W SCORE: Idaho 6, Weber State 1
W SCORE: Idaho 4, Utah State 3

RECORDS: Idaho (7-6), Weber State (0-8), Utah State (6-4)

NOTABLES: 

• Idaho won its fifth consecutive match.
• Idaho's record improved to 2-0 in conference play so far.
• Chenyue Xu, Naomi Schraeder, Hanna Koprowska, and Ida Johansson won both singles matches this weekend. 
• Chenyue Xu and Valentina Rodas have won five doubles matches in a row. 

MOSCOW, Idaho- Idaho traveled to Utah this weekend and defeated both Weber State and Utah State in their first set of conference road matches. The Vandals defeated the Wildcats 6-1 on Friday and walked away with a victory on Sunday over the Aggies, 4-3. 

Idaho began its second weekend of conference competition with a matchup against Weber State on Friday morning. The Vandals were able to get an early lead by winning two of the three doubles matches. Hanna Koprowska and Ida Johansson defeated their opponents 6-3 while Valentina Rodas and Chenyue Xu competed hard to secure the doubles point, 7-6.  

The Black and Gold swept singles play with wins in five of the six matchups. On courts one, four and five, Xu, Johansson and Rodas, defeated the Wildcats in two quick sets each. These matches lined up the Vandals for an early Friday morning victory to put the score at 4-1 prior to the last two matches of the day. On court two, Schraeder's match went to three sets after dropping the first set 6-7. She battled back for the remainder of the matchup and finalized the win 6-1, 6-2. Koprowska topped her first set 6-3 but her Wildcat opponent fought hard in the second, resulting in a tie break in favor of Idaho, 7-6.


DOUBLES COMPETITION (WSU)

1. Jessica Hill/Aleks Bozinovska (WSU) def. Jessica Matthews/Naomi Schraeder (UI) 6-3
2. Hanna Koprowska/Ida Johansson (UI) def. Naomi Johnson/Savannah Johnson (WSU) 6-3
3. Valentina Rodas/Chenyue Xu (UI) def. Nataly Valdivia Rojas/ Paulina Aleksandrowicz (WSU) 7-6

SINGLES COMPETITION (WSU)

1. Chenyue Xu (UI) def. Jessica Hill (WSU) 6-4, 6-2
2. Naomi Schraeder (UI) def. Maggie Song 6-7, 6-1, 6-2
3. Hanna Koprowska (UI) def. Paulina Alezsandrowicz 6-3, 7-6
4. Ida Johansson (UI) def. Aleks Bozinovska (WSU) 6-2, 6-3
5. Valentina Rodas (UI) def. Naomi Johnson (WSU) 6-3, 6-3
6. Nataly Valdivia Rojas (WSU) def. Mariam Hatem (UI) 6-4, 6-2

Idaho's momentum was extended into its match up against Utah State early on Sunday morning. Despite the success on Friday, the Vandals battled hard against the Aggies but were edged out from the doubles point.  

Despite losing in doubles competition, Idaho entered singles play with grit and Vandal pride to work for a win. On courts one and two, Xu and Schraeder won their matches in two sets. On court three, Koprowska found herself with a three set match after dropping the first set 5-7. Down one set, she reigned in her strength and technique and finished out the match with the win 6-4, 6-3. Due to Aggie wins on courts four and five, the score was tied 3-3 but sophomore Soha Singh fought tough for a 6-3, 6-3 victory for Idaho. 

DOUBLES COMPETITION (USU)

1. Jessica Matthews/Naomi Schraeder (UI) def. Olivia Halvorsen/Terezia Mlkva (USU) 4-3 unfinished
2. Natalie Paterova/Sabina Pintea (USU) def. Ida Johansson/Hanna Koprowska (UI) 6-3
3. Maria Paula Ramon Garcia/Chahd Tourkhani (USU) def. Valentina Rodas/Chenyue Xu (UI) 6-1

SINGLES COMPETITION (USU)

4. Chenyue Xu (UI) def.Terezia Mlkva (USU) 6-3, 6-3
5. Naomi Schraeder (UI) def. Sabina Pintea (USU) 6-4, 6-4
6. Hanna Koprowska (UI) def. Natalie Paterova (USU) 5-7, 6-4, 6-3
7. Maria Paula Ramon Garcia (USU) def. Ida Johansson (UI) 7-6, 6-2
8. Chahd Tourkhani (USU) def. Mariam Hatem (UI) 6-0, 6-2
9. Soha Singh (UI) def. Nadine Abid (USU) 6-3, 6-3

UP NEXT: Idaho is set to host the University of Montana Grizzlies on Saturday March 7, at 10 a.m. in the P1FCU Kibbie Dome.

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