Bengals Sweep Hornets En Route to Semi-Final Rematch Against #2 Montana

PHOENIX, Arizona – The Idaho State men's tennis team opened the Big Sky Conference Championships with a dominant 4–0 victory over No. 6 seed Sacramento State on Thursday morning at the Phoenix Tennis Center. The No. 3 seeded Bengals improve to 11–9 overall and advance to the semifinal round.

"It was a good win by the guys today", shared Head Coach, Oliver Good. "We'll now recover and get ready for Montana tomorrow."

Idaho State vs. Sacramento State Match Report

(Thursday – Phoenix, Arizona | Big Sky Quarterfinal)

Doubles

Idaho State came out sharp in doubles play, securing the opening point with wins on courts one and two to take early control of the quarterfinal matchup.

• No. 1 Doubles: Valentino De Pellegrin / Tyler Dalos defeated Adryan Ballestero / Sebastian Vlahos, 6–4.
• No. 2 Doubles: Quentin Lamothe / Sep de Visser defeated Doni Gashi / Freddie Healey, 6–3.
• No. 3 Doubles: Sam Wensley / Lewie Bouman vs. Nick Bowles / Miles Whitehead, unfinished (3–5).

Singles

The Bengals carried that momentum into singles play, winning three courts to clinch the match and secure advancement to the semifinals.

• No. 1 Singles: Valentino De Pellegrin defeated Freddie Healey, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3.
• No. 2 Singles: Sep de Visser defeated Nick Bowles, 7–6 (7-1), 6–4.
• No. 3 Singles: Hayden Ciguenza defeated Doni Gashi, 6–3, 6–4.
• No. 4 Singles: Sam Wensley vs. David Dai, unfinished (4–6, 6–3, 4–0).
• No. 5 Singles: Rafael Maya vs. Sebastian Vlahos, unfinished (7–5, 3–2).
• No. 6 Singles: Quentin Lamothe vs. Yoav Levy, unfinished (6–0, 1–6, 0–2).

Up Next

Idaho State advances to the Big Sky Conference semifinals and will take on second-seeded Montana on Friday morning in Phoenix. A rematch of last year's semi-final that saw Montana win, and go on to win the championship.