Boise State Welcomes Nevada and UC Irvine

WHAT'S NEXT
No. 63 Boise State men's tennis is set to host Nevada and UC Irvine at Appleton Tennis Center. The Broncos will face the Wolf Pack on March 20 at 5 p.m. MT before returning to the court to take on the Anteaters on March 22 at 1 p.m. MT.

MOUNTAIN WEST PLAY
Boise State will host Nevada in its first home Mountain West match of the season. The Broncos enter conference play at 0-1 after a 5-2 loss to No. 60 Grand Canyon on Feb. 21.

SCOUTING THE WOLF PACK
Nevada enters the match with an 8-3 overall record, including a 4-1 mark on the road. The Wolf Pack will open Mountain West play looking to improve on last season's 2-4 conference record. Nevada is coming off a dominant 7-0 sweep over Weber State in its home opener on March 14. Boise State leads the all-time series 35-25, with the teams tied 10-10 in matches played in Boise.

SCOUTING THE ANTEATERS
UC Irvine enters the weekend on a four-match winning streak with a 7-5 overall record. The Anteaters are still searching for their first road win of the season, sitting at 0-4 away from home. They are 2-1 against Mountain West opponents, highlighted by a 4-3 victory over San Diego State and a 4-2 win against Air Force, with their lone loss coming in a 6-1 defeat to Grand Canyon on Jan. 31. Boise State leads the all-time series 8-5, and the matchup marks the first meeting between the two programs in Boise since April 4, 2018.

MILESTONE WATCH
Five Broncos are approaching the 20-win mark in singles this season. Stewart Aronson, Julius Seifert and Filip Soderqvist each need two more victories, while Avery Tallakson and Lukas Velik are three wins away. In doubles, Aronson and Soderqvist are two victories away from 15 wins together this season.

MW PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Tallakson was named Mountain West Player of the Week on March 18, marking the first of his career and the first for Boise State since March 5, 2025.

MW FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK
Soderqvist was named Mountain West Freshman of the Week on Feb. 18 and March 11. He now owns two weekly honors this season, accounting for both of Boise State's weekly awards.

ALL-MW RETURNER
Carson 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, Seifert, Michael Seversen and Velik), one transfer from Clemson (Aronson), another transfer from New Mexico (Talllakson) and one freshman (Soderqvist).

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

Avery Tallakson

Lukas Velik

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