The Gem State has discovered a diamond in Marianna Petrei.
The Italian freshman tennis player already recorded history at the University of Idaho in just one season of play in Moscow.
Petrei earned 20 wins in singles play this season to lead the Vandals to the team’s second consecutive Big Sky title.
Idaho head coach Marianna Cobra quickly promoted the freshman to the No. 1 singles position after only a few weeks of play.
“A lot of time, No. 1 players are very selfish and isolate themselves from the team,” Cobra said. “That’s not Marianna at all.