BOZEMAN, Mont. – The Vandals picked up yet another Big Sky win on Saturday, taking down the Bobcats of Montana State, 4-3.  Idaho (9-2, 4-1 BSC) dropped the doubles points to Montana State (1-8, 1-3 BSC) but rallied to win 4-of-6 singles matches.

The Vandals got out to a slow start, dropping the doubles point to get things started.  Felipe Fonseca and Odon Barta were victorious, however, in second doubles, taking the match 6-3.

Fonseca and Barta each picked up a point in singles, taking down second and first, respectively.  Fonseca was in control against Alexander Flink, winning 6-3, 6-3, while Barta was challenged by Kellen Bates before taking the match 6-4, 7-5.

Lucas Coutinho was victorious in sixth singles.  He won the first set, 7-5, then dominated the second, 6-0.  Mark Kovacs earned the deciding point for the Vandals, winning a tight match at fifth singles, 7-6 (2), 7-5.

RESULTS

Doubles

1 Alexander Flink/Harry James def. Artem Vasheshnikov/Jackson Varney, 7-5
2 Felipe Fonseca/Odon Barta def. Kellen Bates/Mateus Ceolin, 6-3
3 Rok Sitar/Dylan Harvala def. Lucas Coutinho/Mark Kovacs, 7-5
Order: 2, 3, 1

Singles

1 Odon Barta def. Bates, 6-4, 7-5
2 Felipe Fonseca def. Flink, 6-3, 6-3
3 James def. Jackson Varney, 6-1, 7-6 (1)
4 Sitar def. Artem Vasheshnikov, 6-2, 6-4
5 Mark Kovacs def. Edgecombe, 7-6 (2), 7-5
6 Lucas Coutinho def. Ceolin, 7-5, 6-0
Order: 2, 4, 1, 6, 5, 3