Broncos Win Mountain West Opener Over Utah State

BOISE, Idaho – Carson Baker's win at No. 3 singles clinched Boise State's 5-2 victory over Utah State on Friday in the Broncos' Mountain West opener. The contest started at the Appleton Tennis Center, but rain forced the match indoors to the Boas Indoor Tennis Center.

The 41st-ranked Broncos improved to 15-4 overall and 1-0 in conference, while Utah State moved to 10-7 and 1-1, respectively.

The Blue and Orange opened by claiming the team doubles point 2-0. The first team off was on court two, where Taiyo Kurata and Julius Seifert cruised to a 6-2 win. They were followed by the No. 3 team of Idriss Haddouch and James Van Herzeele, who secured a 6-3 victory to clinch the team point.

John Chin extended the Boise State lead with a straight-set victory at No. 6 singles, 6-3, 6-1. Then, after USU had closed the gap to 2-1, Haddouch moved the Blue and Orange to within one point of victory when he took court five 7-6(4), 4-6, 6-3 to make it 3-1 Boise State.

Leading 3-2, Boise State's Carson Baker clinched the match with a three-set victory at No. 3 singles, 6-4, 4-6, 6-1.

James Van Herzeele finished the scoring minutes later when he won on a third-set tiebreaker on court four, 6-4, 2-6, 7-6(3) to make the final score 5-2 Boise State.

Notables

John Chin won his 13th singles match of the year, extending his win streak to seven.
Idriss Haddouch won his 15th match of the season, improving to 10-1 in spring duals.
James Van Herzeele won his 75th career singles match, tying for 17th all-time at Boise State.
Carson Baker won his 17th singles match of the year, tying for the team high.

What's Next

Boise State will continue Mountain West play on the road next week, traveling to UNLV on April 4 and San Diego State on April 6.

Box Score

No. 41 Boise State (15-4, 1-0 MW) vs. Utah State (10-7, 1-1 MW)
Doubles (Order of finish: 2,3)

#74 Baker/Middleton (BSU) vs. Alkotop/Martirosian (USU) 4-4 DNF
Taiyo Kurata/Julius Seifert (BSU) def. Goubin/Nobel (USU) 6-2
Haddouch/Van Herzeele (BSU) def. Mico Fenollar/Venger (USU) 6-3

Singles (Order of finish: 6,2,5,1,3,4)

Sergi Mico Fenollar (USU) def. #116 Jett Middleton (BSU) 6-7(1), 6-2, 6-4
Mohammad Alkotop (USU) def. Lukas Velik (BSU) 6-4, 6-4
Carson Baker (BSU) def. David Martirosian (USU) 6-4, 4-6, 6-1
James Van Herzeele (BSU) def. Roman Venger (USU) 6-4, 2-6, 7-6(3)
Idriss Haddouch (BSU) def. Eliot Nobel (USU) 7-6(4), 4-6, 6-3
John Chin (BSU) def. Dmitri Goubin (USU) 6-3, 6-1

Notables

What's Next

Box Score

Players Mentioned

Carson Baker

John Chin

Idriss Haddouch

Taiyo Kurata

Jett Middleton

Julius Seifert

James Van Herzeele

Lukas Velik

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