MOSCOW, Idaho – The Idaho men's tennis team continues its spring schedule with a pair of matches against Boise State and Eastern Washington. The Vandals first travel to take on the Broncos in Boise on Friday (12 p.m. PT) before heading up to Moscow to host the Eagles on Sunday (10 a.m.) at the Kibbie Dome.
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Idaho enters its matchup against Boise State with a 1-1 record after starting the season with a 6-1 victory over Seattle U in its season opener and falling on the road to Gonzaga, 6-1.
Two-time All-Big Sky performer
Francisco Bascon headlines a group that returns every player from the 2022 Big Sky Championship team. The Vandals added one newcomer and welcomed back eight returnees to the roster -
Taiyo Kurata (Freshman, Hiroshima, Japan),
Alex Asenov (Junior, British Columbia, Canada),
Bruno Casino (Senior, Santander, Spain),
Mario Duron (Junior, VCU),
Francisco Gay (Sophomore, Esperanza, Argentina),
Matteo Masala (Junior, Olbia, Italy),
Vivek Ramesh (Junior, Cary, North Carolina) and
Alejandro Salvador (Junior, Valencia, Spain).
Bascon starts the season 2-0 in singles play at No. 1 after earning a straight-set win over Seattle U's Filip Stipic and a three-set victory against Sasha Trkulja of Gonzaga.
Casino, Kurata and Masala all started off the season with a 1-1 mark in singles action.
After qualifying for the ITA National Championships in doubles during the fall, Bascon and Masala plan to carry over its success to spring play as a tandem. They begin the season with a 1-0 record at No.1 after winning over Seattle U (6-4).
Scouting Boise State
The Broncos are 2-1 on the season with a pair of wins over Idaho State (5-2) and Whitman College (7-0). Last time out, BSU fell to Washington 4-0.
Last year, Boise State posted a 13-11 overall record and a 2-4 mark in conference. The Broncos fell in the Mountain West quarterfinals to New Mexico 4-0.
First-year head coach Luke Shields, a former three-time NCAA All-American added three transfers and one freshman over the winter break.
At No. 1, the Broncos are led by Simon Arca Costas, who owns a 2-0 dual singles mark to start the season.
Friday's matchup will be the 44th time the Vandals and Broncos have faced off since 1987. Boise State owns a 40-3 overall record against the Vandals, including a 4-1 win in Moscow the last time the two programs met in 2021.
Scouting Eastern Washington
The Eagles are 1-4 to start the season after most recently falling to Utah State (7-0) and Utah (7-0) last week. EWU picked up their lone win over Whitman College in a sweep, 7-0.
Last season, Eastern posted a 2-16 record and a 0-8 mark in Big Sky play.
The Vandals lead the overall series 34-7 against Eastern Washington. Last season, the Vandals earned a 7-0 victory over EWU in April.
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