Bengals Go 1-1 in Bozeman

BOZEMAN, Montana – The Idaho State men's tennis team went 1–1 over the weekend in Bozeman, Montana, opening the trip with a dominant 7–0 neutral-site victory over Whitworth University before dropping a tightly contested 3–4 decision to Montana State in a non-conference match on Sunday morning at the Bobcat-Anderson Tennis Center.

Idaho State vs. Whitworth

Doubles

Idaho State swept all three doubles matches to secure the opening point.

• No. 1 Doubles: Lewie Bouman / Sam Wensley defeated Ryan Ashley / Henry Preacher, 6–3.

• No. 2 Doubles: Jack Calleri / Hayden Ciguenza earned a win over Landon Labrie / Matthew Froslan, 6–2.

• No. 3 Doubles: Quentin Lamothe / Tyler Dalos closed doubles play with a victory against Connor Judson / Matthew Hossack, 6–2.

Singles

The Bengals completed the shutout with dominant straight-set wins on all six singles courts.

• No. 1 Singles: Sam Wensley defeated Henry Preacher, 6–0, 6–1.

• No. 2 Singles: Sep de Visser earned a win over Connor Judson, 6–1, 6–3.

• No. 3 Singles: Luka Vujacic defeated Ryan Ashley, 6–4, 6–3.

• No. 4 Singles: Hayden Ciguenza topped Matthew Froslan, 6–1, 6–3.

• No. 5 Singles: Tyler Dalos defeated Matthew Hossack, 6–0, 6–3.

• No. 6 Singles: Jack Calleri closed the match with a win over Landon Labrie, 6–3, 6–3.

Idaho State at Montana State 

Montana State edged Idaho State by a single point in a tightly contested non-conference matchup between to Big Sky foes, with three singles matches going the distance and the doubles point proving decisive.

"Montana State were too good today," said head coach Oliver Good. "We competed well but there are some areas we'll look to improve this week before our first home match next Saturday."

Doubles

Idaho State earned the doubles point with wins on courts one and three.

• No. 1 Doubles: Lewie Bouman / Sep de Visser defeated Camille Chantron / Eddie Biss, 6–1.

• No. 2 Doubles: Hayden Ciguenza / Valent De Pellegrin were tied with Andre Stewart / Oumar Diallo before the match was left unfinished, 4–5.

• No. 3 Doubles: Tyler Dalos / Quentin Lamothe defeated Yassin Elaroussy / David Ismanescu, 7–6 (7–3).

Singles

Montana State claimed four singles wins, while Idaho State picked up three points in tightly contested matches.

• No. 1 Singles: Valent De Pellegrin defeated Andre Stewart, 7–6 (7-3), 1-6, 6-4.

• No. 2 Singles: Sam Wensley fell to Yassin Elaroussy, 1–6, 3–6.

• No. 3 Singles: Sep de Visser fell to Oumar Diallo, 6–7 (3-7), 3-6.

• No. 4 Singles: Hayden Ciguenza earned a three-set victory over Camille Chantron, 5–7, 6–3, 7–6 (7–5).

• No. 5 Singles: Lewie Bouman fell to David Ismanescu, 3–6, 3–6.

• No. 6 Singles: Tyler Dalos fell to Ethan Masselis, 2–6, 3–6.
   

Up Next

Idaho State returns home next weekend for their first two home matches, hosting Colorado Mesa University for a doubleheader on Saturday, Feb. 7th at 9:30 AM & 2:00 PM.