BOISE, Idaho – BYU men’s tennis began their fall season at the Dar Walters Classic on Friday and Saturday.
All 10 Cougars competed with Hardy Owen and Otto Schreiner entered as a pair in the Orange Draw. The remaining duos — TJ Wells/Caden Hasler, Tygen Goldammer/Alex Edmonston, Adam Chodur/Redd Owen, and David Duong/Brennon Chow — competed in the Blue Draw.
Each matchup included one doubles set and two singles matches, with the first team to earn two victories securing the round.
In the Blue Draw, where most Cougars competed, three of the four pairs advanced past the opening round. David Duong and Brennon Chow fell to Montana in their first match but bounced back in the consolation rounds, first surpassing Montana State 2–1 before sweeping Idaho State 3–0 on Saturday to end the tournament on a high note.
In the quarterfinals, R. Owen and Chodur, along with Goldammer and Edmonston, each swept their matches to advance. Wells and newcomer Hasler also moved on with a hard-fought win over Portland which resulted in three of the four semifinal teams represented by BYU.
On Saturday in the semifinals, R. Owen and Chodur advanced to the final with a win over teammates Wells and Hasler. Edmonston and Goldammer also secured their place in the championship match, defeating Montana 2–1.
As for the Orange Draw, the lone Cougars, Schreiner and H. Owen, earned wins in the round of 16 and quarterfinals, sweeping both Idaho and Montana State. Their run came to an end after a narrow 2–1 loss to Idaho.
To conclude the tournament, BYU teammates Chodur and R. Owen faced off against Edmonston and Goldammer for the tournament crown. After Goldammer and Edmonston won the doubles set and Chodur defeated Goldammer in singles, it set the stage for a winner-takes-all match between R. Owen and Edmonston. After splitting the first two matches, Edmonston narrowly defeated R. Owen 7–5 to secure the victory for him Goldammer.
"This tournaments success is a testament to the hard work each one of these athletes put into their training over the summer," Coach Zack Warren said. "This teams maturity, discipline and hunger to be successful matches any of the elite teams I’ve ever coached before. Coach Sanchez and I are extremely excited to be on the court with them on a daily basis and to work on maximizing each of their talents."
Next on the schedule BYU will compete in the ITA All-American Championships in Tulsa, Okla. on Sept. 22-28.
Results
FRIDAY, Sept. 11 | Round 16
Blue Draw:
Caden Hasler/TJ Wells (BYU) def. Carson Baker/Lukas Velik (BSU) 2-1
● Doubles: Hasler/Wells (BYU) def. Baker/Velik (BSU) 7-6(1)
● Singles 1: Baker (BSU) def. Wells (BYU) 6-4, 6-0
● Singles 2: Hasler (BYU) def. Velik (BSU) 5-7, 7-5, 6-2
Adam Chodur/Redd Owen (BYU) def. Chetanna Amadike/Gabriel Moroder (UI) 2-1
● Doubles: Chodur/Owen (BYU) def. Amadike/Moroder (UI) 7-5
● Singles 1: Amadike (UI) def. Chodur (BYU) 6-4, 7-6(2)
● Singles 2: Owen (BYU) def. Moroder (UI) 6-1, 6-2
Alex Edmonston/Tygen Goldammer (BYU) def. Quentin Lamothe/Lewie Bouman (ISU) 2-1
● Doubles: Edmonston/Goldammer (BYU) def. Lamothe/Bouman (ISU) 6-4
● Singles 1: Goldammer (BYU) def. Lamothe (ISU) 6-4, 6-2
● Singles 2: Bouman (ISU) def. Edmonston (BYU) 6-2, 2-6, 14-12
Baltazar Wiger Nordas/Duncan McCall (UM) def. David Duong/Brennon Chow (BYU) 3-0
● Doubles: Wiger Nordas/McCall (UM) def. Duong/Chow (BYU) 6-2
● Singles 1: Wiger Nordas (UM) def. Duong (BYU) 6-2, 3-6, 6-4
● Singles 2: McCall (UM) def. Chow (BYU) 5-7, 7-5, 7-6(4)
Orange Draw:
Hardy Owen/Otto Schreiner (BYU) def. Sam Wensley/Tyler Dalos (ISU) 3-0
● Doubles: Owen/Schreiner (BYU) def. Wensley/Dalos (ISU) 6-4
● Singles 1: Owen (BYU) def. Wensley (ISU) 4-6, 6-4, 6-2
● Singles 2: Schreiner (BYU) def. Dalos (ISU) 7-6(6), 6-4
FRIDAY, Sept. 11 | Quarterfinal Round
Blue Draw:
Caden Hasler/TJ Wells (BYU) def. Tom Garcia/Stefan Skobelev (UP) 2-1
● Doubles: Wells/Hasler (BYU) def. Garcia/Skobelev (UP) 7-6(2)
● Singles 1: Garcia (UP) def. Wells (BYU) 6-0, 7-6(1)
● Singles 2: Hasler (BYU) def. Skobelev (UP) 6-2, 6-3
Adam Chodur/Redd Owen (BYU) def. Connor Kruger/Kin Dinh (WSU) 3-0
● Doubles: Chodur/Owen (BYU) def. Kruger/Dinh (WSU) 6-2
● Singles 1: Chodur (BYU) def. Dinh (WSU) walkover
● Singles 2: R. Owen (BYU) def. Kruger (WSU) walkover
Alex Edmonston/Tygen Goldammer (BYU) def. Mikolaj Lis/Sander Paradis (UI) 3-0
● Doubles: Edmonston/Goldammer (BYU) def. Lis/Paradis (UI) 7-5
● Singles 1: Edmonston (BYU) def. Lis (UI) 6-3, 6-2
● Singles 2: Goldammer (BYU) def. Paradis (UI) 6-3, 6-3
Orange Draw:
Hardy Owen/Otto Schreiner (BYU) def. Eddie Biss/David Ismanescu (MSU) 3-0
● Doubles: Owen/Schreiner (BYU) def. Biss/Ismanescu (MSU) 6-3
● Singles 1: Owen (BYU) def. Biss (MSU) 6-3, 6-3
● Singles 2: Schreiner (BYU) def. Ismanescu (MSU) 7-6(5), 6-2
SATURDAY, Sept. 12 | Semifinal Round
Blue Draw:
Adam Chodur/Redd Owen (BYU) def. Caden Hasler/TJ Wells (BYU) 3-0
● Doubles: Chodur/Owen (BYU) def. Wells/Hasler (BYU) 6-2
● Singles 1: Chodur (BYU) def. Wells (BYU) 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(5)
● Singles 2: R. Owen (BYU) def. Hasler (BYU) 6-2, 3-6, 6-4
Alex Edmonston/Tygen Goldammer (BYU) def. Baltazar Wiger Nordas/Duncan McCall (UM) 2-1
● Doubles: Wiger Nordas/McCall (UM) def. Edmonston/Goldammer (BYU) 6-2
● Singles 1: Edmonston (BYU) def. Wiger Nordas (UM) 6-2, 6-4
● Singles 2: Goldammer (BYU) def. McCall (UM) 7-6(4), 6-4
Orange Draw:
Paul Janson/Noe de Col (UI) def. Hardy Owen/Otto Schreiner (BYU) 2-1
● Doubles: Janson/de Col (UI) def. Owen/Schreiner (BYU) 6-4
● Singles 1: Owen (BYU) def. Janson (UI) 6-2, 6-1
● Singles 2: de Col (UI) def. Schreiner (BYU) 3-6, 6-1, 6-2
TUESDAY, Sept. 16 | Final in Provo
Goldammer/Edmonston (BYU) def. Chodur/R. Owen (BYU) 2-1
- Doubles: Goldammer/Edmonston (BYU) def. Chodur/R. Owen (BYU) 6-4
- Singles 1: Chodur (BYU) def. Goldammer (BYU) 6-4, 6-4
- Singles 2: Edmonston (BYU) def. R. Owen (BYU) 3-6, 6-3, 7-5