Boise State Outlasts No. 51 Liberty in Arizona

Saturday, March 2

Tempe, Ariz.

1 p.m. MT

Boise State

Liberty

3/2/2024 6:30:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Box Score

By: Courtesy: Boise State Athletics

TEMPE, Ariz. – Boise State men's tennis outlasted the 51st-ranked Liberty Flames 4-3 Saturday afternoon on the second day of the Diablo College Tennis Invitational at Tempe, Ariz.

The Blue and Orange claimed an early 1-0 lead by winning the doubles point 2-1 with victories at the number one and three positions.

Sam Sippel and Jip van Assendelft gave the Broncos a 1-0 lead with a 6-3 win on court one. Jett Middleton and James Van Herzeele brought the doubles point home with their tiebreaker victory on court three by a 7-6(1) score to put Boise State up one heading into singles.

The Broncos expanded their advantage to 3-0 following a pair of straight-set victories on courts six and four, respectively. Haddouch recorded the first win, 7-5, 6-3 at the sixth position, followed by James Van Herzeele with a 6-1, 7-5 win at No. 4 singles.

After the Flames rallied to tie the team score at 3-3, John Chin turned in the match-clinching win on court five, rallying from one set down to defeat Thando Longewe-Smit in three 3-6, 6-4, 6-3.

Notables

The win snapped a four-match losing streak as the 58th-ranked Broncos improved to 7-8 overall.
Van Herzeele claimed his 14th singles victory of the year and improved to 8-3 in team duals, second most on the team.
Haddouch's fifth-consecutive singles victory made him the eighth Bronco to join this year's 10-wins club…he is 6-1 in team duals.
Chin also won his 10th singles victory of the season to become the ninth Bronco to reach the mark…the junior is now 6-3 this spring.

What's Next

Boise State will close the Diablo College Tennis Invitational at the Kiwanis Tennis Center in Tempe on Sunday against No. 30 VCU; time will be determined later tonight.

Result

No. 58 Boise State (7-8) def. No. 51 Liberty (9-5) 4-3
Doubles (Order of finish: 1,2,3)

Sam Sippel/Jip Van Assendelft (BSU) def. Thando Longewe-Smit/Rafael Da Silva (LU) 6-3
Luis Felipe Miguel/Matija Samardzic (LU) def. Caden Moortgat/Jan Lucca Marquardt (BSU) 6-4
Jett Middleton/James Van Herzeele (BSU) def. Deji Thomas-Smith/Chase Robinson (LU) 7-6 (7-1)