The BYU Cougars men’s tennis team lost 4-2 to Boise State in the final of the Boise State Spring Invitational on Saturday in Boise, Idaho.
Boise State began the match with a 6-1 victory in doubles, but BYU responded as Otto Schreiner and Adam Chodur, along with Caden Hasler and Hardy Owen, each secured 6-2 wins. This gave BYU an early 1-0 lead heading into singles play.
Singles matches were closely contested, with all but one going to three sets. After falling behind 2-1, Tygen Goldammer experienced his first singles loss of the season. He won the opening set 6-4 before dropping the next two sets 6-1 each. David Duong kept BYU’s hopes alive by winning his third set 6-1 after losing the second set 6-0.
With Boise State leading 3-2, they clinched the tournament title when Avery Tallakson defeated Adam Chodur 7-5, 3-6, 6-3.
The Cougars will return home for Big 12 conference play with two matches in Provo. Their next match is scheduled against the Arizona Wildcats on Thursday, March 12 at 5 p.m.
Doubles Results:
Adam Chodur / Otto Schreiner (BYU) def. Carson Baker / Avery Tallakson (Boise State) 6-4
Stewart Aronson / Filip Soderqvist (Boise State) def. Tygen Goldammer / TJ Wells (BYU) 6-1
Caden Hasler / Hardy Owen (BYU) def. Taiyo Kurata / Julius Seifert (Boise State) 6-4
Order of finish: 2, 1, 3
Singles Results:
Avery Tallakson (Boise State) def. Adam Chodur (BYU) 7-5, 3-6, 6-3
Stewart Aronson (Boise State) def. Tygen Goldammer (BYU) 4-6, 6-1, 6-1
David Duong (BYU) def. Carson Baker (Boise State) 7-5, 0-6, 6-1
Filip Soderqvist (Boise State) vs. Caden Hasler (BYU), unfinished at: Hasler leading after first set tiebreak and second set at Soderqvist trailing
Lukas Velik (Boise State) def. Otto Schreiner (BYU) 6-4, 7-6(6)
Idriss Hadouch (Boise State) def. Brennon Chow (BYU) 6-3, 3-6, 6-4
Order of finish: courts completed in order: Hadouch/Chow; Velik/Schreiner; Aronson/Goldammer; Duong/Baker; Tallakson/Chodur.
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