PHOENIX – The 2022 Big Sky Tournament will get underway with quarterfinal play on Thursday, April 28, at the Phoenix Tennis Center. The Idaho women's tennis team (5-12, 3-5 BSC) enters as the No. 6 seed and will match up against No. 3 seed Idaho State (12-6, 5-3 BSC) at 8 a.m. tomorrow.
 
The Vandals make their return to the conference tournament after clinching a berth in the final match of the regular season in a 4-3 win over Eastern Washington. Freshman Jayanne Palma helped lead the group over the Eagles with her come from behind three set victory over EWU's No. 3 Yasmin Mansouri. The England native fell 6-0 in the first set before evening the score at one set apiece with a 6-2 victory in the second. Trailing 5-1 in the third frame, Palma rallied back to win 7-5 and keep the Vandals postseason hopes alive. 

Palma's performance was good enough to earn this week's Big Sky Player of the Week, becoming the second Vandal (Melissa Huchet) this season to receive the conference weekly honor. 

Sophmore Ke Syuan Jhang leads the Vandals in singles this season, holding a 11-4 overall record and 6-1 mark against Big Sky foes. Junior Nicole Horacek has been another bright spot in Idaho's singles lineup, with a 7-7 overall record (4-2 BSC) in the spring.
   
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