Boise, Idaho— After recording its first conference win early this week, the Idaho men's tennis team dropped road test against Boise State, 4-1 on Sunday.
It was a slow start to the day as the Vandals loss the doubles point, but was able to pull out a win at court two when
Valentin Popescu and
Esteban Santibanez defeated BSU 6-4.
In singles action, Idaho was unable to recover against the Broncos. Carlos Neto grabbed the lone win of the singles round. Neto defeated BSU's Jack Heslin in straight sets at singles No. 1.
UP NEXT
Idaho continues its run on the road as the team heads to Indian Wells, California for the BNP Paribas Open Collegiate Tennis Challenge, presented by Oracle starting March 15 through March 17.
Boise State 4, Idaho 1
Singles competition
- Carlos Neto (IDAHO) def. Jack Heslin (BSU) 6-3, 6-2
- Luka Soskic (BSU) vs. Esteban Santibanez (IDAHO) 6-3, 3-6, 3-1, unfinished
- Max Blancaneaux (BSU) vs. Valentin Popescu (IDAHO) 6-3, 4-6, 0-2, unfinished
- Simon Arca Costas (BSU) def. Guilherme Scarpelli (IDAHO) 6-3, 6-2
- Wyatt DeMulling (BSU) def. Lucas Coutinho (IDAHO) 6-4, 7-5
- Stefan Lalovic (BSU) def. Bruno Casino (IDAHO) 7-5, 6-2
Doubles competition
- Wyatt DeMulling/Stefan Lalovic (BSU) def. Carlos Neto/Lucas Coutinho (IDAHO) 6-2
- Valentin Popescu/Esteban Santibanez (IDAHO) def. Simon Arca Costas/Jack Heslin (BSU) 6-4
- Simon Stenlund/Luka Soskic (BSU) def. Guilherme Scarpelli/Bruno Casino (IDAHO) 7-6 (7-5)
Match Notes:
Idaho 4-6
Boise State 7-3
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (1,4,6,5)