FLAGSTAFF, Arizona – The Idaho State men's tennis team opened Big Sky Conference play on Friday morning with a 1–6 road loss at Northern Arizona.
"Credit to NAU today," said head coach Oliver Good. "They played good points when it mattered to get the doubles point and were a bit too good in singles. We competed well and will get back to work this week before heading to Boise for next weekend."
Idaho State at Northern Arizona
Doubles
Northern Arizona claimed the doubles point by winning two of the three courts, edging out a tight contest on court three.
Singles
Idaho State earned one point in singles play, with three matches extending to deciding sets.
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No. 1 Singles: Valentino De Pellegrin fell to Noa Tcherniack, 3–6, 6–2, 6–7 (2–7).
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No. 2 Singles: Sam Wensley fell to Jakub Jedrzejczak, 2–6, 1–6.
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No. 3 Singles: Sep de Visser fell to Jakub Volesky, 4–6, 6–1, 1–6.
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No. 4 Singles: Hayden Ciguenza defeated Takumi Katsuda, 5–7, 7–5, 1–0 (10–4).
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No. 5 Singles: Lewie Bouman fell to Felix Neumeister, 4–6, 3–6.
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No. 6 Singles: Tyler Dalos fell to Daniels Tens, 4–6, 6–4, 4–6.
Match Notes
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Ciguenza's win at No. 4 singles accounted for Idaho State's lone point of the dual.
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Four singles matches were decided in three sets, including one super tiebreak.
Up Next
Idaho State travels to Boise over Spring Break for a tough two matches at the Boise State Spring Invitational, hosted by Boise State. Taking on ranked Gonzaga (#56) and Boise State (#63).
