Courtesy of Boise State Athletics –
BERKELEY, Calif. – Boise State men’s tennis came up short Friday afternoon in Berkeley, California, falling 4-1 to the 11th-ranked Cal Golden Bears.
Boise State’s Taiyo Kurata and Julius Seifert led the Broncos during doubles, claiming the lone victory 6-4 at the No. 2 position. Cal took the team point 2-1 to gain the early advantage.
Heading into singles, the Blue and Orange needed to win four of the six matches. Idriss Haddouch started things rolling for Boise State with a quick two-set victory, 6-3, 6-0, on court five to even the team score at 1-1.
Cal came back winning the next three singles matches to claim the 4-1 victory over the Broncos.
Notables
- Taiyo Kurata and Julius Seifert won their 10th match as a doubles team.
- Idriss Haddouch won his 16th consecutive match to improve to 21-10 overall and 16-1 this spring.
- This was the third straight NCAA tournament for Boise State and its 21st appearance in program history; the Broncos are 7-21 overall all-time.
- Boise State finishes the year at 21-6 overall, recording the program’s 22nd season with 20-plus wins.
- The Broncos have reached the NCAA Championship every year (three) since coach Luke Shields took over the program.
What’s Next
- The loss to Cal marks the conclusion of the 2025 season for Boise State.
Box Score
No. 11 California (19-4) def. No. 42 Boise State (21-6) 4-1
Doubles (Order of finish: 1,2,3)
- Dean/Overbeck (UC) def. Baker/Middleton (BSU) 6-4
- Taiyo Kurata/Julius Seifert (BSU) def. Chen/Chang (UC) 6-4
- Stepanov/Mikey Wright (UC) def. Haddouch/Van Herzeele (BSU) 7-6(3)
Singles (Order of finish: 5,6,2,3)
- #122 Jett Middleton (BSU) vs. #17 Carl Emil Overbeck (UC) 2-6, 6-3, 2-4 DNF
- #76 Alex Chang (UC) def. Carson Baker (BSU) 6-3, 6-3
- #60 Theo Dean (UC) def. Lukas Velik (BSU) 7-6(6), 6-3
- James Van Herzeele (BSU) vs. Timofey Stepanov (UC) 4-6, 6-3, 1-4 DNF
- Idriss Haddouch (BSU) def. Derrick Chen (UC) 6-3, 6-0
- Lechno-Wasiutynski (UC) def. John Chin (BSU) 6-3, 6-4
