Boise State Cruises Past UNLV

Friday, April 12

Boise, Idaho

5 p.m. MT

Boise State

UNLV

4/12/2024 9:45:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Box Score

By: Courtesy: Boise State Athletics

BOISE, Idaho – Boise State men's tennis came back from 1-0 down to defeat the UNLV Rebels 5-2 Friday night at the Appleton Tennis Center. The win improved the Broncos to 14-10 overall and 2-1 in Mountain West play, while UNLV moved to 8-8 and 1-1, respectively.

UNLV took the early lead against the Broncos when the Rebels claimed the doubles point 2-1 with wins on courts two and three. Boise State's Jan Lucca Marquardt and Sam Sippel recorded the lone win 6-3 at the top position.

Boise State rallied to take a 3-1 lead early in the singles competition behind victories by John Chin 6-3, 6-2 on court six, followed by Jett Middleton's straight-set 6-3, 6-1 victory at No. 4 singles. The third Bronco off the court was Idriss Haddouch at the No. 5 position by a 6-3, 7-5 score.

The decisive point came down to court three, where Marquardt battled through a set two tiebreaker to defeat UNLV's Dusan Rsovac 6-4, 7-6(7) to clinch the match for Boise State.

UNLV and Boise State decided to play out the final two singles contests, with the teams splitting to make the final score Boise State 5-2.

Quotables

"Another conference win and at home in front of our crowd on Alumni Day," said head coach Luke Shields. "The match didn't start the way we wanted, dropping the doubles point, but the guys, like they have been doing all year at home, responded and competed the right way. UNLV was a very talented team that put us in tough moments, but we knew how to respond and get the win. Great to see our Alums and fight for them!"

Notables

Sippel and Marquardt recorded their fourth doubles victory on court one to improve to 4-1 in team duals this spring.
Chin earned his 14th singles victory of the season and 28th of his career as a Bronco.
Middleton recorded his 17th singles win to move to 17-12 overall.
Haddouch continued his hot streak, winning his 14th straight match. He now has a record of 19-10 overall and 14-1 this spring.
Marquardt won his 14th singles contest of the year and his 33rd at Boise State.
Sippel tallied his 16th singles win of the season and 34th as a Bronco.
Boise State extended its advantage in the all-time series to 14-7; it was also the third straight win over the Rebels.
The Broncos remain undefeated at home at 11-0.

What's Next

Boise State closes out the home season Sunday morning at 11 a.m. against Nevada at the Appleton Tennis Center.

Results

#57 Boise State (14-10, 2-1 MW) def. UNLV (8-8, 1-1 MW) 5-2
Doubles (Order of finish: 1,2,3)

Jan Lucca Marquardt/Sam Sippel (BSU) def. Jackson Atherton/Anton Ornberg (UNLV) 6-3
Taiyo Hirano/Illia Maksymchuk (UNLV) def. John Chin/James Van Herzeele (BSU) 6-4
Dusan Rsovac/Thomas Navarro (UNLV) def. Caden Moortgat/Jett Middleton (BSU) 7-5