Box Score MOSCOW, Idaho- The University of Idaho Women's tennis team earned their first win of the season, defeating Portland State 4-2 in a neutral site contest in Eugene, Oregon,  Saturday.
 
To begin the match Idaho took the No. 1 and No. 2 two doubles matches, winning the doubles point. Melissa Huchet and Laura Spataro defeated Lotti Meszaros and Makoto Ohara in No. 1 doubles, 6-3. Maggie Chena and Katherine Jhang defeated Emily Reese and Ashley Ramirez 6-2 in No. 2 doubles, winning the double point.
 
In singles play only five matches were played. Idaho won three out of five, securing the match win.

Spataro topped Meszaros 6-3,6-3, (6-10). Melissa Huchet defeated Makoto Ohara 6-2, 6-2 in the No. 2 singles match. Katherine Jhang secured the final point for the Vandals, winning 6-4, 6-3, over Gerda Upeniece in the No. 5 doubles slot.

"It's always good to get your first win of the season," said Head Coach Babar Akbar. "We played a very competitive Portland State team. This match could have gone either way, but the girls played well, and we pulled out a tough match. We are looking forward to playing them again in the conference tournament later in the year. Now we are focusing our energies to compete against Oregon.
 
Singles
1. Spataro, Laura (IDAHO) def. Meszaros, Lotti (PSU) 6-3, 6-3, (6-10)
2. Huchet, Melissa  (IDAHO) def. Ohara, Makoto (PSU) 6-2, 6-2
3. Rees, Emily (PSU) def. Chen, Maggie  (IDAHO) 6-0, 6-3
4. Ramirez, Ashley (PSU), def. Dowse, Saffron (IDAHO) 6-4, 6-1
5. Jhang, Katherine (IDAHO) def. Upeniece, Gerda (PSU) 6-4, 6-3
 
Doubles
1. Spataro/Huchet (IDAHO) def. Meszaros/Ohara (PSU) 6-3
2. Chen/Jhang (IDAHO) def. Rees/Ramirez (PSU) 6-2
3. Sanoner/Upeniece (PSU) def. Magalhaes/Dowse 6-2