LEWISTON, Idaho – Idaho men's tennis (4-12, 2-3 BSC) fell 5-2 to Montana State (8-9, 3-2 BSC) on Wednesday night at the LCSC Tennis courts.
Idaho fell down early to open match play as Montana State won on courts two and three.
Matteo Masala and
Yu-Shun Lai were up 5-1 before the match went unfinished.
In singles action, Masala scored Idaho's first point on court four with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Rayen Hermassi.
Sebastian Medica added a 6-3, 3-6, 10-7 win at No. 5 to round out the scoring for the Vandals.
Up Next
Idaho travels to take on Portland State on Monday, April 8 at 10 a.m.
Montana State 5, University of Idaho 2
Singles competition
1. Max Relic (MSU) def.
Francisco Gay (UIDAHO) 4-6, 6-1, 6-0
2. Dario Ciobotaru (MSU) def.
Taiyo Kurata (UIDAHO) 7-5, 6-2
3. Andras Necz (MSU) def.
Mario Duron (UIDAHO) 6-2, 4-6, 6-2
4.
Matteo Masala (UIDAHO) def. Rayen Hermassi (MSU) 6-4, 6-2
5.
Sebastian Medica (UIDAHO) def. Andre Stewart (MSU) 6-3, 3-6, 1-0 (10-7)
6. Kanika Jayathilake (MSU) def.
Yu-Shun Lai (UIDAHO) 6-4, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. Rayen Hermassi/Max Relic (MSU) def.
Alex Asenov/
Sebastian Medica (UIDAHO) 6-1 2. Kanika Jayathilake/Dario Ciobotaru (MSU) def.
Francisco Gay/
Taiyo Kurata (UIDAHO) 6-1
3.
Matteo Masala/
Yu-Shun Lai (UIDAHO) vs. Andras Necz/Andre Stewart (MSU) 5-1, unfinished
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2); Singles (1,2,4,3,6,5)
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