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Friday, May 5
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Broncos Fall to No. 15 Arizona in NCAA First Round
5/5/2023 7:23:00 PM | Men's Tennis
TUCSON, Ariz. – Boise State men's tennis fell 4-0 to the 15th-ranked Arizona Wildcats in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at Tucson. The loss ends the Broncos' season at 21-8 overall.
Caden Moortgat and Idriss Haddouch led the Broncos with a 6-2 win in doubles on court two. But the Wildcats took the team point with wins at No. 1 and 3 doubles.
Arizona then claimed three-straight victories in singles to clinch the match. The Wildcats won at No. 5, 4 and 1 singles, respectively.
Tucson, Ariz. | May 5, 2023
No. 15 Arizona (22-6) def. No. 63 Boise State (21-8) 4-0
Doubles (Order of finish: 2,1,3)
1. Friend/Ziverts (UA) def. Arca Costas/Bott (BSU) 6-2
2. Moorgat/Haddouch (BSU) def. Hoeyeraal/Smith (UA) 6-2
3. Padgham/Strom (UA) def. Sippel/Jan Lucca Marquardt (BSU) 6-2
Singles (Order of finish: 5,4,1)
1. Colton Smith (UA) def. Simon Arca Costas (BSU) 6-4, 6-2
2. Sam Sippel (BSU) vs. #40 Jonas Ziverts (UA) 4-6, 1-5 DNF
3. Caden Moortgat (BSU) vs. Gustaf Strom (UA) 6-7(6), 1-2 DNF
4. Herman Hoeyeraal (UA) def. James Van Herzeele (BSU) 6-2, 6-1
5. Jay Friend (UA) def. John Chin (BSU) 6-1, 6-1
6. Idriss Haddouch (BSU) vs. Dominique Rolland (UA) 0-6, 7-5 DNF
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Caden Moortgat and Idriss Haddouch led the Broncos with a 6-2 win in doubles on court two. But the Wildcats took the team point with wins at No. 1 and 3 doubles.
Arizona then claimed three-straight victories in singles to clinch the match. The Wildcats won at No. 5, 4 and 1 singles, respectively.
Notables
- This marked the 19th trip for the Broncos to the NCAA Tournament with an overall record of 7-19.
- This year marked the first time in program history the Broncos advanced to the national tournament in the first year of a new head coach (Luke Shields).
- Boise State still holds the lead in the all-time series with Arizona 6-3.
- Simon Arca Costas saw his 24-match winning streak come to an end with the loss today…he finishes the season at 33-6, third most in history between head coach Luke Shields' 35 which he accomplished twice. Â
- Arca Costas finished his career with 104 victories, fifth all-time, and ranked tied for sixth for combined (singles and doubles) career wins with 181.
- Moorgat earned his 19th doubles win of the year while Haddouch collected his fifth.
What's Next
The loss ended the Mountain West Conference Champion's season.Results
NCAA Championship, Tucson RegionalTucson, Ariz. | May 5, 2023
No. 15 Arizona (22-6) def. No. 63 Boise State (21-8) 4-0
Doubles (Order of finish: 2,1,3)
1. Friend/Ziverts (UA) def. Arca Costas/Bott (BSU) 6-2
2. Moorgat/Haddouch (BSU) def. Hoeyeraal/Smith (UA) 6-2
3. Padgham/Strom (UA) def. Sippel/Jan Lucca Marquardt (BSU) 6-2
Singles (Order of finish: 5,4,1)
1. Colton Smith (UA) def. Simon Arca Costas (BSU) 6-4, 6-2
2. Sam Sippel (BSU) vs. #40 Jonas Ziverts (UA) 4-6, 1-5 DNF
3. Caden Moortgat (BSU) vs. Gustaf Strom (UA) 6-7(6), 1-2 DNF
4. Herman Hoeyeraal (UA) def. James Van Herzeele (BSU) 6-2, 6-1
5. Jay Friend (UA) def. John Chin (BSU) 6-1, 6-1
6. Idriss Haddouch (BSU) vs. Dominique Rolland (UA) 0-6, 7-5 DNF
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