Boise State Wraps Up Play in Arizona

Friday, February 27

Tempe, Ariz.

Noon MT

Boise State

#31 UC Santa Barbara

2/28/2026 7:36:00 PM | Men's Tennis

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TEMPE, Ariz. – Boise State men's tennis earned one victory over the weekend at the Arizona State Diablo Collegiate Invitational.

No. 68 Boise State fell 4-0 to No. 31 UC Santa Barbara and Michigan State before closing the two-day event with a 4-2 win over Tulane.

UC Santa Barbara
No. 68 Boise State (7-4) dropped the doubles point to No. 31 UC Santa Barbara (7-4) to open the match. Idriss Haddouch and Filip Soderqvist fell 6-2 to Lorenzo Brunkow and Diogo Morais on court three. Conrad Brown and Dominique Rolland then secured the point for the Gauchos with a 6-3 win over Taiyo Kurata and Julius Seifert on court two.

UC Santa Barbara continued its success into singles, winning three-straight matches to complete the sweep. On court five, Charlie Underwood defeated Lukas Velik 6-4, 6-3. No. 107 Lucca Liu followed with a 6-2, 1-6, 6-4 victory over Soderqvist on court two. Morais clinched the match on court four, earning a 7-6 (5), 6-2 win over Carson Baker to seal the 4-0 result.

Michigan State
Michigan State (2-5) opened with the doubles point to take a 1-0 lead over No. 68 Boise State (7-5). Matthew Forbes and Aristotelis Thanos secured a 6-1 victory over Kurata and Seifert on court three. The No. 44 ranked duo of Taym Alazmeh and Danial Rakhmatullayev clinched the point with a 6-4 win against Baker and Avery Tallakson on court one.

The Spartans continued their strong play in singles, earning three-consecutive wins to complete the 4-0 sweep. Mitchell Sheldon defeated Haddouch 6-3, 6-0 on court six. No. 11 Forbes followed with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Soderqvist on court one. Thanos secured the match with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Tallakson.

Tulane
Boise State (8-5) bounced back with a 4-2 win over Tulane (3-5), earning its first victory of the weekend.

The Broncos started strong in doubles. Stewart Aronson and Soderqvist posted a 6-1 win over Hady Elkordy and Alec Gaudin on court two. Baker and Tallakson then clinched the point with a 6-2 victory over No. 43 Daniel Phillips and Lance Nisbet on court one.

Boise State extended its lead in singles, claiming the first two matches for a 3-0 advantage. Kurata defeated AJ Mercer 6-0, 7-5 on court six, followed by Velik's 6-3, 6-2 win over Andreas Delgadillo on court five.

Tulane answered with back-to-back victories. Asaf Friedler won over Soderqvist 2-6, 6-2, 6-4 on court two and Gaudin defeated Baker 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 on court three. Aronson secured the team win for the Broncos, claiming a 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-2 victory over Steven Rice to clinch the 4-2 result.

Notables

Carson Baker and Avery Tallakson claimed a ranked win over Tulane's No. 43 Daniel Phillips and Lance Nisbet.
Stewart Aronson earned his 15th win of the season.
Lukas Velik picked up another win, passing the 15-win milestone.

What's Next

The Broncos will host the Boise State Spring Invitational, March 6-7, at the Boise Racquet and Swim Club.

Full Results
UC Santa Barbara
#31 UC Santa Barbara (7-4) def. #68 Boise State (7-4) 4-0
Doubles (Order of finish: 3, 2)

#84 Miguel Avendano / Lucca Liu (UC Santa Barbara) vs. Carson Baker / Avery Tallakson (Boise State) 5-3 unfinished
Conrad Brown / Dominique Rolland (UC Santa Barbara) def. Taiyo Kurata / Julius Seifert (Boise State) 6-3
Lorenzo Brunkow / Diogo Morais (UC Santa Barbara) def. Idriss Haddouch / Filip Soderqvist (Boise State) 6-2

Singles (Order of finish: 5, 2, 3)

#34 Dominique Rolland (UC Santa Barbara) vs. Avery Tallakson (Boise State) 7-6 (5), 5-4 unfinished
#107 Lucca Liu (UC Santa Barbara) def. Filip Soderqvist (Boise State) 6-2, 1-6, 6-4
Diogo Morais (UC Santa Barbara) def. Carson Baker (Boise State) 7-6 (5), 6-2
Miguel Avendano (UC Santa Barbara) vs. Stewart Aronson (Boise State) 6-1, 1-6, 4-4 unfinished
Charlie Underwood (UC Santa Barbara) def. Lukas Velik (Boise State) 6-4, 6-3
Carson Lee (UC Santa Barbara) vs. Taiyo Kurata (Boise State) 7-5, 3-6, 3-3 unfinished

Michigan State
Michigan State (2-5) def. #68 Boise State (7-5) 4-0
Doubles (Order of finish: 3, 1)

#44 Taym Alazmeh / Danial Rakhmatullayev (Michigan State) def. Carson Baker / Avery Tallakson (Boise State) 6-4
Stewart Aronson / Filip Soderqvist (Boise State) vs. David Saye / Mitchell Sheldon (Michigan State) 4-3 unfinished
Matthew Forbes / Aristotelis Thanos (Michigan State) def. Taiyo Kurata / Julius Seifert (Boise State) 6-1

Singles (Order of finish: 6, 1, 2)

#11 Matthew Forbes (Michigan State) def. Filip Soderqvist (Boise State) 6-3, 6-2
Aristotelis Thanos (Michigan State) def. Avery Tallakson (Boise State) 6-3, 6-4
Stewart Aronson (Boise State) vs. Taym Alazmeh (Michigan State) 6-4, 4-5 unfinished
David Saye (Michigan State) vs. Carson Baker (Boise State) 6-2, 4-3 unfinished
Danial Rakhmatullayev (Michigan State) vs. Lukas Velik (Boise State) 6-4, 5-2 unfinished
Mitchell Sheldon (Michigan State) def. Idriss Haddouch (Boise State) 6-3, 6-0

Tulane
#68 Boise State (8-5) def. Tulane (3-5) 4-2
Doubles (Order of finish: 2, 1)

Carson Baker / Avery Tallakson (Boise State) def. #43 Daniel Phillips / Lance Nisbet (Tulane) 6-2
Stewart Aronson / Filip Soderqvist (Boise State) def. Hady Elkordy / Alec Gaudin (Tulane) 6-1
Asaf Friedler / AJ Mercer (Tulane) vs. Taiyo Kurata / Julius Seifert (Boise State) 5-3 unfinished

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

Avery Tallakson (Boise State) vs. Daniel Phillips (Tulane) 6-4, 5-7, 5-5 unfinished
Asaf Friedler (Tulane) def. Filip Soderqvist (Boise State) 2-6, 6-2, 6-4
Alec Gaudin (Tulane) def. Carson Baker (Boise State) 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
Stewart Aronson (Boise State) def. Steven Rice (Tulane) 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-2
Lukas Velik (Boise State) def. Andreas Delgadillo (Tulane) 6-3, 6-2
Taiyo Kurata (Boise State) def. AJ Mercer (Tulane) 6-0, 7-5