LEWISTON, Idaho - Idaho men's tennis took the court in the comforts of the northern half of the state for the final time in the 2024-25 season. 

The Vandals played their final match within the P1FCU Kibbie Dome a month prior, honoring senior Francisco Gay in his last action inside the largest college tennis facility in the world. To finish off the final slate in northern Idaho, UI traveled to Lewiston, hosting the Weber State Wildcats on Friday and the top-ranked Northern Arizona Lumberjacks on Sunday. 

The first match against WSU commenced late in the afternoon at 4:00 PM and continued late as the sun set over the Gem State. The Vandals earned the doubles point with a 3-0 sweep and took this momentum into the singles, where Francisco Gay, Chetanna Amadike, Sebastian Medica, and Gabriel Moroder took home key victories to clinch the day for the Vandals. 

DOUBLES COMPETITION

1. GAY, Francisco/LAI, Yu-Shun [UI] def. KRUGER, Connor/MINH Ken (WSU), 6-3

2. AMADIKE, Chetanna / MEDICA, Sebastian [UI] def. DAY, Liam/COUTINHO, Jordan, 6-4

       3. WANG, Eric / GARNER, Shane [UI] def. SARAP, Tristan/ZULCH, William, 5-4

SINGLES COMPETITION

1. GAY, Francisco [UI] def. SARAP, Tristan [WSU], 6-4, 4-6, 6-2

2. AMADIKE, Chetanna [UI] def. KRUGER, Connor [WSU], 6-3, 6-4

3. MEDICA, Sebastian [UI] def. COUTINHO, Jordan [WSU] 6-2, 6-2

4. MINH, Ken [WSU] def. LAI, Yu-Shun [UI] 7-5, 6-3

5. MORODER, Gabriel [UI] def. DAY, Liam [WSU] 6-3, 6-2

       6. MOTTIER, Theo [WSU] def. WANG, Eric [UI] 7-5, 2-6, 10-2


After Friday's match, the Vandals returned to Lewiston for a highly anticipated matchup with Northern Arizona on Sunday. The Lumberjacks came into the day sitting atop the conference at an undefeated 5-0 in Big Sky matches, while the Vandals sat just behind at 4-1. 

Idaho put up a valiant effort but Northern Arizona performed as advertised, securing the doubles point and five of the singles matches to claim the 6-1 victory, securing at least a share of the conference regular season title in the process. 
 

DOUBLES COMPETITION

1. TORRES, Dani/GALUS, Piotr [NAU] def. GAY, Francisco/LAI, Yu-Shun [UI], 6-4

2. MEDICA, Sebastian/AMADIKE, Chetanna [UI] def. PRACHAR, Jakub/LANGE, Mateusz [NAU], 5-3

3. AGYNSKYY, Semen/KATSUDA [NAU], Takumi def. MORODER, Gabriel/DE COL, Noe [UI], 

SINGLES COMPETITION

1. TORRES, Dani [NAU] def. GAY, Francisco [UI], 6-3, 6-0

2. GALUS, Piotr [NAU] def. AMADIKE, Chetanna [UI], 6-7, 6-4, 6-3

3. AGYNSKYY, Semen [NAU] def. MEDICA, Sebastian [UI], 3-6, 6-2, 6-3

4. MORODER, Gabriel [UI] def. KATSUDA, Takumi [NAU], 5-7, 6-3, 6-4

5. VOLESKY, Jakub [NAU] def. LAI, Yu-Shun [UI], 6-1, 7-5

6. LANGE, Mateusz [NAU] def. WANG, Eric [UI], 6-4, 7-5

After the weekend, the Vandals sit at 10-7 overall with a 4-2 record in conference play with three matches remaining before the Big Sky Tournament in Phoenix. Next up, Idaho will travel to southern Idaho and northern Utah for two of their final three contests of the regular season, taking on Idaho State in Pocatello on April 12 and Utah State in Logan on April 13.