Courtesy of Utah State Athletics
LOGAN, Utah – Utah State men’s tennis secured the outright Mountain West regular season title on Saturday with a 4-2 win over 65th-ranked Boise State at the Sports Academy & Racquet Club.
With the victory, the Aggies finish the conference season unblemished with a 7-0 record and also complete its home schedule with a perfect 8-0 mark. Both are firsts for the program since 2018.
Utah State also celebrated Senior Day, honoring the careers of Jean-Baptiste Badon and Keanu Rigby prior to the match.
Doubles
Starting on the outdoor courts, the Broncos made the first move of doubles play, securing a 6-4 win at the first position. After weather forced the match indoors, USU responded as sophomores Eliot Nobel and Roman Venger posted a 6-2 win at No. 3 doubles. Boise State then secured the doubles point with a 6-4 win at the second spot, however, snapping a streak of 12-straight matches in which the Aggies claimed the doubles point.
Singles
Facing a 1-0 deficit for the first time since mid-February, Utah State swiftly reclaimed the lead with wins at three of the top-four positions. At No. 2 singles, sophomore Xavier Calvelo squared things at 1 all with a 6-3, 6-1 victory. Nobel then put USU in front with a 6-4, 7-5 win, earning a break point to close out the win. Seconds later, Badon also won on a break point, coming back from a set down to post a 3-6, 6-0, 6-4 win, putting the Aggies up, 3-1.
The Broncos reclaimed another point at No. 5 singles to draw back within a point before Venger closed out the victory for USU, completing a sweep of the top-four positions of the singles lineup. Venger won, 7-6 (5), 4-6, 6-1, at the fourth position, completing USU’s undefeated run through conference play and clinching the No. 1 seed in the upcoming Mountain West Tournament.
Next Up
Utah State wraps up the regular season at Weber State on Sunday, April 19, at 11 a.m. (MT) before making preparations for the Mountain West Tournament at the Darling Tennis Center in Las Vegas on Wednesday through Friday, April 22-24.
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No. 67 Utah State vs No. 65 Boise State
April 11, 2026
Sports Academy & Racquet Club
Logan, Utah
Results
No. 67 Utah State 4, No. 65 Boise State 2
Doubles
1. Carson Baker/Avery Tallakson (Boise State) def. Xavier Calvelo/Jakub Medved (Utah State) 6-4
2. Stewart Aronson/Filip Soderqvist (Boise State) def. Jean-Baptiste Badon/Dmitri Goubin (Utah State) 6-4
3. Eliot Nobel/Roman Venger (Utah State) def. Idriss Haddouch/Taiyo Kurata (Boise State) 6-2
Singles
1. Jean-Baptiste Badon (Utah State) def. Avery Tallakson (Boise State) 3-6, 6-0, 6-4
2. Xavier Calvelo (Utah State) def. Stewart Aronson (Boise State) 6-3, 6-1
3. Roman Venger (Utah State) def. Carson Baker (Boise State) 7-6 (5), 4-6, 6-1
4. Eliot Nobel (Utah State) def. Lukas Velik (Boise State) 6-4, 7-5
5. Filip Soderqvist (Boise State) def. Jakub Medved (Utah State) 6-3, 6-1
6. Dmitri Goubin (Utah State) vs Taiyo Kurata (Boise State) 2-4, unfinished
Match Notes
Order of Finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (2,4,1,5,3)
No. 67 Utah State (15-5, 7-0 MW)
No. 65 Boise State (19-8, 3-3 MW)
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