The #23 Boise State tennis team appears to be finding its stride. The
Broncos shut out instate rival Idaho State 4-0 before beating Memphis 4-1
yesterday in the Boise State Red Lion Spring Break Invitational in Boise.
Coach Greg Patton's team now faces #44 Nebraska at 1 this afternoon at the
Appleton Tennis Complex.
Senior Stanley Sarapanich and freshman Freddy Walsh rolled to an 8-1 win
against Idaho State, while Kean Feeder and sophomore Erik Sheldon clinched the
doubles point with a similar 8-1 win in #1 doubles. #80 James Meredith
followed with a 6-2, 6-1 win over Javier Royo to give the Broncos a 2-0
lead. Junior Matt Solomon recorded a 6-2, 6-0 win and junior Nick Gourley
clinched the match with a 6-0, 6-1 over Idaho State's Andres Mancero.
The
nation's #68 doubles team, Feeder and Meredith, got the Broncos off to a great
start with an 8-1 win over Memphis' Spencer Heflin and Leon Naserman.
Walsh and Sarapanich quickly notched the doubles point with an 8-6 win. Meredith
defeated Benedikt Fischer 6-1, 6-2 with Feeder beating Jorge Vazquez at #1
singles 6-2, 6-3. After Blane Shields was defeated by the Tigers' Michael Hayes, Cristian Hodel clinched the match with a 7-6, 6-4 win at #3 singles.
Tennis
Match Results
Idaho
State vs. Boise State University
Mar
27, 2009 at
Boise
,
Idaho
#23
Boise
State
University
4,
Idaho
State
0
Singles
competition
1.
#80 James Meredith (Boise State) def. Royo, Javier (ISU) 6-2, 6-1
2.
Barrenechea, Danel (ISU) vs.. Cristian Hodel (Boise State) no result
3.
Buceta, Alex (ISU) vs.. Stanley Sarapanich (Boise State) no result
4.
Dechant, Ross (ISU) vs.. Erik Sheldon (Boise State) no result
5.
Matt Solomon (Boise State) def. BUCKINGHAM, Dan (ISU) 6-2, 6-0
6.
Nick Gourley (Boise State) def. MANCERO, Andres (ISU) 6-0, 6-1
Doubles
competition
1.
Kean Feeder/Erik Sheldon (Boise State) def. Barrenechea, Danel/ROYO, Javier
(ISU) 8-1
2.
Buceta, Alex/Dechant, Ross (ISU) vs.. Blane Shields/Matt Solomon (Boise State) no result
3.
Stanley
Sarapanich/Freddy Walsh (Boise State) def. BUCKINGHAM, Dan/Kutchins, David
(ISU)
8-1
Match
Notes:
Idaho
State
0-12
Boise
State
University
12-7; National
ranking #23
Order
of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (1,5,6)
Tennis
Match Results
University
of Memphis vs. Boise State University
Mar
27, 2009 at
Boise
,
Idaho
#23
Boise
State
University
4,
University
of
Memphis
1
Singles
competition
1.
#78 Kean Feeder (Boise State) def. Jorge Vazquez (Memphis) 6-2, 6-3
2.
#80 James Meredith (Boise State) def. Benedikt Fischer (Memphis) 6-1, 6-2
3.
Cristian Hodel (Boise State) def. Leon Naseman (Memphis) 7-6, 6-4
4.
Stanley Sarapanich (Boise State) vs.. Charlie Famsay (Memphis) 3-6, 6-2, 3-3,
unfinished
5.
Michael Hayes (Memphis) def. Blane Shields (Boise State) 6-2, 6-3
6.
Erik Sheldon (Boise State) vs.. Mike Gaerthoeffner (Memphis) 6-7, unfinished
Doubles
competition
1.
#68 Kean Feeder/James Meredith (Boise State) def. Spencer Heflin/Leon Naseman
(Memphis) 8-1
2.
Blane Shields/Matt Solomon (Boise State) vs.. Michael Hayes/Charlie Famsay
(Memphis) 7-4, unfinished
3.
Freddy Walsh/Stanley Sarapanich (Boise State) def. Benedikt Fischer/Jordan Smith
(Memphis) 8-6
Match
Notes:
University
of
Memphis
12-7
Boise
State
University
13-7; National
ranking #23
Order
of finish: Doubles (1,3); Singles (2,1,5,3)
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