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Men’s tennis takes win streak on road
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The Bronco men’s tennis team will take a four-match
winning streak to New Mexico tomorrow night to face the Colorado
Buffaloes, followed by a match with the homesteading Lobos on
Saturday. Boise State men’s tennis is 7-3 with all three
losses against to top-15 teams in the Indoor Championships.
“It helped our team a lot to play those Goliaths in
Seattle. Every one else seems like mere mortals after the
experience,” Bronco Coach Greg Patton said.
Currently, the Broncos are ranked 33rd in the nation and are
coming off impressive victories last weekend in Utah. Prior to
matches, Patton was sent to the emergency room to get 10 stitches
in his head after an incident in the weight room. It seemed to have
worked as a motivator, as the team dominated the courts at BYU,
defeating the Cougars 6-1 and shutting out Utah 7-0. They hope to
carry that momentum into New Mexico this weekend.
“If that’s what it takes to motivate the team,
I’ll be hitting my head a lot in the weeks to come,”
Patton said.
As for this weekend, Boise State will match up with Colorado
first tomorrow night. The Buffaloes are 4-3 with losses to three
top-15 teams, much like the Broncos. The losses came to Baylor, TCU
and most recently, Texas A&M.
The Broncos will next face a solid New Mexico team, who is
ranked 58th, on Saturday. Boise State senior Guillaume Bouvier will
face a tough draw against Divan Coetzee, who is ranked 27th and was
recently honored as Player of the Week in the Mountain West
Conference. The Lobos look to make up for last year as their last
loss came to the Broncos in last November’s regional
playoffs. Since then, the Lobos have one three straight and
currently sit at 4-1.
“It would be a great boost for the team if we could go
down their and take another one for them at home in the higher
altitude,” Patton said.
Recently, Patton has swapped his number two and three singles
players, due to the red-hot play of sophomore Thomas Schoeck.
Schoeck is currently playing the number two spot and Matias Silva
is playing three. Schoeck has been showing his worthiness in both
singles and doubles in weeks prior.
“I think the reason the weather has been warm lately is
because of all the heat Schoeck is generating,” boasted a
proud Patton. “He’s on fire.”
The Broncos are improving their game and gaining momentum as the
weeks pass. They hope to take this new strength into Albuquerque
tomorrow. After the back-to-back matches this weekend, Boise State
will travel to California to play Santa Clara and Fresno State next
weekend.
Jeremy Rasmussen
Sports Reporter
The Arbiter