Broncos Win Two Titles at General Patton Invitational

BOISE, Idaho – Boise State men's tennis collected two championships this weekend at the General Patton Invitational hosted by the Broncos at the Appleton Tennis Center. Overall, the Broncos went 4-1 in doubles play and 8-6 in singles.

The first title came in doubles, where Jan Lucca Marquardt and Kyvan Rietkerk teamed up to go undefeated at 4-0. They beat Eastern Washington's Tyler Waddock and Arshjot Bhatti 6-2 in Sunday's final.

Rietkerk then followed that up by winning the Flight B singles championship, going 4-0 on the weekend and defeating Montana State's Dario Ciobotaru in three sets, 6-3, 2-6, 6-2, to claim the title on Sunday. After winning his round of 16 match in three sets, he advanced to the final with a pair of straight-set victories in the quarterfinal and semifinal rounds.

Marquardt took fourth in the Flight A singles competition. He opened the tournament with straight-set victories over Portland State's Jonas Mathiasen 6-3, 6-3 and Idaho's Mario Duron 7-6(2), 6-4, but fell to eventual champion Bodin Zarkovic of Utah State, 6-2, 7-6(4), in the semifinal round to move into the 3-4 match on Sunday.

Top Broncos

Kyvan Rietkerk won two titles at the General Patton Invitational, claiming championships in doubles and Flight B Singles…he finished the weekend undefeated, going a combined 8-0 in singles and doubles.
Jan Lucca Marquardt won the doubles title and went a combined 6-2 overall in singles and doubles.

Boise State's Results

Doubles Main Draw

16. Jan Lucca Marquardt/Kyvan Rietkerk (BSU) def. Caden Krammerer/Tyler Dalos (EWU) 6-2
QF. Jan Lucca Marquardt/Kyvan Rietkerk (BSU) def. Bodin Zarkovic/David Martirosian (USU) 7-5
SF. Jan Lucca Marquardt/Kyvan Rietkerk (BSU) def. Alex Asenov/Francisco Gay (UI) 7-6(6)
F. Jan Lucca Marquardt/Kyvan Rietkerk (BSU) def. Tyler Waddock/Arshjot Bhatti (EWU) 6-2
16. Alejandro Salvador/Matteo Masala (UI) def. Teague Burger/Liam Toroman (BSU) 6-3

Singles Flight A Main Draw

16. Jan Lucca Marquardt (BSU) def. Jonas Mathiasen (PSU) 6-3, 6-3
QF. Jan Lucca Marquardt (BSU) def. Mario Duron (UI) 7-6(2), 6-4
SF. Bodin Zarkovic (USU) def. Jan Lucca Marquardt (BSU) 6-2, 7-6(4)
3rd. Taiyo Kurata (UI) def. Jan Lucca Marquardt (BSU) 6-2, 3-6, 1-0(10-8)
16. Andras Necz (MSU) def. Liam Toroman (BSU) 6-4, 6-3

Singles Flight A Consolation Draw

CQF. Liam Toroman (BSU) def. Hubert Theriault (PSU) 6-0, 6-1
CSF. Caden Kammerer (PSU) def. Liam Toroman (BSU) walkover (illness)

Singles Flight B Main Draw

16. Kyvan Rietkerk (BSU) def. Arshjot Bhatti (EWU) 5-7, 6-2, 6-0
QF. Kyvan Rietkerk (BSU) def. TJ Wells (BYU) 6-7(5), 6-2, 6-4
SF. Kyvan Rietkerk (BSU) def. Sebastian Medica (UI) 6-4, 6-2
F. Kyvan Rietkerk (BSU) def. Dario Ciobotaru (MSU) 6-3, 2-6, 6-2
16. Teague Burger (BSU) def. Drew Dillon (EWU) 6-4, 6-2
QF. Phillip Rein (USU) def. Teague Burger (BSU) 6-4, 6-3

Singles Flight B Consolation Draw

CD. TJ Wells (BYU) def. Teague Burger (BSU) 6-7(5), 7-5, 1-0(10-8)

What's Next

Boise State will send a contingent to the So Cal Intercollegiate at the University of Southern California this coming weekend, Oct. 27-29.