Weber State University Athletics
Weber State University
Boise State
'Cats Drop Non-Conference Match
4/21/2008 6:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
BOISE, Idaho -- The Weber State men's tennis team closed out the 2008 regular season on Sunday with a 6-1 loss to Boise State University at the Boas Tennis Center.
Henning Hipp and Nick Plum grabbed an 8-6 win at No. 2 doubles, but the Wildcats (13-10 overall) fell in the other two spots. The Broncos (21-10), ranked 35th in the nation, posted an 8-3 win at No. 1 and an 8-4 win at No. 3 for the opening point of the match.
In singles, Fabio Mancarella was the lone winner for WSU for the second-straight match. The junior from Tuebingen, Germany, downed Steve Robertson 6-3, 6-4 at the No. 3 spot in the lineup.
The Wildcats will now get ready for the Big Sky Conference tournament, which will begin on Friday, April 25 in Sacramento, Calif. WSU, the third seed in the tournament, will face the sixth-seeded Montana Grizzlies in the opening round. The 'Cats recently defeated Montana 5-2 in Ogden.
Tennis Match Results
Weber State University vs Boise State
4/20/08 at Boise, Idaho
#35 Boise State 6, Weber State University 1
Singles competition
1. #101 Luke Shields (BSU) def. Henning Hipp (WSU) 6‑2, 7‑5
2. Brent Werbeck (BSU) def. Sascha Kiehne (WSU) 6‑2, 6‑3
3. Fabio Mancarella (WSU) def. Steve Robertson (BSU) 6‑3, 6‑4
4. Piotr Dilaj (BSU) def. Nick Plum (WSU) 6‑2, 6‑3
5. Paul Koenke (BSU) def. Chris Williams (WSU) 6‑0, 6‑3
6. Eric Roberson (BSU) def. Travis Covington (WSU) 6‑1, 6‑2
Doubles competition
1. Shields/Dilaj (BSU) def. Mancarella/Kiehne (WSU) 8‑3
2. Hipp/Plum (WSU) def. Roberson/Werbeck (BSU) 8‑6
3. Robertson/Nick Gourley (BSU) def. Ryan Garner/Spencer Marchant (WSU) 8‑4
Match Notes:
Weber State University 12‑9
Boise State 21‑10; National ranking #35
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (2,6,5,4,3,1)
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