OGDEN, Utah – Idaho women's tennis team fell to Weber State 5-2 on Friday afternoon at the Edman Tennis Courts. 

The shorthanded Vandals slid to 4-9 overall and 2-2 in conference action. The Wildcats moved to 12-8 (6-1 BSC) on the season.

Idaho trailed early on in the match after dropping the doubles point. Ke Syuan Jhang and Saffron Dowse teamed up to win 7-5 over Weber State's pair at the No. 1 spot but WSU responded with a 6-2 win at No. 2 and a victory by forfeit to go up 1-0.

Nicole Horacek and Jhang each found success in singles play for Idaho, as both earned wins at their respective positions. 

Horacek defeated Sicely Ferreira in straight sets, 6-3, 6-2, in the No. 5 singles spot as the junior moved to a perfect 3-0 in Big Sky action. 

Jhang won at the No. 1 position over Megan Davies 6-4, 7-5, moving to 8-3 overall and 4-0 in conference play. 

Weber State collected wins in four singles matches to ultimately clinch the match. 

NEXT UP: The Vandals will continue action on the road at Northern Arizona on Sunday. The match gets underway at 9 a.m. Pacific Time.

MATCH RESULTS

Weber State 5, Idaho 2

Doubles Competition
1. JHANG, Ke Syuan/DOWSE, Saffron (UI) def. KUO, Patty/MORETT, Ana (WSU) 7-5
2. LOMBARDI, Megan/UKITA, Yuuna (WSU) def. HUCHET, Melissa/HORACEK, Nicole (UI) 6-2
3. DAVIES, Megan/FERREIRA, Sicely (WSU) won by default

Singles Competition 
1. JHANG, Ke Syuan (UI) def. DAVIES, Megan (WSU) 6-4, 7-5
2. MORETT, Ana (WSU) def. HUCHET, Melissa (UI) 6-2, 6-3
3. KUO, Patty (WSU) def. DOWSE, Saffron (UI) 6-2, 6-1
4. UKITA, Yuuna (WSU) def. PALMA, Jayanne (UI) 6-1, 6-2
5. HORACEK, Nicole (UI) def. FERREIRA, Sicely (WSU) 6-3, 6-2
6. LOMBARDI, Megan (WSU) won by default 

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