Broncos Hold Off Washington 4-3

Wednesday, March 27

Boise, Idaho

2 p.m. MT

Boise State

Washington

3/27/2024 6:23:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Box Score

By: Courtesy: Boise State Athletics

BOISE, Idaho — Boise State men's tennis recorded its second win of the year over a Pac-12 team, defeating the Washington Huskies in a tightly contested 4-3 match Wednesday afternoon at the Appleton Tennis Center in Boise.

After splitting the first two doubles matches, with court one going to the Huskies and court three to the Broncos, it came down to the No. 2 doubles contest where Boise State's Idriss Haddouch and Jip van Assendelft clinched the team point with a 6-3 victory.

Haddouch extended the Broncos' lead to 2-0 with a quick 6-1, 6-1 victory at No. 6 singles over Jim Hendrikx.

After the Huskies claimed a win at No. 2 singles to pull within 2-1 of the Blue and Orange, James Van Herzeele defeated Han-Chih Lin in straight sets, 7-6(1), 6-4, on court three to put Boise State back in front at 3-2.

Washington pulled even with a victory on court four, setting up the decisive match on court one. Boise State fifth-year Sam Sippel battled to a three-set victory that featured two tiebreakers before clinching the Bronco victory with a set three blowout, 7-6(2), 6-7(4), 6-0.

Quotables

"A gritty team win against a talented UW team in tough conditions," said head coach Luke Shields. "It was great to get the doubles point and start the right way. It was good to see Samuel (Sippel) get to the finish line and clinch this match. He's been battling some of the best players in college tennis, and it was great to see him have this moment."

Notables

The win improved the 63rd-ranked Broncos to 12-9 overall and extended their wins streak to four.
Haddouch has been on a roll this spring, going 12-3 in team duals, including extending his active win streak to 11 straight today. The sophomore is now 16-10 overall.
Van Herzeele's singles win moved him to a team-best 18-8 overall and 12-3 in spring team duals.
The doubles team of Van Herzeele and John Chin won at No. 3 doubles to improve to 5-1 in team duals and 8-4 overall.
Sippel's singles victory was his 14th in the season, and he is now 7-8 at No. 1 singles.

What's Next

The Broncos open Mountain West play at home this Friday at 1 p.m. versus San Diego State (11-3) at the Appleton Tennis Center.

Results

#63 Boise State 4, Washington 3
Doubles (order of finish: 1,3,2)

#49 Cesar Bouchelaghem/Dzianis Zharyn (WASH) def. Jan Lucca Marquardt/Sam Sippel (BSU) 6-4
Idriss Haddouch/Jip van Assendelft (BSU) def. Brett Pearson/Nedim Suko (WASH) 6-3
John Chin/James Van Herzeele (BSU) def. Heman Nama/Ivan Sodan (WASH) 6-3