Boise State Completes Opening Day Sweep, Beats Whitman

BOISE, Idaho – Boise State men's tennis completed a Saturday doubleheader with its second victory of the day, a 7-0 sweep of the Whitman Blues. The win improved the Broncos to 2-0 on the year.

Boise State opened the match by sweeping the three doubles contest to earn the team point. Caden Moortgat and Sam Sippel claimed a 6-1 victory on court one, as did John Chin and James Van Herzeele at the No. 2 position to clinch the team point. Meanwhile, Simon Arca Costas and Michael Bott finished it with a 6-2 win at the third spot.

In singles, Arca Costas and Chin cruised to quick victories giving up only one game in four combined sets. Arca Costas defeated his opponent 6-1, 6-1 to start the ball rolling for the Broncos. Chin followed with a 6-1, 6-0 win on court two to give Boise State a 3-0 lead.

Ryo Minakata brought in the match-clinching point on court three, where he won in dominating fashion 6-2, 6-1 making it 4-0 Boise State.

Moortgat (court 4), Bott (court 5) and Teague Burger (court 6) all recorded two-set victories to complete the sweep.

Notables

Arca Costas claimed his 83rd career singles win; he remains in sole possession of 13th place all-time in program history.
Arca Costas and Bott claimed their second doubles victory of the day; for Bott it was his 12th win of the season, while it was Arca Costas' 10th.
Sam Sippel and Moortgat picked up their 12th doubles wins of the year, 7-5 as a team.
Getting their first singles victory in a Bronco uniform were newcomers John Chin on court two and Teague Burger on court six.

What's Next

Boise State will be back in action on February 2 when the Broncos travel to play the Washington Huskies in Seattle.

Agate

Boise State (2-0) vs. Whitman (0-1)
Jan. 28, 2023 | Boise, Idaho (Boas Indoor Tennis Center)

Doubles

Moortgat/Sam Sippel (BSU) def. Guzman/Huang (WC) 6-1
Chin/James Van Herzeele (BSU) def. Chopra/Manov (WC) 6-1
Arca Costas/Bott (BSU) def. Baker/Charles Rush (WC) 6-2
Order of finish: 1, 2, 3

Singles

Simon Arca Costas (BSU) def. Harshvardhan Chopra (WC) 6-1, 6-1
John Chin (BSU) def. Diego Guzman (WC) 6-1, 6-0
Ryo Minakata (BSU) def. Lucas Huang (WC) 6-2, 6-1
Caden Moortgat (BSU) def. Artem Manov (WC) 6-4, 6-1
Michael Bott (BSU) def. Noah Baker (WC) 6-2, 6-4
Teague Burger (BSU) def. Alejandro Raffo (WC) 6-2, 6-4
Order of finish: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6