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Sippel Reaches Quarterfinals at SoCal Intercollegiate
10/30/2023 2:05:00 PM | Men's Tennis
LOS ANGELES – Boise State senior Sam Sippel led a four-man contingent at the SoCal Intercollegiate over the weekend by reaching the singles and doubles – with Jett Middleton – quarterfinals in Los Angeles.
Sippel opened the tournament seeded into the main draw for both singles and doubles. In singles, the Nuernberg, Germany, senior recorded straight-set victories in the first two rounds. He defeated Azusa Pacific's Elias Waler 6-2, 6-4, then followed with a 7-6(2), 6-2 win over Arizona's Inaki Cabrera-Bello in the round of 16. He came up short in the quarterfinals 6-4, 6-2 to Southern California's Lodewijk Weststrate.
In doubles, the tandem of Sippel and Middleton shut out Alexander Edmonston and Spencer Cinco from Concordia Irvine, 6-0. The win advanced the Bronco duo into the quarterfinal round, where they fell 6-2 to Oregon's Matthew Burton and Lachlan Robertson.
The Broncos Middleton, Idriss Haddouch and Liam Toroman began singles competition in the qualifying rounds, where they had mixed results.
Middleton opened with a three-set victory 6-3, 6-7(2), 6-2 over Concordia Irvine's Mattis Le Montagner, then fell to San Diego's Nikhil Niranjan 6-4, 6-3. In a pickup match, he later defeated Oklahoma State's Goran Zgola 6-2, 6-1.
Haddouch also recorded a win in his first match, defeating Brett Pearson from Washington in straight sets 6-3, 6-2. He then faced Portland's Nicolas Ocana, coming up short 6-1, 6-3. Haddouch later collected a pickup match victory over Portland's Stefan Skolebev 7-6(4), 6-4.
Toroman split on the weekend, falling in three sets 1-6, 6-1, 6-3 in his opener, before regrouping to defeat Le Montagner 6-1, 6-1 in a pickup contest.
Sippel opened the tournament seeded into the main draw for both singles and doubles. In singles, the Nuernberg, Germany, senior recorded straight-set victories in the first two rounds. He defeated Azusa Pacific's Elias Waler 6-2, 6-4, then followed with a 7-6(2), 6-2 win over Arizona's Inaki Cabrera-Bello in the round of 16. He came up short in the quarterfinals 6-4, 6-2 to Southern California's Lodewijk Weststrate.
In doubles, the tandem of Sippel and Middleton shut out Alexander Edmonston and Spencer Cinco from Concordia Irvine, 6-0. The win advanced the Bronco duo into the quarterfinal round, where they fell 6-2 to Oregon's Matthew Burton and Lachlan Robertson.
The Broncos Middleton, Idriss Haddouch and Liam Toroman began singles competition in the qualifying rounds, where they had mixed results.
Middleton opened with a three-set victory 6-3, 6-7(2), 6-2 over Concordia Irvine's Mattis Le Montagner, then fell to San Diego's Nikhil Niranjan 6-4, 6-3. In a pickup match, he later defeated Oklahoma State's Goran Zgola 6-2, 6-1.
Haddouch also recorded a win in his first match, defeating Brett Pearson from Washington in straight sets 6-3, 6-2. He then faced Portland's Nicolas Ocana, coming up short 6-1, 6-3. Haddouch later collected a pickup match victory over Portland's Stefan Skolebev 7-6(4), 6-4.
Toroman split on the weekend, falling in three sets 1-6, 6-1, 6-3 in his opener, before regrouping to defeat Le Montagner 6-1, 6-1 in a pickup contest.
Boise State Results
Singles Qualifying- Q64. Matthew Burton (Oregon) def. Liam Toroman (BSU) 1-6, 6-1, 6-3
- Q64. Idriss Haddouch (BSU) def. Brett Pearson (Washington) 6-3, 6-2
- Q64. Jett Middleton (BSU) def. Mattis Le Montagner (Concordia, Irvine) 6-3, 6-7(2), 6-2
- Q32. Nicolas Ocana (Portland) def. Idriss Haddouch (BSU) 6-1, 6-3
- Q32. Nikhil Niranjan (San Diego) def. Jett Middleton (BSU) 6-4, 6-3
- 32. Sam Sippel (BSU) def. Elias Walter (Azusa Pacific) 6-2, 6-4
- 16. Sam Sippel (BSU) def. Inaki Cabrera-Bello (Arizona) 7-6(2), 6-2
- QF. Lodewijk Weststrate (USC) def. Sam Sippel (BSU) 6-4, 6-2
- Liam Toroman (BSU) def. Mattis Le Montagner (Concordia, Irvine) 6-1, 6-1
- Idriss Haddouch (BSU) def. Stefan Skobelev (Portland) 7-6(4), 6-4
- Jett Middleton (BSU) def. Goran Zgola (Oklahoma State) 6-2, 6-1
- Q16. Vlad Breazu/Lenn Luemkemann (Oregon) def. Liam Toroman/Idriss Haddouch (BSU) 6-2
- 16. Sam Sippel/Jett Middleton (BSU) def. Alexander Edmonston/Spencer Cinco (Concordia, Irvine) 6-0
- QF. Matthew Burton/Lachlan Robertson (Oregon) def. Sam Sippel/Jett Middleton (BSU) 6-2
What's Next
Boise State is scheduled to send a contingent to the Ralston/Neufeld Coaches Challenge hosted by SMU in Dallas Nov. 3-5.
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