PULLMAN, Wash. – Idaho women's tennis (0-1) fell to Washington State (2-0), 5-2 to open the 2024 spring schedule on Saturday afternoon at Hollingbery Fieldhouse.

Idaho gained momentum early on by earning the doubles point to go up, 1-0. The No. 2 and 3 positions were victorious for the Vandals to help claim the early lead as duo Lena Beckx and Rachelle Starreveld won on court three (7-6) before Naomi Schraeder and Valentina Rodas clinched with a 7-5 victory on court three. 

In singles, Schraeder earned the second point for Idaho, taking down Hania Abouelsaad in a three-set thriller to close out action. Schraeder posted a 6-3 result in the first set before falling in the second, 5-7. The third saw Schraeder preserve past Abouelsaad with a 10-5 tiebreak to earn her first collegiate dual victory. 

The Vandals were unable to add another point to the scoreboard in singles play as the top 4 positions and No. 6 fell in straight sets.

Idaho returns to the court for three matches in three days, when the team travels to face Nicholls (Feb. 2), McNeese State (Feb. 3) and Lamar (Feb. 4).

Washington State 5 def. Idaho 2 
January 21, 2024 
Simmelink Tennis Courts at Hollingbery Fieldhouse 
Pullman, Wash. 
 
DOUBLES 
No. 1 Eva Alvarez Sande/Elyse Tse (WSU) def. Annabel Davis/Ida Johansson (UI) 6-2
No. 2 Valentina Rodas/Naomi Schraeder (UI) def. Yura Nakagawa/Fifa Kumhom (WSU) 7-6 (10-8)
No. 3 Lena Beckx/Rachelle Starreveld (UI) def. Hania Abouelsaad/Martina Markov (WSU) 7-5 
Order of Finish: 1, 3, 2 
 
SINGLES 
No. 1 Eva Alvarez Sande (WSU) def. Annabel Davis (UI) 6-2, 6-2 
No. 2 Yura Nakagawa (WSU) def. Valentina Rodas (UI) 6-4, 6-3 
No. 3 Fifa Kumhom (WSU) def. Selin Sepken (UI) 6-3, 6-2
No. 4 Elyse Tse (WSU) def. Diana Khaydarshina (UI) 6-3, 6-4 
No. 5 Naomi Schraeder (UI) def. Hania Abouelsaad (WSU) 6-3, 5-7, 1-0 (10-5)  
No. 6 Martina Markov (WSU) def. Ida Johansson (UI) 6-0, 7-6 (3)
Order of Finish: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 5 

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