Broncos Perform Well at ITA Bedford Cup in the Mountains

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ITA Bedford Cup in the Mountains

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Broncos Perform Well at ITA Bedford Cup in the Mountains

9/29/2024 7:51:00 PM | Men's Tennis

By: Courtesy: Boise State Athletics

USAFA, Colo. – Boise State men's tennis completed a strong weekend at the ITA Bedford Cup in the Mountains at the U.S. Air Force Academy.

Two Broncos – Carson Baker and Adam Duda – advanced to the semifinals of their respective singles flights. Then, they teamed up to reach the doubles main draw final round where they came up on the short end of a 6-4 score.

Baker finished the weekend going 3-1 in singles, and Duda went 4-1, while the tandem went 4-1 in doubles.

Meanwhile, Dylan Jaen and Taiyo Kurata won the doubles consolation draw. The Bronco duo regrouped after dropping their first doubles match to win four straight to finish the weekend at 4-1 and consolation champions. Jaen went 3-1 in singles, while Kurata went 2-2.

WHAT'S NEXT

The Mountain West Conference Individual Championships are next week in Las Vegas, with berths into the Conference Masters in November and a chance to qualify for the NCAA Championships on the line.

BOISE STATE RESULTS

Raptor Singles Flight

R16. Mark Neyelov (NEV) def. Taiyo Kurata (BSU) 6-1, 7-5
CQF. Lance Urlaub (NMSU) def. Taiyo Kurata (BSU) 6-3, 4-6, 1-0 (10-6)
Taiyo Kurata (BSU) def. Jack Brown (AFA) 6-3, 7-5
Taiyo Kurata (BSU) def. Matthew Staton (AFA) 6-4, 1-6, 1-0 (10-7)

Eagle Singles Flight

QF. Hardy Owen (BYU) def. Dylan Jaen (BSU) 6-3, 6-4
Dylan Jaen (BSU) def. Relja Eskic (DEN) 6-2, 6-1
Dylan Jaen (BSU) def. Eric William Wang (UI) 6-1, 6-3, 1-0 (10-4)
Dylan Jaen (BSU) def. Thomas Navarro (UNLV) 7-5, 6-2

Lightning Singles Flight

R16. Carson Baker (BSU) def. Rikuto Yamaguchi (DEN) 7-5, 7-6(5)
QF. Carson Baker (BSU) def. Redd Owen (BYU) 6-2, 6-2
SF. Arjun Kersten (AFA) def. Carson Baker (BSU) 6-4, 6-4
Carson Baker (BSU) def. Sam Rovai (DEN) 7-6(3), 7-5

Falcon Singles Flight

R16. Adam Duda (BSU) def. Yu-Shun (UI) 6-4, 3-6, 6-4
QF. Adam Duda (BSU) def. Otto Schreiner (BYU) 6-4, 2-6, 7-5
SF. Alec Fritzinger (AFA) def. Adam Duda (BSU) 7-6(5), 6-7(9), 7-5
3rd. Adam Duda (BSU) def. William Zulch (WEB) walkover
Adam Duda (BSU) def. Moritz Lesjak (Mont) 6-3, 6-1

Doubles

R32. Carson Baker/Adam Duda (BSU) def. Alec Fritzinger/Matthew Staton (AFA) 7-6(3)
R16. Carson Baker/Adam Duda (BSU) def. Takumi Katsuda/Semen Aginskiy (NAU) 6-0
QF. Carson Baker/Adam Duda (BSU) def. Kule Wolf/Langdon Tingleaf (AFA) 6-4
SF. Carson Baker/Adam Duda (BSU) def. Otto Schreiner/TJ Wells (BYU) 6-4
F. Tristan Sarap/William Zulch (WEB) def. Carson Baker/Adam Duda (BSU) 6-3
R32. Eivind Tandberg/Baltazar Wiger-Nordas (Mont) def. Taiyo Kurata/Dylan Jaen (BSU) 6-4
C16. Taiyo Kurata/Dylan Jaen (BSU) def. Illia Maksymchuk/Roberto Hernandez (UNLV) Ret. Inj
CQF. Taiyo Kurata/Dylan Jaen (BSU) def. Theo Coats/Sam Rovai (DEN) 7-5
CSF. Taiyo Kurata/Dylan Jaen (BSU) def. Adam Chodur/Redd Owen (BYU) 6-2
CF. Taiyo Kurata/Dylan Jaen (BSU) def. Thomas Navarro/Dusan Rsovac (UNLV) 6-3