BOISE, Idaho – Idaho State men's tennis faced No. 45 Boise State Friday in Boise. The Bengals dropped the contest 7-0.
Senior
Dakota Pate and freshman Krzyzstof Stempien played Boise State's Sheldon and Reid to a close match decided by just two points at the No. 3 position. BSU won the match 8-6.
In singles play, Pate took his match at the No. 6 position to three sets. Pate lost the first set 6-3 to Reid but won the second set 6-4. Pate ultimately lost the third set 10-6.
Senior
Dan Buckingham also played in a close match today at the No. 4 spot. The Boise, Idaho native faced BSU's Sheldon. Buckingham won the first set after a tiebreaker, but lost the final two sets.
Idaho State takes on conference opponent Eastern Washington tomorrow in Cheney, Wash. The match is slated to begin at 10 a.m.
No. 45 Boise State 7, Idaho State 0
Boas Indoor Tennis Center – Feb. 10, 2012
Doubles
1. Patton/Pogostkin (BSU) def. Norman/Miller (ISU), 8-3
2. Sears/Sereke (BSU) def. Buckingham/Gross (ISU), 8-2
3. Sheldon/Reid (BSU) def. Pate/Stempien (ISU), 8-6
Order of Finish: 3, 1, 2
Singles
1. Scott Sears (BSU) def.
Charles Norman (ISU), 6-2, 6-2
2. Garrett Patton (BSU) def.
Nate Gross (ISU), 6-2, 6-0
3. Nathan Sereke (BSU) def. Krzystof Stampien (ISU), 6-2, 6-3
4. Erk Sheldon (BSU) def.
Dan Buckingham (ISU) 6-7 (7-5), 6-3, 10-8
5. Filipp Pogostkin (BSU) def.
Austin Miller (ISU), 6-1, 6-1
6. Aiden Reid (BSU) def.
Dakota Pate (ISU), 6-3, 4-6, 10-6
Order of Finish: 2, 5, 1, 3, 6, 4
