Boise State
Northwestern
Broncos Fall 4-0 at No. 9 Northwestern
2/3/2017 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
EVANSTON, Ill. - Boise State's men's tennis team fell 4-0 at ninth-ranked Northwestern Friday afternoon in Evanston, Ill., in the first of two matches this weekend. Boise State lost the doubles point 2-0 to the Wildcats, then fell at No. 1, 2 and 5 singles positions as Northwestern clinched the match to remain undefeated on the year at 7-0, while the young Broncos moved to 1-5 overall.
Trailing 1-0 after doubles, Boise State took the court for singles featuring a young lineup without its top player in Kyle Butters.
The Wildcats used their experience at the top of the list as they took a 2-0 advantage following a win on court two where senior Konrad Zieba downed Boise State sophomore Jack Heslin 6-0, 6-3.
Northwestern senior and 26th-ranked Strong Kirchheimer defeated freshman Brian Tran on court one 6-1, 6-1 to extend the Wildcat lead out to 3-0.
The match clincher came on court five where Boise State's Harvey Shackleton, a freshman, lost in two 6-2, 6-2 to Jason Seidman.
The remaining three singles contests were abandoned once the team victory was clinched.
Next up for the Broncos is a Sunday morning encounter with Harvard at 9 a.m. (Mountain) on the Northwestern campus in Evanston.
Boise State (1-5) at No. Northwestern (7-0)
Feb 3, 2017 at Evanston, Ill. (Combe Tennis Center)
Northwestern def. Boise State 4-0
Doubles
1. Sam Shropshire/Konrad Zieba (NU) def. Jack Heslin/Brian Tran (BSU) 6-1
2. Strong Kirchheimer/Dominik Stary (NU) def. Harvey Shackleton/Morgan Stone (BSU) 6-1
3. Chris Ephron/Michael Lorenzini (NU) vs. Pedro Platzeck/Greg Wischer (BSU) 4-2 DNF
Order of finish: 1,2
Singles
1. #26 Strong Kirchheimer (NU) def. Brian Tran (BSU) 6-1, 6-1
2. Konrad Zieba (NU) def. Jack Heslin (BSU) 6-0, 6-3
3. Dominik Stary (NU) vs. Pedro Platzeck (BSU) 6-3, 3-1 DNF
4. Ben Vandixhorn (NU) vs. Morgan Stone (BSU) 6-3, 5-2 DNF
5. Jason Seidman (NU) def. Harvey Shackleton (BSU) 6-2, 6-2
6. Brenden Volk (NU) vs. Greg Wischer (BSU) 6-2, 2-3 DNF
Order of finish: 2,1,5
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