Broncos trip Griz in Boise

Tuesday, March 27

Boise, Idaho

11 AM

Montana

Boise State

3/27/2018 3:11:00 PM | Women's Tennis

Box Score

By: Montana Sports Information

The Montana women's tennis team once again put on a gritty performance in doubles and were in the running for wins in singles against a Mountain West opponent, but the upset was not to be for the Griz as Boise State defended its home court with a 6-1 win.

Senior Catherine Orfanos again led the Griz in the singles round, taking a straight-set win on court five for UM's only victory of the day, a 6-4, 6-2 win over BSU's Vanessa Timm.

After a near miss on an upset at Utah State, Orfanos entered the match in Boise looking to prove a point and came up with the winning game plan.

"I was just really fired up going into the match, especially coming off a close match on Sunday. I was determined," Orfanos said. "We were having long rallies from the baseline, so I knew if I was able to bring her forward I could pass her, which was effective."

UM now falls to 6-10 on the season and is 0-2 on its spring break trip, with Big Sky matches against Weber State, and Idaho State left to play on the week-long trip south.

In another repeat of the Utah State match, Montana hung tough with the Broncos on courts one and three in doubles play, nearly pulling off the upset on each.

The round started with UM needing to battle back from an early 1-0 deficit after a 6-1 loss on court two.

Cam Kincaid and Bianca Bostrom were solid in their defense in a 5-6 loss on court one; trading blows with BSU's Dokic/Nosek pair in a back-and-forth match.

Julia Ronney and Lidia Dukic were also in a position for a win on court three, tied late in the match at four before dropping a 6-4 decision that clinched the point for the Broncos.

Montana fell behind 3-0 quickly in the singles round, with Bostrom and Joanlanne falling 6-1, 6-4 and 6-4, 6-4, respectively.

Orfanos then got the Griz on the board with her court five win to make it a 3-1 match.

Meanwhile, Dukic was battling for another Grizzly point on court four, bouncing back from a 6-0 first set loss to force a tiebreaker with a 6-4 win in the second set. She eventually fell in the break point 10-7.

The Griz now travel back to the Beehive State for a conference dual with Weber State in Ogden on Wednesday.

At 2-3 in Big Sky play, Montana will look to move to .500 in league play and up from No. 8 on the conference table. Weber currently sits at 4-1 in Big Sky play in a tie for second place with Idaho.

First serves against the Wildcats are scheduled for 11:30 a.m.