Broncos Split in Phoenix

Saturday, February 21

Phoenix, Ariz.

Noon

Boise State

#60 Grand Canyon

2/21/2026 10:10:00 PM | Men's Tennis

PHOENIX – Boise State men's tennis split its matches, falling 5-2 to No. 60 Grand Canyon before bouncing back with a 7-0 win over Lipscomb.

#60 Grand Canyon
No. 60 Grand Canyon (10-1, 1-0 Mountain West) jumped out to an early 1-0 lead over No. 63 Boise State (7-3, 0-1) after securing the doubles point. Daniel Jankoski and Brice Patoux finished first on court one, defeating Carson Baker and Avery Tallakson 6-3. Tim Hohmann and Charlie Pade then clinched the point for the Lopes with a 6-4 victory over Stewart Aronson and Filip Soderqvist on court three.

Tallakson evened the score for the Broncos with a 7-5, 6-2 victory over Andreas Loizas on court two. Baker then gave Boise State a 2-1 lead with a 7-5, 6-1 win against Dirodan Macababbad on court four. Jankoski responded for Grand Canyon, defeating Aronson 7-5, 6-3 on court three to tie the match at 2-2.

Berard earned a 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 victory over Soderqvist on court one to give the Lopes a 3-2 lead. Pade clinched the team victory for Grand Canyon with a 6-2, 6-7 (5), 6-4 win over Taiyo Kurata on court six. To round out the match, Patoux defeated Lukas Velik 7-6 (4), 4-6, 7-5 on court five to secure the 5-2 win for the Lopes.

Lipscomb
Boise State (8-3) earned an early 1-0 advantage over Lipscomb (5-4) after clinching the doubles point. On court three, Idriss Haddouch and Soderqvist teamed up for a 6-2 victory over Oskar Szymczak and Oliver Thoeny. Kurata and Julius Seifert followed shortly after with another 6-2 win over Henrique Ushizima and Filippo Verdese on court one, clinching the doubles point.

The Broncos clinched the team win with three straight-set singles victories. Haddouch defeated Thoeny 6-2, 6-3 on court six, followed by a 7-5, 6-0 victory for Aronson over Vlahos on court three. Seifert then secured the match with a 7-6 (5), 6-2 win against Szymczak on court five.

Soderqvist finished next on court one with a 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 victory over Facundo Perlov. Kurata followed with a 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (5) win over Ushizima on court four, and Baker closed out the match on court two with a 6-7 (6), 7-5, 1-0 (7) victory over Verdese to complete the 7-0 sweep for Boise State.

Notables

Grand Canyon evened the all-time series record at 1-1.
Boise State claimed the win over Lipscomb in its first meeting.
The Broncos collected their fourth 7-0 sweep on the season.
Carson Baker earned his 15th and 16th singles wins on the season.
Baker is undefeated at the No. 4 singles spot this season, boasting a 4-0 record.
Avery Tallakson is perfect at the No. 2 singles spot with a 3-0 record.
Idriss Haddouch and Filip Soderqvist won their first match as a pair.

Quotables
"We had a good bounce back win after a tough match versus Grand Canyon," head coach Luke Shields said. "We believe in this team and we will keep learning and get stronger throughout the course of the season."

What's Next

Boise State will host two matches Feb. 7. The Broncos will play Linfield at 2 p.m. MT and Idaho at 6 p.m. MT.

Full Results
GRAND CANYON
#60 Grand Canyon (10-1, 1-0 MW) def. #63 Boise State (7-3, 0-1) 5-2
Doubles (Order of finish: 1, 3)

Daniel Jankoski / Brice Patoux (Grand Canyon) def. Carson Baker / Avery Tallakson (Boise State) 6-3
Taiyo Kurata / Julius Seifert (Boise State) vs. No. 90 Tristan Berard / Andreas Loizas (Grand Canyon) 4-4 unfinished
Tim Hohmann / Charlie Pade (Grand Canyon) def. Stewart Aronson / Filip Soderqvist (Boise State) 6-4

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

Tristan Berard (Grand Canyon) def. Filip Soderqvist (Boise State) 6-3, 4-6, 6-2
Avery Tallakson (Boise State) def. Andreas Loizas (Grand Canyon) 7-5, 6-2
Daniel Jankoski (Grand Canyon) def. Stewart Aronson (Boise State) 7-5, 6-3
Carson Baker (Boise State) def. Diordan Macababbad (Grand Canyon) 7-5, 6-1
Brice Patoux (Grand Canyon) def. Lukas Velik (Boise State) 7-6 (4), 4-6, 7-5
Charlie Pade (Grand Canyon) def. Taiyo Kurata (Boise State) 6-2, 6-7 (5), 6-4

LIPSCOMB
#63 Boise State (8-3) def. Grand Lipscomb (5-4) 7-0
Doubles (Order of finish: 3, 2)

Facundo Perlov / Alex Vlahos (Lipscomb) vs. Carson Baker / Avery Tallakson (Boise State) 4-3
Taiyo Kurata / Julius Seifert (Boise State) def. Henrique Ushizima / Filippo Verdese (Lipscomb) 6-2
Idriss Haddouch / Filip Soderqvist (Boise State) def. Oskar Szymczak / Oliver Thoeny (Lipscomb) 6-2

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

Filip Soderqvist (Boise State) def. Facundo Perlov (Lipscomb) 6-4, 3-6, 6-4
Carson Baker (Boise State) def. Filippo Verdese (Lipscomb) 6-7 (6), 7-5, 1-0 (7)
Stewart Aronson (Boise State) def. Alex Vlahos (Lipscomb) 7-5, 6-0
Taiyo Kurata (Boise State) def. Henrique Ushizima (Lipscomb) 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (5)
Julius Seifert (Boise State) def. Oskar Szymczak (Lipscomb) 7-6 (5), 6-2
Idriss Haddouch (Boise State) def. Oliver Thoeny (Lipscomb) 6-2, 6-3