Boise State Athletics
Sunday, February 19
San Luis Obispo, Calif.
Noon MT
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Cal Poly
Broncos Rally Past Mustangs for First Road Win
2/19/2023 4:20:00 PM | Men's Tennis
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. – Boise State men's tennis rallied from a point down Sunday afternoon to defeat Cal Poly 4-3 at the Mustang Tennis Complex in San Luis Obispo, Calif. It is the first road victory of the season for the Broncos as they improved to 4-2 overall.
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Down one heading into singles, Boise State regrouped and claimed wins on court four, where John Chin recorded the first victory 6-0, 6-3, and court two, where Simon Arca Costas also dispatched his opponent in straight sets 6-3, 6-3, to give the blue and orange a 2-1 advantage.
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After the Mustangs tied the score at 2 all, Caden Moortgat put the Broncos back in front with a two-set 6-4, 6-2 win at No. 5 singles.
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Ryo Minakata clinched the match on court six, where he won in three sets 6-1, 0-6, 6-0, putting Boise State up 4-2.
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The final match on court one was decided in a third-set 10-point tiebreaker that went in Cal Poly's favor. Â
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Doubles (Order of finish: 2,1)
1. Berry/Smith (CP) def. Moortgat/Chin (BSU) 6-3
2. Leather/Bastiaan Weststrate (CP) def. Arca Costas/Michael Bott (BSU) 6-2
3. Ben Keyser/Fonseca (CP) vs. Sippel/Marquardt (BSU) 4-5, DNF
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Singles (Order of finish: 4,2,3,5,6,1)
1. Noah Berry (CP) def. Sam Sippel (BSU) 6-2, 6-7 (4), 1-0 (10-3)
2. Simon Arca Costas (BSU) def. Joe Leather (CP) 6-3, 6-3
3. Colter Smith (CP) def. James Van Herzeele (BSU) 6-3, 6-3
4. John Chin (BSU) def. Fernando Fonseca (CP) 6-0, 6-3
5. Caden Moortgat (BSU) def. Carter Crookston (CP) 6-4, 6-2
6. Ryo Minakata (BSU) def. Aaron Eliscu (CP) 6-1, 0-6, 6-0
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Down one heading into singles, Boise State regrouped and claimed wins on court four, where John Chin recorded the first victory 6-0, 6-3, and court two, where Simon Arca Costas also dispatched his opponent in straight sets 6-3, 6-3, to give the blue and orange a 2-1 advantage.
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After the Mustangs tied the score at 2 all, Caden Moortgat put the Broncos back in front with a two-set 6-4, 6-2 win at No. 5 singles.
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Ryo Minakata clinched the match on court six, where he won in three sets 6-1, 0-6, 6-0, putting Boise State up 4-2.
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The final match on court one was decided in a third-set 10-point tiebreaker that went in Cal Poly's favor. Â
Notes
- Arca Costas's singles victory moved him to 15-5 on the year to give him 86 career singles victories.
- Arca Costas recorded his 150th career combined (singles and doubles) victory on Sunday, becoming the 15th Bronco all-time to reach the milestone. He also moved into a tie for 14th on the 150 combined wins list. Â
- Moortgat collected his 10th singles victory of the season and 24th in his career.
What's Next
Boise State returns home to host BYU next Saturday, Feb. 25.Agate
Boise State (4-2) def. Cal Poly (3-4) 4-3Â
Doubles (Order of finish: 2,1)
1. Berry/Smith (CP) def. Moortgat/Chin (BSU) 6-3
2. Leather/Bastiaan Weststrate (CP) def. Arca Costas/Michael Bott (BSU) 6-2
3. Ben Keyser/Fonseca (CP) vs. Sippel/Marquardt (BSU) 4-5, DNF
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Singles (Order of finish: 4,2,3,5,6,1)
1. Noah Berry (CP) def. Sam Sippel (BSU) 6-2, 6-7 (4), 1-0 (10-3)
2. Simon Arca Costas (BSU) def. Joe Leather (CP) 6-3, 6-3
3. Colter Smith (CP) def. James Van Herzeele (BSU) 6-3, 6-3
4. John Chin (BSU) def. Fernando Fonseca (CP) 6-0, 6-3
5. Caden Moortgat (BSU) def. Carter Crookston (CP) 6-4, 6-2
6. Ryo Minakata (BSU) def. Aaron Eliscu (CP) 6-1, 0-6, 6-0
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