Boise State to Face Grand Canyon and Lipscomb

WHAT'S NEXT
Boise State men's tennis will travel to Phoenix for a doubleheader on Feb. 21. The Broncos will face Grand Canyon at noon MT and Lipscomb at 5 p.m. MT.

SCOUTING THE LOPES
Grand Canyon enters the matchup ranked No. 60 in the national ITA rankings, the highest in the Mountain West. The Lopes carry an 8-1 overall record, including a perfect 7-0 mark at home. Boise State will open MW play against Grand Canyon in Phoenix. Grand Canyon's only loss came on the road at LMU in Los Angeles, falling in a narrow 4-3 decision. Saturday's contest will mark just the second meeting between the two programs. Boise State leads the all-time series 1-0 following a 5-2 victory on Jan. 16, 2016.

SCOUTING THE BISON
Lipscomb enters the matchup with a 4-2 overall record, highlighted by an impressive 5-2 victory over No. 20 UT Southern on Jan. 16. The Bison are coming off a 7-0 loss to Vanderbilt on Feb. 15. This contest will mark the first meeting between the two programs in Boise State history.

MILESTONE WATCH
Stewart Aronson is just two singles victories away from reaching the 15-win milestone this season, while Carson Baker and Lukas Velik each need one more win to hit the mark. In doubles play, Aronson and Filip Soderqvist also sit two victories shy of 15 wins on the year as a pair.

MW FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
Soderqvist was named the MW Freshman of the Week on Feb. 18. It marked the first honor of his career and the first weekly accolade for the Broncos this season.

ALL-MW RETURNER
Baker earned All-Mountain West distinctions in singles and doubles last season, marking the sole active Bronco to hold such honors on the 2026 roster.

THE ROSTER
Boise State's roster consists of seven returners (Baker, Adam Duda, Idriss Haddouch, Taiyo Kurata, Julius Seifert, Michael Seversen and Velik), one transfer from Clemson (Aronson), another transfer from New Mexico (Avery Talllakson) and one freshman (Soderqvist).

IN THE RANKINGS
The last team, singles and doubles rankings released by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) on Feb. 19:

Team

Rank	Team
60	Grand Canyon
63	Boise State

Doubles

Rank	Names	Team
68	Facundo Perlov / Henrique Ushizima	Lipscomb
90	Tristan Berard / Andreas Loizas	Grand Canyon

REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONSHIPS
Boise State has won five regular season conference titles all-time. The Broncos' first year as a member of a conference that played a regular season round robin was 2009 when they were members of the Western Athletic Conference. They went on to win that first WAC title and have since followed with three in the MW (2012, 2014, 2024 and 2025).

CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIPS
Since joining the conference for the 2012 campaign, the Broncos have won six MW tournament championships (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2023, 2024). Boise State has won 18 conference tournament titles overall in the program's history spanning four conferences: Big Sky (1974, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996), Big West (1997, 1999, 2000), Western Athletic (2003, 2005, 2006, 2007), and the six in the MW (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2023, 2024).

NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS APPEARANCES
The Broncos have competed in 21 NCAA tournaments all-time, including the last three in 2023, 2024 and 2025.

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Players Mentioned

Stewart Aronson

Carson Baker

Adam Duda

Idriss Haddouch

Taiyo Kurata

Julius Seifert

Michael Seversen

Filip Soderqvist

Lukas Velik

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