PROVO, Utah — The BYU men’s tennis team improved to 4-0 on the season with a 4-3 win over the Montana State Bobcats on Thursday night at the BYU Indoor Courts.
The Cougars rebounded after back-to-back doubles losses in Hawaii by securing the opening point with wins from the new pairing of TJ Wells and Tygen Goldammer, who earned a 6-2 victory, along with Adam Chodur and Otto Schreiner who took control on court No. 1 with a decisive 6-1 win to clinch the doubles point for BYU after the Cougars dropped court No. 2.
Doubles Results
1. Adam Chodur and Otto Schreiner (BYU) def. Andre Stewart and Oumar Diallo (MSU) 6-1
2. Camille Chantron and Eddie Biss (MSU) def. Hardy Owen and Caden Hasler (BYU) 6-2
3. TJ Wells and Tygen Goldammer (BYU) def. Yassin Elaroussy and Ethan Masselis (MSU) 6-2
Order of finish: 3, 2, 1
Singles play featured close matchups across the board, with five of the six matches requiring a third set. Chodur put BYU back in front with a straight-sets win on court No. 1, taking a 7-6 (7-4) tiebreaker before closing out the match 7-5 after Wells fell on court No. 4.
Leading 2-1, freshman Yubel Ubri delivered a comeback performance on court No. 2. After dropping the opening set 6-3, Ubri responded by winning the next two sets 6-3, 6-2 to earn BYU’s third point of the night. It marked the first time in his collegiate career that Ubri lost an opening set, as he improved to 4-0 in singles play this season.
Now 3-1, Goldammer had the opportunity on court No. 3 to clinch the match for BYU. After winning the first set convincingly 6-1, Montana State’s Diallo fought back to take the second set 6-4. Despite suffering his first lost set of the 2026 season, Goldammer closed out the match with a 6-3 third set to secure the fourth point and the win for the Cougars.
With the match already decided, courts No. 5 and No. 6 featured Schreiner and Redd Owen, both competing in singles play for the first time this season. Schreiner’s appearance marked his first singles match since his freshman year in 2022.
Both matches were tightly contested, with Schreider winning the opening set while Owen rallied to force a third set. Montana State ultimately edged out BYU in both matches via tiebreakers, narrowing the final score to 4-3.
Singles Results
1 Adam Chodur (BYU) def. Andre Stewart (MSU) 7-6 (7-4), 7-5
2 Yubel Ubri (BYU) def. Yassin Elaroussy (MSU) 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
3 Tygen Goldammer (BYU) def. Oumar Diallo (MSU) 6-1, 4-6, 6-3
4 Camille Chantron (MSU) def. TJ Wells (BYU) 3-6, 6-1, 6-1
5 Ethan Masselis (MSU) def. Otto Schreiner (BYU) 3-6, 6-3, 10-5
6 Eddie Biss (MSU) def. Redd Owen (BYU) 4-6, 7-6, 9-7
Order of finish: 4, 1, 2, 3, 5, 6
Up Next
BYU returns to the road this weekend with a four-match swing in Boston, beginning with a matchup against Stonehill College on Tuesday, Feb. 10.