Sippel Named Ford Student-Athlete of the Week

BOISE, Idaho - Sam Sippel, a Boise State men's tennis team senior, has been named this week's Ford Boise State Student-Athlete of the Week.

Sippel helped Boise State to a split at last weekend's ITA Kickoff Weekend in Columbus, Ohio, where the Broncos came from behind to defeat Oregon 4-3, before falling to top-ranked Ohio State 4-0.

The senior went 2-1 overall on the weekend – 1-0 at No. 1 singles and 1-1 at No. 1 doubles.

In the ITA Kickoff's first round versus Oregon, Sippel defeated 66th-ranked Quinn Vandecasteele in straight sets after rallying from 5-1 down in the first set to force it into a tiebreaker where he won 7-6(6), followed by a 6-3 set two victory.

In addition, while teamed up with Jip van Assendelft, he also won the No. 1 doubles position against the Ducks by a 6-3 score.

This week, the Broncos head to the Midwest to play at 21st-ranked Michigan State on Friday and at Indiana on Sunday.

Previous Ford Boise State Student-Athletes of the Week

Jan. 24: Emily Lopez (Women's Gymnastics)
Jan. 17: Emma Loyim (Women's Gymnastics)
Jan. 10: O'Mar Stanley (Men's Basketball)
Dec. 27: Natalie Pasco (Women's Basketball)
Dec. 20: George Holani (Football)
Dec. 13: Anass Mghari (Men's Track and Field)
Dec. 6: Chibuzo Agbo (Men's Basketball)
Nov. 29: Ashton Jeanty (Football)
Nov. 22: George Holani (Football)
Nov. 15: Joe Hudson (Men's Cross Country)
Nov. 8: Nicole Discenza (Women's Tennis)
Nov. 1: Eric McAlister (Football)
Oct. 25: Genevieve Crenshaw (Women's Soccer)
Oct. 18: Leia Chung (Women's Golf)
Oct. 11: Joana Baptista (Women's Tennis)
Oct. 4: Kenzie MacMillan (Women's Soccer)
Sept. 27: Ashton Jeanty (Football) and Paige Bartsch (Women's Volleyball)
Sept. 20: Breanna Mitchell (Women's Volleyball)
Sept. 13: Carly Cross (Women's Soccer)
Sept. 6: Ned Potter (Men's Cross Country)
Aug. 30: Paige Bartsch (Women's Volleyball)

Previous Ford Boise State Student-Athletes of the Week

Players Mentioned

Sam Sippel

Jip van Assendelft

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