BOISE, Idaho - Utah State men's tennis senior Sergi Micó Fenollar defeated the nation's 116th-ranked singles opponent but the Aggies ultimately fell at No. 41-ranked Boise State, 5-2, on Friday evening at the Appleton Tennis Center.
Doubles
The Broncos took the doubles point with wins at the second and third positions of the lineup. At the top spot against the nation's 74th-ranked doubles team, senior
David Martirosian and sophomore
Mohammad Alkotop battled to a 4-4 tie before the match was abandoned.
Singles
Playing the 116th-ranked singles player in the nation, Micó Fenollar stormed back after losing a first-set tiebreaker, winning each of the next two to record a 6-7 (1), 6-2, 6-4 win over BSU's Jett Middleton at the No. 1 position. Alkotop also helped the Aggies keep pace early in singles play, recording a straight-sets win at the second position, 6-4, 6-4. Utah State fought the Broncos to third sets at three of the four remaining courts, also forcing tiebreakers in two of them, but ultimately fell to give the Broncos the 5-2 victory.
Next Up
Utah State continues MW action with a pair of matches in the Silver State. The Aggies will first take on Nevada on Friday, April 4, at 3 p.m. (MT), before taking on UNLV on Sunday, April 6, at noon (MT).
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Utah State at No. 41 Boise State
March 28, 2025
Appleton Tennis Center
Boise, Idaho
Results
Utah State 2, No. 41 Boise State 5
Doubles
1.
David Martirosian/
Mohammad Alkotop (USU) vs No. 74 Carson Baker/Jett Middleton (BSU) 4-4, unfinished
2. Taiyo Kurata/Julius Seifert (BSU) def.
Dmitri Goubin/
Eliot Nobel (USU) 6-2
3. Idriss Haddouch/James Van Herzeele (BSU) def. Sergi Micó Fenollar/
Roman Venger (USU) 6-3
Singles
1. Micó Fenollar (USU) def. No. 116 Middleton (BSU) 6-7 (1), 6-2, 6-4
2. Alkotop (USU) def. Lukas Velik (BSU) 6-4, 6-4
3. Baker (BSU) def. Martirosian (USU) 6-4, 4-6, 6-1
4. Van Herzeele (BSU) def. Venger (USU) 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (3)
5. Haddouch (BSU) def. Nobel (USU) 7-6 (4), 4-6, 6-3
6. John Chin (BSU) def. Goubin (USU) 6-3, 6-1
Match Notes
Order of Finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (6,2,5,1,3,4)
Utah State (10-7, 1-1 MW)
No. 41 Boise State (15-4, 1-0 MW)
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