MOSCOW, Idaho – The University of Idaho Women's Tennis team will play its fourth dual match of the season against the Oregon Ducks, Saturday at 2 p.m. in Eugene, Oregon.
Just three games into the season the Vandals are 0-3 in dual matches with losing to Gonzaga, 4-1, most recently.
RECAP:
WSU defeated Idaho 7-0 in the season opening match on Jan. 18
th. The new look Vandals featured two newcomers in the singles lineup. Freshman
Andjela Todorovic and junior transfer
Melissa Huchet each made their dual match debut against WSU.
Laura Spataro debuted in the number one singles spot for the Vandals against WSU, falling short, 6-1, to Michaela Bayerlova.
BYU defeated Idaho 7-0 last Friday in what was a long hard-fought battle. The Vandals were unable to win a point but the number three doubles pairing of freshman
Nicole Horacek and junior Marta Magalhaes were ahead 5-4 on Madeline Almedia and Helen Jiao before BYU took the doubles point by winning the number one and two matches.
In singles play, graduate student
Ilana Oleynik, playing in the number three spot, fell to Madeline Almedia 6-0 in the first set. Oleynik battled back in the second set, 6-6, but came up short in the tie break, 7-1, falling 6-0, 7-6 in the match.
In the number four singles pairing,
Maggie Chen took an early lead on Emilee Astle, 1-0, after winning the first set 6-4. Astle won the next two sets, taking the match from Chen, 4-6, 6-2, 6-1.
Laura Spataro engaged in a thrilling battle with Kate Cusick in the number one singles match. Spataro dropped the first set 6-2 before controlling the second set 6-4. Cusick took the third set, 6-4 to win the match 6-2, 4-6, 6-4.
Last Saturday the Vandals fell to Gonzaga 4-1 but picked up a key point. Illana Oleynik and
Melissa Huchet won the number one singles match over Kate Ketels and Cate Broerman 6-4, before Meggie Chen and
Laura Spataro clinched the doubles point by defeating Taylor Gruber and Haruna Tsuruta 6-4.
SCOUTING IDAHO:
The Vandals bring back four players from last year's Big Sky runner up roster, including second team All-Big Sky selections
Laura Spataro and Marta Magalhaes.
Spataro, a junior has 24 career singles wins to lead the Vandals while
Maggie Chen leads the team in career doubles wins with 24 all-time.
Chen and Spataro won their first doubles match of the season against Gonzaga.
SCOUTING OREGON:
The Ducks are 3-1 on the season and are coming off a win over UC Riverside 6-1 on Sunday.
Oregon is 2-0 at home this season and welcomes Idaho and Maryland to Eugene this weekend.
Julia Eshet leads the Ducks with a 3-1 dual record this season in singles play.
Rifanty Kahfiani and Allison Mullville lead the Ducks in doubles play with a 2-0 record in dual matches.
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