Courtesy of Boise State Athletics –
BOISE, Idaho – The Boise State men’s tennis team received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division I Men’s Tennis Championship and will face 11th-ranked California on Friday at 2 p.m. (Mountain), as announced by the NCAA on Monday afternoon.
The 2025 Mountain West Regular Season Champion and 42nd-ranked Broncos will open with the regional host school for the third consecutive year, traveling to Berkeley, Calif., to face the Golden Bears. The winner will meet the winner of the No. 34 UC Santa Barbara versus No. 22 UCLA match on Saturday at 2 p.m. (MT). All contests will be held at the UC Berkeley Hellman Tennis Complex.
This is the third-consecutive year that the Blue and Orange will compete in the national tournament and the 21st time in program history. Boise State’s all-time record at the NCAA Championship is 7-20.
Boise State is in its third year under the leadership of Bronco alumnus and head coach Luke Shields, who has led a rival of the Boise State program. Shields’ teams have won at least one conference championship and advanced to the NCAA Championship tournament each year.
Boise State, which saw a 13-match win streak come to an end in the MW tournament championship match last Friday, is led by four Broncos who have recorded 20-plus wins in singles; All-MW selection Carson Baker and freshman Lukas Velik are tied for the team-high with 22 singles victories each, followed by senior and All-MW honoree James Van Herzeele with 21 and junior Idriss Haddouch with 20. Senior and All-MW honoree Jett Middleton is not far behind with 17 singles victories on the year.
The NCAA first and second rounds will be held on May 2-3, followed by the Super Regionals on May 9-10. The NCAA Men’s Team Championship will take place at the Hurd Tennis Center in Waco, Texas, from May 16-18.
