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Broncos Concluded Play at Sun Devil Preseason Invitational

1/10/2026 9:30:00 PM | Men's Tennis

TEMPE, Ariz. – Boise State men's tennis completed play at the Sun Devil Preseason Invitational, competing against No. 21 Oklahoma, Arizona State and Idaho.

The Broncos recorded multiple singles and doubles victories on day one, highlighted by three singles wins over host Arizona State. Avery Tallakson rallied from a set down to defeat Jelani Sarr (3-6, 6-1, 6-0), followed by a straight-set win from Filip Soderqvist over Shu Matsuoka (6-3, 6-2). Stewart Aronson won in a three-set comeback over Milos Mikovic (4-6, 6-3, 6-1).

Boise State also picked up key singles wins against Idaho from Taiyo Kurata, Idriss Haddouch, Adam Duda, Julius Seifert, and Lukas Velik, helping the Broncos finish day one with only two losses.

Boise State recorded 11 wins on the second day of play. Aronson continued to win, earning a three-set singles victory over Oklahoma's Talan Lopatic (6-1, 3-6, 6-2). Then, he paired with Soderqvist for two doubles victories, one over Talan Lopatic and Johan Rodriguez from Oklahoma (6-4) and another over Mathias Bondaz and Niels Villard from Arizona State (6-3).

Kurata remained perfect in singles play with a straight-set victory over Arizona State's Mikovic (6-2, 6-1), while Carson Baker added a straight-set win over Matsuoka (6-4, 6-1).

The final singles' wins on day two came from Tallakson, Seifert, Michael Seversen and Duda, who earned a three-set comeback victory over Idaho's Gabriel Moroder. In doubles, the Broncos also saw wins over Idaho from Duda and Tallakson, along with Seifert and Seversen, closing the invitational.

Results
Day One
First round:
Carson Baker/Taiyo Kurata (Boise State) def. Noe De Col/Gabriel Moroder (Idaho) 6-1
Adam Duda/Idriss Haddouch (Boise State) def. Valentin Glasl/Eric Wang (Idaho) 6-4
Luka Talan Lopatic (Oklahoma) def. Carson Baker (Boise State) 6-4, 6-3
Taiyo Kurata (Boise State) def. Noe De Col (Idaho) 3-6, 6-1, 6-1
Idriss Haddouch (Boise State) def. Eric Wang (Idaho) 7-5, 4-6, 6-1
Adam Duda (Boise State) def. Valentin Glasl (Idaho) 7-6(6), 6-2
 
Second round:
Shu Matsuoka/Jelani Sarr (Arizona State) def. Julius Seifert/Avery Tallakson (Boise State) 7-6(3)
Avery Tallakson (Boise State) def. Jelani Sarr (Arizona State) 3-6, 6-1, 6-0
Filip Soderqvist (Boise State) def. Shu Matsuoka (Arizona State) 6-3, 6-2
Stewart Aronson (Boise State) def. Milos Mikovic (Arizona State) 4-6, 6-3, 6-1
Julius Seifert (Boise State) def. Gabriel Moroder (Idaho) 6-4, 7-5
Lukas Velik (Boise State) def. Valentin Glasl (Idaho) 6-3, 6-2
 
Day Two
First round:
Alejandro Melero/Hank Trondson (Oklahoma) def. Julius Seifert/Avery Tallakson (Boise State) 6-3
Stewart Aronson/Filip Soderqvist (Boise State) def. Luka Talan Lopatic/Johan Rodriguez (Oklahoma) 6-4
Johan Rodriguez (Oklahoma) def. Filip Soderqvist (Boise State) 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (5)
Alejandro Melero (Oklahoma) def. Julius Seifert (Boise State) 6-4, 6-4
Stewart Aronson (Boise State) def. Luka Talan Lopatic (Oklahoma) 6-1, 3-6, 6-2
Mathias Bondaz (Arizona State) def. Avery Tallakson (Boise State) 6-2, 6-4
 
Second round:
Shu Matsuoka/Milos Sarr (Arizona State) def. Carson Baker/Taiyo Kurata (Boise State) 6-4
Milos Mikovic/Kristof Minarik (Arizona State) def. Idriss Haddouch/Lukas Velik (Boise State) 6-4
Stewart Aronson/Filip Soderqvist (Boise State) def. Mathias Bondaz/Niels Villard (Arizona State) 6-3
Carson Baker (Boise State) def. Shu Matsuoka (Arizona State) 6-4, 6-1
Taiyo Kurata (Boise State) def. Milos Mikovic (Arizona State) 6-2, 6-1
Kristof Minarik (Arizona State) def. Idriss Haddouch (Boise State) 6-2, 6-3
Milos Sarr (Arizona State) def. Lukas Velik (Boise State) 6-3, 6-1
 
Adam Duda/Avery Tallakson (Boise State) def. Noe De Col/Gabriel Moroder (Idaho) 6-1
Julius Seifert/Michael Seversen (Boise State) def. Valentin Glasl/Eric Wang (Idaho) 7-5
Avery Tallakson (Boise State) def. Eric Wang (Idaho) 7-6(0), 6-1
Julius Seifert (Boise State) def. Valentin Glasl (Idaho) 6-3, 7-5
Michael Seversen (Boise State) def. Noe De Col (Idaho) 6-3, 7-5
Adam Duda (Boise State) def. Gabriel Moroder (Idaho) 1-6, 7-5, 6-1
 
Top Broncos  
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Quotables
"We saw some good competition and came through in some tough moments," head coach Luke Shields said. "Collectively, we maximized our schedule and played a high volume of matches to get prepared for the season. I really think this group has laid a great foundation for the year. We look to get after it this week in practice and really get ourselves prepared for Princeton on Saturday."
 
What's Next
  • Boise State returns home to host Princeton for the first match of the season. The match will take place on Jan. 17 at 3 p.m. MT at the Boas Indoor Tennis Center.
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