Saturday, February 15
Wichita, Kan.
10 a.m. MT

Boise State

4
vs
3

Denver

Lukas Velik uses his fore hand to return a shot against Michigan State on Feb. 9, 2025.

Boise State Downs Denver for Sixth-Straight Victory

2/15/2025 4:31:00 PM | Men's Tennis

WICHITA, Kan. – Boise State men's tennis defeated the Denver Pioneers 4-3 Saturday afternoon in Wichita, Kansas, to extend its win streak to six straight. The Broncos completed the weekend with a pair of 4-3 victories to improve to 6-1 overall.
 
The Blue and Orange opened by claiming the team doubles point 2-0. Boise State recorded victories at No. 1 singles by Carson Baker and Jett Middleton (6-2), followed by the point-clinching win on court three by John Chin and James Van Herzeele (6-4).
 
The two teams split the six singles contests, with the Broncos getting wins at No. 4 by Lukas Velik in three sets, Van Herzeele at No. 5, and Chin on court six, both in straight sets. Velik's victory was the match-clincher for Boise State.

Notables

  • After a season-opening 4-2 loss at No. 5 Virginia, Boise State has won six straight contests, the best mark to open a season since 2021 when the team went 12-1.
  • John Chin and James Van Herzeele both went 2-0 on the day, winning as a doubles team along with their singles victories.
  • Van Herzeele's singles win put him at 62 career singles victories.
  • Lukas Velik won his 12th singles match of the year.
  • The win snapped a two-match losing streak to Denver, increasing the Broncos' lead in the all-time series to 7-4.

What's Next

Boise State returns home to host the second team from the Big Ten Conference this year in the Indiana Hoosiers on Wednesday at 5 p.m. at the Boas Indoor Tennis Center. They will then travel to play at Purdue on Friday and at Princeton on Sunday.

Results

Boise State (6-1) def. Denver (6-4) 4-3
Doubles (Order of finish: 1,3)
  1. Baker/Middleton (BSU) def. Neyelov/Yamaguchi (DU) 6-2
  2. Taiyo Kurata/Seifert (BSU) vs. Sancho/Robb-Wilcox (DU) 5-4 DNF
  3. Chin/ Van Herzeele (BSU) def. Mishiro/Rovai (DU) 6-4
Singles (order of finish: 6,1,2,5,4,3)
  1. Daniel Sancho Arbizu (DU) def. Jett Middleton (BSU) 6-4, 6-3
  2. Rikuto Yamaguchi (DU) def. Carson Baker (BSU) 7-6(3), 6-3
  3. Sam Rovai (DU) def. Julius Seifert (BSU) 6-4, 6-7(5), 6-4
  4. Lukas Velik (BSU) def. Ryoma Mishiro (DU) 6-3, 4-6, 6-4
  5. James Van Herzeele (BSU) def. Connor Robb-Wilcox (DU) 6-3, 7-6(2)
  6. John Chin (BSU) def. Mark Neyelov (DU) 6-1, 6-3
 
 
 

Next Event

Indiana
W, 4-3

Feb 19 (Wed)

5 p.m. MT

Team Stats

#1 Doubles Match

1
Mark Neyelov/ Rikuto Yamaguchi [DEN]
2
6

#2 Doubles Match

12
Daniel Sancho/ Connor Robb-Wilcox [DEN]
40
5UF

#3 Doubles Match

1
Ryoma Mishiro/ Sam Rovai [DEN]
4
6

Order of Finish:

1,3

#1 Singles Match

12
Daniel Sancho / 0 (38/-) [DEN]
66
LogoMiddleton, Jett / 0 (115/-) [BOI]
43

#2 Singles Match

12
Rikuto Yamaguchi / 0 [DEN]
76
LogoBaker, Carson / 0 [BOI]
63

#3 Singles Match

123
Sam Rovai / 0 [DEN]
666
LogoSeifert, Julius / 0 [BOI]
474

#4 Singles Match

123
Ryoma Mishiro / 0 [DEN]
364
LogoVelik, Lukas / 0 [BOI]
646

#5 Singles Match

12
Connor Robb-Wilcox / 0 [DEN]
36
LogoVan Herzeele, James / 0 [BOI]
67

#6 Singles Match

12
Mark Neyelov / 0 [DEN]
13
LogoChin, John / 0 [BOI]
66

Order of Finish:

6,1,2,4,5,3

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