MISSOULA, Mont. – The Idaho women's tennis team fell to Montana 5-2 on Sunday afternoon at the Peak Racquet Club. 

Idaho trailed early on in the competition after Montana picked up wins in two out of three doubles matches. Saffron Dowse and Rachelle Starreveld teamed up to win 6-4 over the Grizzlies' pair at the No. 3 spot but UM used a 6-3 win at No. 1 and a 7-6 (11-9) tiebreak victory at No. 2 to go up 1-0.

Annabel Davis and Valentina Rodas each found success in singles play for Idaho, as both earned wins at their respective positions. 

Rodas won at the No. 2 position over Olivia Oosterbaan 6-2, 0-6, 6-2 to get the Vandals on the board.

Davis defeated Grace Haugen in three sets 6-3, 6-7 (3-7), 6-4 to continue her dominance on court one. The sophomore from England moved to 11-3 overall in singles play and a perfect 4-0 in Big Sky action. 

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

The Vandals slid to 3-11 overall and 1-4 in conference action while the Grizzlies moved to 5-10 (2-3 BSC) on the season.

Up Next
The Vandals will continue action next week on the road at Sacramento State on Saturday, Apr. 1. The match gets underway at 10 a.m.

Montana 5, Idaho 2

Singles competition
1. Annabel Davis (UI) def. HAUGEN, Grace (UM) 6-3, 6-7 (3-7), 6-4
2. Valentina Rodas (UI) def. OOSTERBAAN, Olivia (UM) 6-2, 0-6, 6-2
3. MURPHY, Hailey (UM) def. Rachelle Starreveld (UI) 6-1, 6-1
4. GOHEEN, Maria (UM) def. Selin Sepken (UI) 6-3, 6-2
5. AGRAWAL, Shivika (UM) def. Jayanne Palma (UI) 6-3, 6-1
6. MITKOVA, Ivayla (UM) def. Lena Beckx (UI) 6-3, 7-5

Doubles competition
1. DUNLAP, Lauren/STERK, Rosie (UM) def. Annabel Davis/Lena Beckx (UI) 6-3
2. HAUGEN, Grace/GOHEEN, Maria (UM) def. Valentina Rodas/Jayanne Palma (UI) 7-6 (11-9)
3. Saffron Dowse/Rachelle Starreveld (UI) def. OOSTERBAAN, Olivia/MURPHY, Hailey (UM) 6-4

Match Notes:
Idaho 3-11, 1-4 BSC
Montana 5-10, 2-3 BSC
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (2,3,4,5,1,6)

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