, Huibre-Mare (ISU) 6-0
2. Badillos,Lucia/Spataro,Laura (UI) def. POE, Megan/CVETKOVIC, Hristina (ISU) 6-0
3. Chen,Maggie/Magalhaes,Marta (UI) vs. COBURN, Melissa/FENSKE, Madison (ISU) 5-2, unfinished

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