SAN DIEGO, Calif. (3/8/2015) - Boise State's men's tennis team fell 4-0 at San Diego State in a Mountain West Conference match Sunday afternoon. The Broncos dropped two of three doubles matches then fell in the first three singles contests completed as Boise State fell to 5-9 overall and 1-1 in league play.
San Diego State opened by winning the doubles point with wins on courts one and three. Boise State's Toby Mitchell and Garrett Patton fell 6-3 at No.1 doubles followed by a 6-3 defeat by Brian Foley and Abe Hewko at the third position. Lewis Roskilly and Thomas Tenreiro were leading 5-3 when their match was stopped following the clinching of the team point.
Boise State dropped further behind when Foley fell 6-1, 6-3 on court four to open singles play. That was followed by Broncos defeats at No. 5 singles by Roskilly 7-5, 6-2 and on court three by Mitchell 6-4, 6-4.
The other three singles matches reached third sets when they were abandoned once the team victory was decided.
Next up for the Broncos is a home match versus the University of Oregon on Sunday, March 15, at the Appleton Tennis Center on campus.
Match Summary
No. 65 Boise State (5-9, 1-1 MW) vs No. 60 San Diego State (8-4, 1-1 MW)
Mar 08, 2015 at San Diego, Calif. (Aztec Tennis Center)
San Diego State def. Boise State 4-0
Singles competition
1. Freddy Gelbrich (SDSU) vs. Garrett Patton (BSU) 1-6, 6-1, 4-2 DNF
2. Thorsten Bertsch (SDSU) vs. Thomas Tenreiro (BSU) 6-2, 2-6, 1-1 DNF
3. Hendrik Jebens (SDSU) def. Toby Mitchell (BSU) 6-4, 6-4
4. Marko Goles-Babic (SDSU) def. Brian Foley (BSU) 6-1, 6-3
5. Milen Ianakiev (SDSU) def. Lewis Roskilly (BSU) 7-5, 6-2
6. Saxon Buehning (SDSU) vs. Abe Hewko (BSU) 6-1, 3-6, 1-3 DNF
Order of finish: 4,5,3
Doubles competition
1. Gelbrich/Jebens (SDSU) def. Mitchell/Patton (BSU) 6-3
2. Roskilly/Tenreiro (BSU) Vs. Bertsch/Jonas Meinzer (SDSU) 5-4
3. Goles-Babic/Andranik Khachatryan (SDSU) def. Foley/Hewko (BSU) 6-3
Order of finish: 3,