Courtesy of  Boise State Athletics –

AUSTIN, Texas – The Boise State women’s tennis team was defeated 4-0 by No. 14 Texas in the second round of the NCAA tournament, Saturday afternoon.

Boise State finishes its season 20-6, marking the seventh 20+ win campaign in program history and the first since 2010.

The Broncos trailed early after the Longhorns secured the doubles point with wins on courts two and one.

Texas continued its strong play into singles, completing the 4-0 sweep with victories on courts three, six and four. Ariadna Briones Ginesta was leading No. 78 Ariana Anazagasty-Pursoo 6-4, 1-6, 1-0 in her third set on court five when play was halted. Maya Dutta and Zdena Safarova were both battling in their second sets on courts one and two, respectively.

Notables

  • Boise State recorded 20 wins in a season for the seventh time in program history and the first since 2010.
  • The Broncos’ 76.9% win rate ranks as the seventh-highest in program history.
  • Boise State finished the season winning 10 of its final 11 matches.
  • Zdena Safarova finishes her sophomore spring season with 21 wins at the No. 1 singles spot, the most in a single season in program history (previously held by Gaye McManus, 1996–97, with 18 wins).
  • Safarova’s final win rate of 92.1% (35-3) across the fall and spring is the highest single-season win percentage in program history, breaking Tiffany Coll’s 90% mark in 2006.
  • Maya Dutta and Zdena Safarova finished with 14 wins at No. 1 doubles, tied for the ninth-most in a single season by a Boise State duo.
  • Paula Schaefer and Bhakti Shah’s 13 wins at No. 3 doubles rank tied for the fifth-most in a single season by a pair.
  • Dutta’s 15 wins at the No. 2 position are tied for the third-most in program history.
  • The Broncos are now 0-1 all time against Texas

Quotables

  • “What an incredible season for this group,” said head coach Beck Roghaar. “They’ve accomplished special things and rewritten the history books for Boise State tennis. It was a tough match today but we’re unbelievably excited for what the future holds.”

Box Score
Texas (18-10) def. Boise State (20-6) 4-0
Doubles (Order of finish: 2,1)
Ariana Anazagasty-Pursoo/Ashton Bowers (TEX) def. Zdena Safarova/Maya Dutta (BOI) 6-3
Char Kempenaers-Pocz/Salma Drugdova (TEX) def. Ryan Kershner/Lorelyz Marruffo (BOI) 6-0
Sabina Zeynalova/Carmen Herea (TEX) vs. Bhakti Shah/Paula Schaefer (BOI) 5-3, unfinished

Singles (Order of finish: 3,6,4)
Zdena Safarova (BOI) vs. #45 Sabina Zeynalova (TEX) 5-7, 1-3, unfinished
Maya Dutta (BOI) vs. #38 Carmen Herea (TEX) 2-6, 5-5, unfinished
#73 Eszter Meri (TEX) def. Bhakti Shah (BOI) 6-0, 6-0
#92 Ashton Bowers (TEX) def. Paula Schaefer (BOI) 6-2, 6-3
Ariadna Briones Ginesta (BOI) vs.  #78 Ariana Anazagasty-Pursoo (TEX) 6-4, 1-6, 1-0, unfinished
Vivian Ovrootsky (TEX) def. Masa Viriant (BOI) 6-3, 6-2