LAS VEGAS, Nevada – Utah State men's tennis wrapped up a strong weekend split between the Mountain West Fall Qualifier in Las Vegas, Nevada, and the Utah Invitational in Salt Lake City. The Aggies tallied several key wins across both events, led by sophomore Jean-Baptiste Badon and sophomore Xavier Calvelo in Las Vegas, along with junior Emmanuel Alex and sophomore Dmitri Goubin in Salt Lake City.

At the Mountain West Fall Qualifier, Badon led the Aggies with an impressive run to a third-place finish. He collected four wins on the weekend, including victories over Nevada's Axel Huysmans (6-1, 6-2), New Mexico's Dario Ciobotaru 5-7, 6-4, 7-6 (6), and Air Force's Tyler Leaird 6-2, 6-3, before closing out the tournament with a straight-set win against New Mexico's Philip Bosin 6-3, 6-2, in the third-place match.

Calvelo also turned in a standout performance, advancing to the quarterfinals after three main-draw wins. He defeated San Diego State's Imran Daniel Abdul Hazli 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-3, and Boise State's Filip Soderqvist 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5), then added two more victories in consolation play, taking down Air Force's Tyler Leaird 6-2, 6-2, and UNLV's Vitaliy Horovoy 6-3, 6-1 to finish with a 5-1 singles record.

Freshman Roman Venger earned a hard-fought three-set win over Nevada's Remy Tregoures 4-6, 6-2, 7-5, while junior Jakub Medved posted a 6-4, 2-1 (ret.) win against San Diego State's Lars Johann.

At the Utah Invitational, Alex and Goubin led the Aggies in doubles play, earning wins over Montana State's Andre Stewart and Yassin Elaroussy (6-0) and Idaho State's Valentino De Pellegrin and Luka Vujacic (7-5).

In singles action, Alex claimed two straight-set victories, defeating Idaho State's Quentin Lamothe 6-2, 7-6 (4) and Montana State's Eddie Biss 6-3, 6-2. Junior Keanu Rigby added a 6-0, 6-4 win over Idaho State's Tyler Dalos, while sophomore Eemil Pasanen battled through multiple tight three-set matches to round out a strong weekend for Utah State.

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MOUNTAIN WEST FALL QUALIFIER

Las Vegas, Nevada

Darling Tennis Center

Oct. 3-6

Doubles

Rayen Hermassi/Axel Huysmans (Nevada) def. Xavier Calvelo/Roman Venger (Utah State) 8-5

Carson Barker/Avery Tallakson (Boise State) def. Jean-Baptiste Badon/Jakub Medved (Utah State) 8-6

Singles

Main Draw

First Round

Xavier Calvelo (Utah State) def. Imran Daniel Abdul Hazli (San Diego State) 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-3

Jean-Baptiste Badon (Utah State) def. Axel Huysmans (Nevada) 6-1, 6-2

Vitaliy Horovoy (UNLV) def. Jakub Medved (Utah State) 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (2)

Roman Venger (Utah State) def. Remy Tregoures (Nevada) 4-6, 6-2, 7-5

Second Round

Xavier Calvelo (Utah State) def. Filip Soderqvist (Boise State) 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5)

Jean-Baptiste Badon (Utah State) def. Dario Ciobotaru (New Mexico) 5-7, 6-4, 7-6 (6)

Carson Baker (Boise State) def. Roman Venger (Utah State) 4-6, 6-3, 6-4

Quarterfinals

Ilia Snitari (UNLV) def. Xavier Calvelo (Utah State) 7-5, 6-2

Jean-Baptiste Badon (Utah State) def. Tyler Leaird (Air Force) 6-2, 6-3

Semifinals

Ilia Snitari (UNLIV) def. Jean-Baptiste Badon (Utah State) 6-4, 7-6 (3)

Third-Place Match 

Jean-Baptiste Badon (Utah State) vs Philip Bosin (New Mexico) 6-3, 6-2

Consolations

Jakub Medved (Utah State) def. Lars Johann (San Diego State) 6-4, 2-1, won by retirement

Xavier Calvelo (Utah State) def. Tyler Leaird (Air Force) 6-2, 6-2

Xavier Calvelo (Utah State) def. Vitaliy Horovoy (UNLV) 6-3, 6-1

UTAH INVITATIONAL

Salt Lake City, Utah

George S. Eccles Tennis Center

Oct. 3-5

Doubles

Emmanuel Alex/Dmitri Goubin (Utah State) def. Andre Stewart/Yassin Elaroussy (Montana State) 6-0

Emmanuel Alex/Dmitri Goubin (Utah State) def. Valentino De Pellegrin/Luka Vujacic (Idaho State) 7-5

Hayden Ciguenze/Sep de Visser (Idaho State) def. Keanu Rigby/Eemil Pasanen (Utah State) 6-3

Keanu Rigby/Eemil Pasanen (Utah State) def. Eddie Biss/Oumar Diallo (Montana State) 6-3

Emmett Potter/Max Relic (Utah) def. Emmanuel Alex/Dmitri Goubin (Utah State) 7-6 (4)

Charles Frey/Al Deem (Utah) def. Keanu Rigby/Eemil Pasanen (Utah State) 6-4

Quentin Lamothe/Tyler Dalos (Idaho State) def. Emmanuel Alex/Dmitri Goubin (Utah State) 6-5

Keanu Rigby/Eemil Pasanen (Utah State) def. Rafael Maya/Sam Wensley (Idaho State) 6-4

Singles

Emmett Potter (Utah) def. Dmitri Goubin (Utah State) 2-6, 7-5, 6-3

Hayden Ciguenze (Idaho State) def. Dmitri Goubin (Utah State) 7-6 (4), 7-6 (5)

Andres Stewart (Montana State) def. Dmitri Goubin (Utah State) 6-2, 6-3

Valentino de Pellegrin (Idaho State) def. Dmitri Goubin (Utah State) 7-6, 4-6, 6-2

Max Relic (Utah) def. Emmanuel Alex (Utah State) 6-3, 7-6 (9)

Emmanuel Alex (Utah State) def. Quentin Lamothe (Idaho State) 6-2, 7-6 (4)

Emmanuel Alex (Utah State) def. Eddie Biss (Montana State) 6-3, 6-2

Hayden Ciguenza (Idaho State) def. Emmanuel Alex (Utah State) 7-6 (2), 4-6, 7-6 (6)

Rafael Maya (Idaho State) def. Eemil Pasanen (Utah State) 6-2, 3-6, 6-4

Charles Frey (Utah) def. Eemil Pasanen (Utah State) 6-2, 6-3

Yassin Elaroussy (Montana State) def. Eemil Pasanen (Utah State) 2-6, 6-2, 7-6

Lewie Bouman (Idaho State) def. Eemil Pasanen (Utah State) 7-6, 7-5

Al Deem (Utah) def. Keanu Rigby (Utah State) 3-6, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (3)

Keanu Rigby (Utah State) def. Tyler Dalos (Idaho State) 6-0, 6-4

Sep de Visser (Idaho State) def. Keanu Rigby (Utah State) 6-0, 6-4

Oumar Diallo (Montana State) def. Keanu Rigby (Utah State) 6-2, 6-4

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