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Friday, April 24
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Semifinal vs. No. 3 UNLV

Masa Viriant at the 2026 Mountain West Championships

Broncos Bested by UNLV in Mountain West Tournament Semifinal

4/24/2026 4:15:00 PM | Women's Tennis

LAS VEGAS – The No. 2-seeded Boise State women's tennis team was defeated 4-1 by No. 3 UNLV on Friday afternoon in the Credit Union 1 Mountain West Tournament semifinal.
 
After the Rebels (19-3) earned a doubles win on court two, the Broncos' (19-4) Tereza Polakova and Zdena Safarova responded with a 6-4 victory over Hudson Hawkins and Nikol Mircheva at No. 1.
 
Tied 5-5 on court three, UNLV's Kaho Oyama and Sofiia Sokolvak won the final two games to clinch the doubles point.
 
The Rebels opened singles play with victories on courts six and one before Masa Viriant put Boise State on the board with a 6-4, 6-4 win at No. 4.
 
UNLV clinched the match with a victory at No. 5.
 
Notables
  • Masa Viriant earned her 14th win at No. 4 singles, tied for the seventh-most in a single season in program history
  • Safarova and Polakova have won five consecutive doubles matches
  • Boise State's two losses to Mountain West opponents have both come against UNLV
What's Next
  • The Broncos will await their fate for a potential at-large bid to the 2026 NCAA Division I Women's Tennis Championship. The selection show is scheduled for Monday, April 27, at 2:30 p.m. MT.
 
Full Results
No. 3 UNLV def. No. 2 Boise State 4-1
Doubles (Order of finish: 2,1,3)
  1. Tereza Polakova / Zdena Safarova (BOI) def. Hudson Hawkins / Nikol Mircheva (UNLV) 6-4
  2. Eszter Kis-Czako / Veronika Kliuch (UNLV) def. Stella Beldiman / Paula Schaefer (BOI) 6-2
  3. Kaho Oyama / Sofiia Sokolvak (UNLV) def. Carla Grignac / Lorelyz Marruffo (BOI) 7-5
 
Singles (Order of finish: 6,1,3,5)
  1. Veronika Kliuch (UNLV) def. Zdena Safarova (BOI) 6-4, 6-1
  2. Tereza Polakova (BOI) vs. Nikol Mircheva (UNLV) 3-6, 5-5
  3. Masa Viriant (BOI) def. Hudson Hawkins (UNLV) 6-4, 6-4
  4. Allison Isaacs (BOI) vs. Eszter Kis-Czako (UNLV) 6-4, 4-5 DNF
  5. Kaho Oyama (UNLV) def. Paula Schaefer (BOI) 6-2, 7-5
  6. Sofiia Sokolvak (UNLV) def. Carla Grignac (BOI) 6-3, 6-2

Team Stats

#1 Doubles Match

1
Hudson Hawkins/ Nikol Mircheva [UNLV]
4
6

#2 Doubles Match

1
Eszter Kis-Czako/ Veronika Kliuch [UNLV]
6
2

#3 Doubles Match

1
Kaho Oyama/ Sofiia Sokolvak [UNLV]
7
5

Order of Finish:

2,1,3

#1 Singles Match

12
Veronika Kliuch / 0 [UNLV]
66
LogoSafarova, Zdena / 0 [BOI]
41

#2 Singles Match

123
Nikol Mircheva / 0 [UNLV]
65UF
LogoPolakova, Tereza / 0 [BOI]
35UF

#3 Singles Match

12
Hudson Hawkins / 0 [UNLV]
44
LogoViriant, Masa / 0 [BOI]
66

#4 Singles Match

123
Eszter Kis-Czako / 0 [UNLV]
45UF
LogoIsaacs, Allison / 0 [BOI]
64UF

#5 Singles Match

12
Kaho Oyama / 0 [UNLV]
67
LogoSchaefer, Paula / 0 [BOI]
25

#6 Singles Match

12
Sofiia Sokolvak / 0 [UNLV]
66
LogoGrignac, Carla / 0 [BOI]
32

Order of Finish:

6,1,3,5

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