Broncos Earn Ranked Victory, Win Boise State Spring Invitational

Friday, March 6

Boise, Idaho

2 p.m. MT

Boise State

Idaho State

Broncos Earn Ranked Victory, Win Boise State Spring Invitational

3/7/2026 7:32:00 PM | Men's Tennis

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BOISE, Idaho – Boise State won the Boise State Spring Invitational, Saturday afternoon.

The Broncos picked up a ranked victory over No. 56 BYU to claim the title at the Boise Racquet & Club.

Idaho State
The Broncos opened their match against the Bengals (5-6) by earning a 1-0 lead, winning on courts one and three. Carson Baker and Avery Tallakson won their match 6-4 at No. 1, while Taiyo Kurata and Julius Seifert clinched the doubles point with a 6-3 win.
In singles play, Idriss Haddouch earned his sixth win of the spring, defeating Jack Calleri 6-3, 6-1. Julius Seifert followed shortly after with a 6-1, 6-1 victory at No. 5, before Filip Soderqvist clinched the 4-0 sweep, winning 6-2, 6-3 at No. 3.

Montana
For a second consecutive match, Boise State claimed the doubles point. Both Kurata and Seifert and Baker and Tallakson earned doubles victories for the second straight match. Kurata and Seifert won 6-3, followed by a 6-3 win by Baker and Tallakson.

Lukas Velik pushed the lead to 2-0 with a 6-4, 6-3 win at No. 4, and Haddouch grabbed the team's third point with a 6-4, 6-2 victory at No. 6. Stewart Aronson clinched the match's fourth point with a 6-4, 6-2 win against Montana's (4-6) Baltazar Wiger-Nordas at No. 2

#56 BYU
After a commanding 6-1 win from Aronson and Soderqvist at No. 2, BYU responded with wins at No. 1 and No. 3 to take an early 1-0 lead.
The Broncos quickly knotted the match at 1-1 when Haddouch claimed his third victory of the tournament at No. 6. Boise State took a 2-1 lead when Velik earned a 7-6 (6), 6-4 straight-set victory, and it was extended to 3-1 with a win from Aronson at No. 2. BYU responded with a win at No. 3, but Tallakson delivered the match-clinching point, winning 7-5, 3-6, 6-3 at No. 1.

Notables

Idriss Haddouch earned his 10th win of the season in singles.
Stewart Aronson and Filip Soderqvist picked up their 15th win of the season as a pair.
Boise State picked up its highest ranked win over BYU since March 14, 2009. The Broncos defeated the #46 Cougars 4-3.
The Broncos won their 17th-straight match over the Bengals and improved the all-time series 43-10.
Boise State leads the all-time series 43-1 over Montana.
The Broncos earned their 18th win over BYU. The Cougars lead the series 24-18.

What's Next

Boise State will host two matches on Friday, March 13. The Broncos will first play No. 67 Cal Poly at 10 a.m. MT, then Montana State at 5 p.m. MT.

Full Results
Idaho State
#66 Boise State (9-5) def. Idaho State (4-7) 4-0
Doubles (Order of finish: 1, 3)

Carson Baker / Avery Tallakson (Boise State) def. Jack Calleri / Valentino De Pellegrin (Idaho State) 6-4
Stewart Aronson / Filip Soderqvist (Boise State) vs. Hayden Ciguenza / Sep De Visser (Idaho State) 5-2 unfinished
Taiyo Kurata / Julius Seifert (Boise State) def. Tyler Dalos / Rafael Maya (Idaho State) 6-3

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

Avery Tallakson (Boise State) vs. Valentino De Pellegrin (Idaho State) 6-4, 3-4 unfinished
Carson Baker (Boise State) vs. Sam Wensley (Idaho State) 6-3, 1-4 unfinished
Filip Soderqvist (Boise State) def. Luka Vujacic (Idaho State) 6-2, 6-3
Lukas Velik (Boise State) vs. Lewie Bouman (Idaho State) 7-6 (4), 1-2 unfinished
Julius Seifert (Boise State) def. Tyler Dalos (Idaho State) 6-1, 6-1
Idriss Haddouch (Boise State) def. Jack Calleri (Idaho State) 6-3, 6-1

Montana
#66 Boise State (10-5) def. Montana (4-6) 4-0
Doubles (Order of finish: 3, 1)

Carson Baker / Avery Tallakson (Boise State) def. Tom Bittner / Eivind Tandberg (Montana) 6-3
Stewart Aronson / Filip Soderqvist (Boise State) vs. Baltazar Wiger-Nordas / Duncan McCall (Montana) 5-3 unfinished
Taiyo Kurata / Julius Seifert (Boise State) def. Joseph Townes / Matthew Upton (Montana) 6-3

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

Avery Tallakson (Boise State) vs. Tom Bittner (Montana) 7-5, 2-3 unfinished
Stewart Aronson (Boise State) def. Baltazar Wiger-Nordas (Montana) 7-6 (1), 6-1
Filip Soderqvist (Boise State) vs. Duncan McCall (Montana) 6-2, 5-5 unfinished
Lukas Velik (Boise State) def. Matthew Upton (Montana) 6-4, 6-3
Taiyo Kurata (Boise State) vs. Joseph Townes (Montana) 7-6 (6), 3-4 unfinished
Idriss Haddouch (Boise State) def. Eivind Tandberg (Montana) 6-4, 6-2

BYU
#66 Boise State (11-5) def. #56 BYU (12-2) 4-2
Doubles (Order of finish: 2, 1, 3)

Adam Chodur / Otto Schreiner (BYU) def. Carson Baker / Avery Tallakson (Boise State) 6-4
Stewart Aronson / Filip Soderqvist (Boise State) def. Tygen Goldammer / TJ Wells (BYU) 6-1
Caden Hasler / Hardy Owen (BYU) def. Taiyo Kurata / Julius Seifert (Boise State) 6-4