Avery Tallakson

Carson Baker and Avery Tallakson giving each other a high five.

Photo by: Boise State University

Boise State men's tennis head coach Luke Shields fist bumping Carson Baker and Avery Tallakson.

Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Irvine, Calif.
Prev School:
Irvine, Calif.

CAREER HONORS

Mountain West All-Conference, Singles (2026)
Mountain West All-Conference, Doubles (2026)
Mountain West Tournament MVP (2025)
Mountain West All-Tournament, No. 6 Singles (2025)
Mountain West All-Tournament, No. 3 Doubles (2025)
Mountain West Player of the Week (March 18, 2026)
2x Mountain West Freshman of the Week (Feb. 14, 2024, March 20, 2024)
Academic All-Mountain West (Spring 2024)

BOISE STATE CAREER
JUNIOR (2025-26)
Honors: Mountain West All-Conference in singles and doubles…Mountain West Player of the Week (March 18)
Notable Statistics/Rankings: Recorded a 22-13 mark in singles and a 25-13 mark in doubles.
Top Highlights (Fall): Went 11-6 in singles…picked up four wins at the Mountain West Fall Qualifiers before falling to Illia Snitari from UNLV in the championship match…defeated No. 88-ranked Roger Ferra Pascual in straight-sets at the ITA Conference Masters before losing in the quarterfinals…went 9-6 in doubles…earned the MW Fall Qualifiers doubles title with partner Carson Baker as they went 4-0 over the weekend…lost in the semifinal in a tiebreak set with Baker at the ITA Mountain Regional Championships…competed at the ITA Conference Masters with Baker, being the first pair to do so in program history.
Top Highlights (Spring): Competed in 29 matches over the season…posted a 11-7 mark in singles duals and a 16-7 mark in doubles duals…recorded one match-clinching win…played primarily at the No. 1 spot in singles with a 8-5 record…went 16-7 with partner Carson Baker at No. 1 doubles…lost only one doubles match in conference play…recorded two ranked wins as a pair, one 6-2 victory over No. 43 Daniel Phillips and Lance Nisbet from Tulane (Feb. 28) and another 6-1 win against No. 27 Luca Bluett and John Kim from Santa Clara (March 14)...finished the season eighth in program history in most pair wins for all doubles matches (23) and 10th in most pair wins at No. 1 doubles (16).

NEW MEXICO CAREER
SOPHOMORE (2024-25)
Honors: Mountain West Tournament MVP…all-tournament at No. 6 singles and No. 3 doubles.
Notable Statistics/Rankings: Recorded a 25-10 mark in singles and a 16-13 record in doubles.
Top Highlights (Fall): Went 7-6 during the fall semester competing in four tournaments...recorded a 3-7 doubles record.
Top Highlights (Spring): Competed in 24 spring duals in singles going 18-4 primarily at No. 6 where he was 17-2 and 5-0 in conference...closed season on a six-match win streak and went 16-1 to close the season...went 3-0 in singles at MW Championship in Las Vegas earning MVP and all-tournament honors...in doubles, played in 24 spring competitions going 13-6 overall and 12-5 at No. 3...went 10-5 with Aditya Balsekar at No. 3 doubles, including 3-0 at MW Championship to earn all-tournament recognition.

FRESHMAN (2023-24)
Honors: Mountain West Freshman of the Week (Feb. 14,March 20)...Academic All-Mountain West.
Notable Statistics/Rankings: Recorded a 9-8 mark in singles and a 16-11 record in doubles.
Top Highlights (Fall): Played in three tournaments going 5-5 in singles during and 6-3 in doubles.
Top Highlights (Spring): Saw singles action in eight duals during the spring finishing 4-3 at No. 6 position...played doubles in 20 team duals, recording a 10-8 mark, went 9-8 at No. 3 doubles.