Broncos Open Team Season with Home Doubleheader on Saturday

Notables

BOISE, Idaho – The Boise State men's tennis team opens the 2024 team dual season this Saturday when the Broncos host a doubleheader against Idaho State at 1 p.m. followed by Lewis-Clark State at 6 p.m., both contests will be played at Boise State's Boas Indoor Tennis Center on South Oakland Avenue.

Saturday's match versus Idaho State will be the 31st meeting between the two programs since the 1986-87 season with the Broncos holding a decisive 21-9 advantage in the series. Boise State swept the Bengals in two contests last year.

The series with LCSC is entering its 11th meeting all-time with the Broncos leading 8-1 with a ninth win in 2021 vacated. The two teams have not played since spring 2021.

Admission is free, but there is limited seating capacity at the Boas Indoor Tennis Center (The Bubbles) so arrive early to make sure you can get in to watch the matches.

Notes

Idaho State at Boise State

The Location: Boise, Idaho (Boas Indoor Tennis Center)
Date | Time: Saturday | 1 p.m.
Admission: Free
Parking: On site at the tennis center
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
Live Stream: None

Lewis-Clark State at Boise State

The Location: Boise, Idaho (Boas Indoor Tennis Center)
Date | Time: Saturday | 6 p.m.
Admission: Free
Parking: On site at the tennis center
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
Live Stream: None

Team Notes

Boise State finished last year with a 21-8 overall record and ranked 60th nationally.
Of the 32 teams that the Broncos could potentially face – several are in tournaments, so they will not face all of them – on their 2024 schedule, 17 finished ranked in the top 75 in the final ITA poll last year.
The Broncos are the defending Mountain West Tournament champions.
Boise State is 31-10 all-time in season openers since the 1981-82 season.
The Broncos are 33-8 in home openers since the 1981-82 season.

Individual Notes

Sippel finished the fall campaign with a 7-4 overall singles record and a 1-1 mark in doubles…the senior reached the All-American consolation quarterfinals in October, going 5-2 in singles…he enters the spring season ranked 40th nationally in singles.
Marquardt completed the fall season with a 7-5 singles record and an 11-1 mark in doubles…while partnering with Kyvan Reitkerk, the duo won the Greg Patton Invitational in October and open the spring ranked 54th nationally.
Reitkerk went 8-3 in both singles and doubles last fall…he played one tournament teamed with Marquardt in doubles, winning the Greg Patton Invitational, they enter the spring campaign ranked 54th in the NCAA.
Jip van Assendelft went 7-1 in singles last fall, advancing to the quarterfinal round of the ITA Mountain Region Championships in September.
James Van Herzeele finished the fall with a 6-1 record in singles…he reached the round of 16 in singles at the regional championship and went 4-0 at the SMU Ralston/Neufeld Coaches Challenge (hidden duals) in November.
Jett Middleton completed the fall season at 7-2 in singles, including winning the ITA Mountain Region consolation singles final against teammate Caden Moortgat.
Moortgat went 8-5 in singles play and 7-3 in doubles during the fall semester…reached the regional consolation singles final in September before falling to Middleton in the championship match.

Coaching Notes

Luke Shields is in his second season as the head coach at his alma mater, Boise State…he was named the Mountain West Coach of the Year in 2023 – the third of his career and the first with the Broncos – after leading the team to a 21-8 overall record, the MW Tournament Championship and to the first round of the NCAA tournament…his overall record as a collegiate head coach is 114-71.
Daniel Hangstefer joined the Bronco staff as the associate head coach last summer…he was the head coach at Idaho for five years prior to coming to Boise State.