Montana State University-Bozeman Team Page
The Bobcat Men's Tennis program finished off an outstanding season with a 4-3 win over Idaho State University to take the BSC Championships and earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Division I National Championships.
The Cats lost the doubles point against ISU and came back to win the top 4 singles matches. After Federico Ueltschi, Marek Gebicki, and Tejeshwara Chigateri won their matches at 1, 2, and 3 singles the match was tied at 3-3 with Braden Olson left on the court.The team captain from Missoula, Montana stepped it up to win his match and clinch the championship with a 7-6,7-6 victory. Montana State won the semi-finals against Northern Arizona with a 4-0 decision. In the semi-finals Jake Berriochoa and Adam Stutts led the way with a fast doubles victory, followed by a quick win by Jake Berriochoa at number 6 singles to get the team rolling.
The Men completed one of their best seasons in school history (17-5, 9-0 Conference). Here are the Bobcat highlights:
- Federico Ueltschi won 6 straight matches to make the main draw at the All American. In addition he is the first nationally ranked player in Bobcat history, reaching a high of #62.
- First time to beat Air Force Academy (5-2)
- Undefeated in Conference
- The team earned Big Sky Player of the week honors six times
Federico Ueltschi February 24th
Marek Gebicki March 2nd
Tejeshwara Chigateri March 9th
Braden Olson April 13th
Federico Ueltschi April 22nd
Marek Gebicki April 27th
