Broncos Win Season Opener over Idaho State

BOISE, Idaho – Boise State men's tennis opened the season with a solid 5-2 victory over instate-rival Idaho State (0-2) on Saturday in the first of two matches on the day at the Boas Indoor Tennis Center.

Trailing 1-0 heading into singles, the Broncos rallied behind the play of Simon Arca Costas and Sam Sippel, who wasted little time in dispatching their opponents to give the blue and orange a 2-1 advantage.

Arca Costas shut out Andreas Kramer at No. 2 singles 6-0, 6-0 to claim his 11th victory of the year. Sippel followed shortly after with a straight-set 6-1, 6-2 win on court one.

James Van Herzeele's No. 3 singles 6-1, 6-3 victory pulled Boise State within one of the team win. While Caden Moortgat clinched it for the Broncos when he downed Hiroki Fujita in two sets 6-4, 6-2.

Ryo Minakata closed out the match for the Broncos rallying from a set down to take his No. 5 singles contest in three 2-6, 6-4, 6-3.

Notables

Arca Costas claimed his 82nd career singles win, moving him into 12th place all-time in program history.
Sippel's win was the 11th of the season as he improved to a team-best 11-3 overall.
Van Herzeele's victory was also his 11th of the season, moving him to 11-5 on the year.
Seeing their first career matches in a team dual for Boise State were Sam Sippel who played at No.1 doubles and singles, and John Chin, who played at No. 2 doubles.

What's Next

Boise State will be back in action at 6 p.m. Saturday against Whitman College in the final contest of a doubleheader.

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Boise State (1-0) def. Idaho State (0-2) 5-2
Jan. 28, 2023 | Boise, Idaho (Boas Indoor Tennis Center)

Doubles

De Pellegrin/Kramer (ISU) def. Moortgat/Sippel (BSU) 6-4
Kristensen/ Robbertse (ISU) def. John Chin/Van Herzeele (BSU) 6-4
Arca Costas/Michael Bott (BSU) def. Cankus/Fujita (ISU) 6-1
Order of finish: 3, 2, 1

Singles

Sam Sippel (BSU) def. Patrick Kristensen (ISU) 6-1, 6-2
Simon Arca Costas (BSU) def. Andreas Kramer (ISU) 6-0, 6-0
James Van Herzeele (BSU) def. Valentino De Pellegrin (ISU) 6-1, 6-3
Ryo Minakata (BSU) def. Wikus Robbertse (ISU) 2-6, 6-4, 6-3
Caden Moortgat (BSU) def. Hiroki Fujita (ISU) 6-4, 6-2
Ege Cankus (ISU) def. Jan Lucca Marquardt (BSU) 6-7(7), 6-4, 1-0 (10-7)
Order of finish: 2,1,3,5,6,4

Notables

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Players Mentioned

Simon Arca Costas

Michael Bott

John Chin

Jan Lucca Marquardt

Ryo Minakata

Caden Moortgat

Sam Sippel

James Van Herzeele

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