Boise State Gets Second Win Over Ranked Team, Beats Liberty 4-1

TEMPE, Ariz. – Boise State men's tennis defeated its second nationally ranked team of the weekend when the Broncos beat No. 69 Liberty 4-1 Sunday morning at the Diablos Tennis Tournament in Tempe, Ariz. The win improved the Blue and Orange to 8-4 overall and 2-1 on the weekend against three ranked opponents.

For the second day in a row, the match was clinched at No. 1 singles by Sam Sippel, who once again rallied from a set down; this time, he beat Josh Wilson in three sets, 5-7, 6-2, 6-4.

Boise State opened the contest by taking the doubles point 2-1 from the Flames. Trailing 1-0 in the doubles point, the Broncos rallied with victories in the final two matches.

Michael Bott and Simon Arca Costas downed the 74th-ranked duo nationally in Wilson and Christiaan Worst 6-4 at No. 1 doubles, followed by Jan Lucca Marquardt and Sippel securing the team point with a 7-5 win on court three.

John Chin extended the Boise State advantage to 2-0 with a straight-set victory, 6-2, 6-3, at No. 5 singles. The lead increased to 3-0 following Arca Costas' 6-3, 6-1 win on court two.

After Liberty picked up a win at No. 3 singles, Sippel brought the team victory home on court one.

Notables

Arca Costas picked up his 160th combined (singles and doubles) career victory when he won in both singles and doubles; he is now three short of tying for 10th place in Bronco history.
Arca Costas' win at No. 2 singles was his 91st career win, tying him for 10th all-time at Boise State.
Sippel increased his combined wins total this season to 35, 16 in singles and 19 in doubles.
Michael Bott earned his 20th doubles victory of the year.
The doubles tandem of Marquardt and Sippel are now 7-2 this spring on court three.
Bott and Arca Costas are 10-3 in team duals this spring and 11-4 on the year.

What's Next

The Broncos return home for a five-match homestand this coming week, starting with Idaho State and San Francisco on Thursday, followed by a doubleheader Saturday versus George Fox, and concluding with a contest against Montana on Sunday.

Agate

Boise State (9-4) def. #69 Liberty (6-8) 4-1

Doubles (Order of finish: 2,1,3)
1. Michael Bott/Simon Arca Costas (BOI) def. #74 Josh Wilson/Christiaan Worst (LU) 6-4
2. Deji Thomas-Smith/Luis Felipe Miguel (LU) def. John Chin/Caden Moortgat (BOI) 6-4
3. Jan Lucca Marquardt/Sam Sippel (BOI) def. R. Marques Da Silva/Thando Longwe-Smit (LU) 7-5

Singles Order of finish: 5,2,3,1)
1. Sam Sippel (BOI) def. Josh Wilson (LU) 5-7, 6-2, 6-4
2. Simon Arca Costas (BOI) def. R. Marques Da Silva (LU) 6-3, 6-1
3. Christiaan Worst (LU) def. Caden Moortgat (BOI) 7-5, 7-5
4. Deji Thomas-Smith (LU) vs. James Van Herzeele (BOI) 6-3, 6-7 (10-12), 2-2, unfinished
5. John Chin (BOI) def. Luis Felipe Miguel (LU) 6-2, 6-3
6. Beau Pelletier (LU) vs. Ryo Minakata (BOI) 6-3, 1-1, unfinished