CHENEY, Wash. – Idaho men's tennis cruised past Eastern Washington, 7-0, on Saturday afternoon at Jim Thorpe Fieldhouse. The Vandals earned their second consecutive win, improving to 6-10 overall and 2-1 in Big Sky play.

Idaho set the tone early on in doubles action, capturing wins at the No. 1 and No. 3 positions. Bruno Casino and Francisco Bascon won 6-2 on court one over the Eagles pair. Francisco Gay and Mario Duron Garza clinched the doubles point, earning a 6-3 victory over EWU to take a 1-0 advantage.

The Silver and Gold continued to dominate in singles play. Bascon extended his seven-match win streak to eight after capturing a 6-2, 6-2 win over Manuel Balce at the No. 1 spot. Gay scored a 6-2, 6-4 decision over Eastern Washington's No. 2, Erik Sarlvik. At No. 3, Casino won his second consecutive conference singles match, as he took down Steven Paz, 6-3, 6-7, 10-3.

Idaho swept the remaining singles matches, picking up straight-set wins from Matteo Masala (7-6, 7-5), Garza (6-2, 7-6), and Alex Asenov (7-5, 6-4).

NEXT UP: The Vandals will return to their home court in Lewiston to face Sacramento State on Saturday, April 9 at 1 p.m. The match against the Hornets is a part of four straight matches coming at home for Idaho.

MATCH RESULTS

Idaho 7, Eastern Washington 0

Singles competition
1. BASCON, Francisco (UOI) def. BALCE, Manuel (EWU) 6-2, 6-2
2. GAY, Francisco (UOI) def. SARLVIK, Erik (EWU) 6-2, 6-4
3. CASINO, Bruno (UOI) def. PAZ, Steven (EWU) 3-6, 7-6, 10-3
4. MASALA, Matteo (UOI) def. ORTEGA, Bruno (EWU) 7-6, 7-5
5. GARZA, Mario Duron (UOI) def. DILLON, Drew (EWU) 6-2, 7-6
6. ASENOV, Alex (UOI) def. SANGHA, Prabhdeep (EWU) 7-5, 6-4

Doubles competition
1. BASCON, Francisco/CASINO, Bruno (UOI) def. MUELLER, Jeremy/SARLVIK, Erik (EWU) 6-2
2. ASENOV, Alex/MASALA, Matteo (UOI) def. ORTEGA, Bruno/BALCE, Manuel (EWU) 5-3
3. GAY, Francisco/GARZA, Mario Duron (UOI) def. DILLON, Drew/PAZ, Steven (EWU) 6-3

Match Notes:
Idaho 6-10
Eastern Washington 2-13