W SCORE: Idaho 6, Montana 1

RECORDS: Idaho (8-6), Montana (2-7)

NOTABLES: 

• Idaho won its fifth consecutive match.
• Idaho's record improved to 3-0 in conference play so far.
• Chenyue Xu and Naomi Schraeder won their first match as a doubles pair. 
• Hanna Koprowska and Ida Johansson won their ninth match of the season in doubles. 

MOSCOW, Idaho– The Idaho Vandals defeated the University of Montana 6-1 on Saturday in the P1FCU Kibbie Dome. Idaho's overall record improved to 8-6, and they are undefeated in the Big Sky so far. 

As the Vandals entered their third week of conference play, they took an early lead over the Griz by winning the doubles point. The first-time pairing of Chenyue Xu and Naomi Schraeder dominated on court one with a 6-1 victory. Ida Johansson and Hanna Koprowska defeated their opponents 6-3, and secured their ninth win as a pair this season. The match on court three was left unfinished, with Montana leading 3-5.

Idaho carried their energy into singles play and won five out of six matches. On court two, Schraeder battled hard through all three sets. She dropped her first set 4-6 but came back to win the next sets, 6-3, 7-5. On courts three and four, Koprowska and Johansson each sealed their victories in two close sets. Koprowska edged her first set 7-5 and focused on winning the last set 6-2. Johansson's sets were close, but the three-year returner sealed the win 7-5, 7-6. The Vandals won the two remaining matches and finished the day 6-1.
  
DOUBLES COMPETITION (UM)

1. Chenyue Xu/Naomi Schraeder (UI) def. Kelsey Phillips/Meghna Anand (UM) 6-3
2. Hanna Koprowska/Ida Johansson (UI) def. Paige Bott/Kaylin Kielty (UM) 6-2
3. Valentina Rodas/Mariam Hatem (UI) def. Monika Fizova/Shivika Agrawal (UM) 3-5 unfinished

SINGLES COMPETITION (UM)

1. Kelsey Phillips (UM) def. Chenyue Xu (UI)  6-2, 6-2
2. Naomi Schraeder (UI) def. Meghna Amand (UM) 4-6, 6-3, 7-5
3. Hanna Koprowska (UI) def. Monika Fizova (UM) 7-5, 6-2
4. Ida Johansson (UI) def. Kate Prichard (UM) 7-5, 7-6
5. Valentina Rodas (UI) def. Paige Bott (UM) 6-3, 6-2
6. Soha Singh (UI) def. Kamila Slovakova 6-3, 7-5

UP NEXT: Idaho will host the Idaho State Bengals on Sunday March 15, at 10 a.m. in the P1FCU Kibbie Dome.

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