Boise State Athletics
Thursday, April 20
Reno, Nev.
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Boise State Falls at Nevada
4/20/2023 4:21:00 PM | Men's Tennis
RENO, Nev. – Boise State men's tennis found itself on the short end of a 4-0 score Thursday afternoon at Nevada in a Mountain West Conference match.
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The loss moves Boise State to 18-6 overall and 3-2 in league play, while Nevada improved to 10-7 and 4-2.
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Nevada opened the contest by taking a highly competitive doubles point.
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The Broncos' Simon Arca Costas and Michael Bott struck first taking No. 1 doubles 7-5. The Wolf Pack then claimed the team point with a 6-4 win on court three followed by a tiebreaker win 7-6 at No. 2 doubles.
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Boise State then dropped three straight singles matches as Nevada claimed the victory with wins on courts five, six and four, respectively.
Doubles (Order of finish: 1,3,2)
1. Michael Bott/Arca Costas (BSU) def. Delmas N'Tcha/Batalla (UM) 7-5
2. Coupu/Hassani (UN) def. Sippel/Moortgat (BSU) 7-6
3. Zisswiller/Benn (UN) def. Van Herzeele/Marquardt (BSU) 6-4
Singles (Order of finish: 5,6,4)
1. Simon Arca Costas (BSU) vs. Matheo Coupu (UN) 6-1, 3-6, 3-4 DNF
2. Sam Sippel (BSU) vs. Hassani Kadiri (UN) 6-2, 1-6, 4-5 DNF
3. Caden Moortgat (BSU) vs. Pedro Liborio (UN) 6-7, 3-4 DNF
4. Juan Batalla (UN) def. James Van Herzeele (BSU) 6-0, 1-6, 6-4
5. Loris Zisswiller (UN) def. Idriss Haddouch (BSU) 6-3, 6-2
6. Satchel Benn (UN) def. Jan Lucca Marquardt (BSU) 6-4, 6-4
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The loss moves Boise State to 18-6 overall and 3-2 in league play, while Nevada improved to 10-7 and 4-2.
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Nevada opened the contest by taking a highly competitive doubles point.
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The Broncos' Simon Arca Costas and Michael Bott struck first taking No. 1 doubles 7-5. The Wolf Pack then claimed the team point with a 6-4 win on court three followed by a tiebreaker win 7-6 at No. 2 doubles.
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Boise State then dropped three straight singles matches as Nevada claimed the victory with wins on courts five, six and four, respectively.
Notables
- Arca Costas and Bott won their 20th match as a doubles tandem improving to 20-6 overall and 19-5 in team duals.
- Bott recorded his team-high 29th (29-10) doubles victory of the season moving him into a five-way tie for fifth for doubles wins in a season at Boise State.
- Arca Costas earned his 27th (27-12) doubles win of the year moving him to 15th on the Broncos' single-season wins list.
- Sippel and Arca Costas switched places in the lineup at Nevada, but neither completed their match before the Wolf Pack clinched the win.
- With the loss, Boise State's lead in the series moved to 26-13 since 1987.
What's Next
Boise State returns home for the regular season finale versus Utah State at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Appleton Tennis Center.Agate
Nevada (10-7, 4-2 MW) def No. 67 Boise State (18-6, 3-2 MW)Doubles (Order of finish: 1,3,2)
1. Michael Bott/Arca Costas (BSU) def. Delmas N'Tcha/Batalla (UM) 7-5
2. Coupu/Hassani (UN) def. Sippel/Moortgat (BSU) 7-6
3. Zisswiller/Benn (UN) def. Van Herzeele/Marquardt (BSU) 6-4
Singles (Order of finish: 5,6,4)
1. Simon Arca Costas (BSU) vs. Matheo Coupu (UN) 6-1, 3-6, 3-4 DNF
2. Sam Sippel (BSU) vs. Hassani Kadiri (UN) 6-2, 1-6, 4-5 DNF
3. Caden Moortgat (BSU) vs. Pedro Liborio (UN) 6-7, 3-4 DNF
4. Juan Batalla (UN) def. James Van Herzeele (BSU) 6-0, 1-6, 6-4
5. Loris Zisswiller (UN) def. Idriss Haddouch (BSU) 6-3, 6-2
6. Satchel Benn (UN) def. Jan Lucca Marquardt (BSU) 6-4, 6-4
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