MISSOULA, Mont.—Idaho men's tennis suffered its first conference loss of the season on Thursday. The Vandals fell 5-2 to Montana, playing on back-to-back days.
Idaho remains the top team in the Big Sky at 7-1. The Vandals have three conference matches remaining on the schedule. Idaho has yet to play Southern Utah, Idaho State and Eastern Washington.
Montana got the upper hand to start, winning the doubles point. Idaho dropped the first doubles match at No. 3. Mark Kovacs and Carlos Longhi Neto evened the point with a 6-4 win at No.