Broncos Beat New Mexico to Win Share of MW Championship

Saturday, April 20

Albuquerque, N.M.

Noon MT

Boise State

New Mexico

Men's Tennis won a share of the 2024 MW Regular Season Championship

Broncos Beat New Mexico to Win Share of MW Championship

4/20/2024 4:02:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Box Score

By: Courtesy: Boise State Athletics

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Boise State men's tennis won a share of the Mountain West Regular Season Championship Saturday afternoon with its 4-0 victory at New Mexico. This is the third MW regular-season title in program history.

The match opened with the Broncos winning a tight doubles point, as all three matches were close. Idriss Haddouch and Jip van Assenedelft gave the Broncos an early lead, winning 6-4 on court three.

After UNM tied the doubles score at 1-1, Boise State's Caden Moortgat and Jett Middleton went to a tiebreaker before clinching the team point with a 7-6(3) win at the No. 2 position.

The Blue and Orange opened singles strong, winning four of the six opening sets. Van Assendelft gave the Broncos a 2-0 lead when he defeated Arthur Bellegy in straight sets, 6-4, 6-4, at No. 2 singles.

The match came to a quick end with successive wins minutes apart. Haddouch pulled the Blue and Orange to within one of victory with a 6-3, 6-4 win on court five, followed moments later by John Chin's match-clinching victory in a set-two tiebreaker over Avery Tallakson 6-4, 7-6(1) on court six.

Quotables

"Great team win in a tough environment. It was a complete team effort with all eight guys contributing," said head coach Luke Shields. "New Mexico is a great team; we came out with the right energy and competitive spirit. I'm proud of this team. We have a lot more of the season ahead of us, though. On to Vegas for the conference championship (tournament)!"

Notables

Boise State finished the regular season at 17-10 overall and 5-1 in MW play, tied for first place with Utah State.
The Broncos' MW Co-Championship is the third MW regular season tile in program history and the fourth regular season conference title since 2009 (WAC).
The championship gives the program a combined (regular season and tournament) 21 conference championships all-time.
Van Assendelft won his 16th singles match of the year.
Haddouch's 17th consecutive singles victory improved him to a team-best 22-10 overall, 18-1 in team duals, and undefeated in conference play at 6-0.
Chin's 16th singles victory moved him to 16-11 overall and 12-6 in team duals this spring.

What's Next

Boise State will travel to Las Vegas next week to compete in the 2024 Mountain West Men's Tennis Championship, which will run Wednesday through Friday. The Broncos will enter the tournament as the No. 2 seed; Utah State won the tiebreaker with its victory over Boise State earlier this year.

Results

No. 61 Boise State (16-10, 4-1 MW) vs. No. 72 New Mexico (13-8, 3-1 MW)
Doubles (Order of finish: 3,1,2)

Arda Azkara/Alex Maggs (UNM) def. Jan Lucca Marquardt/Sam Sippel (BSU) 7-5
Jett Middleton/Caden Moortgat (BSU) def. Nicolas Recoura/Georgio Samaha (UNM) 7-6(3)
Idriss Haddouch/Jip van Assendelft (BSU) def. Ryoma Matsushita/Avery Tallakson (UNM) 6-4