FINAL SCORE:
Idaho 1, Gonzaga 4
Idaho 1, BYU 4
RECORDS:
Idaho (5-9), Gonzaga (6-3)
Idaho (5-10), BYU (12-1)
ORDER OF FINISH:
Doubles (3,1,uf.); Singles (6,5,4,3,uf.,uf.)
Doubles (1,2,uf.); Singles (4,1,2, uf.,uf.,uf.)
NOTABLES:
- This marks Idaho's 29th match against Gonzaga.
- Gabriel Moroder secured 2 singles wins
- This was Idaho's 10th match against BYU
MOSCOW, Idaho – Friday afternoon in Boise, Idaho, the Idaho Men's Tennis team went to bat with both No. 65 Gonzaga and No. 56 BYU in the Boise State Spring Invitational.
To start the day, the Vandals fought hard against the Gonzaga Bulldogs. In the doubles matches,
Paul Janson and
Eric Wang provided the Vandals with some steps towards victory, taking home a win against the Zags on the No. 3 court in a 6-4 match. Unfortunately, this momentum was not strong enough to overcome the formidable Bulldogs' doubles teams on the other courts.
In the singles, Gabriel Moroder came off a tough first set against Gonzaga's Nicholas Reeves, falling 0-6. But the Italian native didn't let that break his spirit. Moroder came back with incredible resilience, defeating the Bulldog in the second set 6-4. Moroder topped off the win in the third set 6-3, to take home an Idaho point in the match.
The Vandals continued to fight the strenuous battle but ultimately fell on the remaining singles courts. Gonzaga defeated Idaho 4-1 in Boise, with the Vandals slated to compete against BYU shortly after.
Idaho vs. NO. 56 BYU
The matchup with BYU was a battle of dominating serves and tight-scoring tiebreaks. The Cougars entered the match with an 11-1 record coming off a win earlier that morning against Gonzaga.
In the double's showdown, the blue and white displayed their strength, taking wins on courts one and two to take the early lead.
Moroder continued his successful afternoon after collecting another singles win against BYU's Redd Owen in a 6-2, 6-4 match. The Vandals to climb in an attempt to ascend to victory, pushing into third sets all around, but ultimately could not overcome the tenacious Cougars. Idaho fell 4-1 on Friday evening.
