BOISE, Idaho — The Cougars fell in the title match of the Boise State Spring Invitational after a 4–2 loss to the hometown Boise State Broncos on Saturday.
In doubles play, the Broncos started the match with a commanding 6–1 win, but BYU was able to rally as Otto Schreiner and Adam Chodur, followed by Caden Hasler and Hardy Owen, both grabbed 6–2 wins to give the Cougars a 1–0 lead.
Singles play featured three-set finishes on all but one court. After BYU found itself down 2–1, Goldammer fell in his first singles loss of the season. He opened with a 6–4 win before losing 6–1 in each of the following two sets. Needing a point to stay alive, David Duong delivered a 6–1 win in the third set after recovering from a 6–0 loss in the second.
Down 3–2, Boise State Broncos clinched the tournament title with a 6–3 win over Chodur.
The Cougars will return home to begin conference play with a pair of Big 12 matches in Provo, starting with the Arizona Wildcats visiting on Thursday, March 12 at 5 p.m.
Doubles Results
- Adam Chodur / Otto Schreiner (BYU) def. Carson Baker / Avery Tallakson (Boise State) 6-4
- Stewart Aronson / Filip Soderqvist (Boise State) def. Tygen Goldammer / TJ Wells (BYU) 6-1
- Caden Hasler / Hardy Owen (BYU) def. Taiyo Kurata / Julius Seifert (Boise State) 6-4
Order of finish: 2, 1, 3
Singles Results
- Avery Tallakson (Boise State) def. Adam Chodur (BYU) 7-5, 3-6, 6-3
- Stewart Aronson (Boise State) def. Tygen Goldammer (BYU) 4-6, 6-1, 6-1
- David Duong (BYU) def. Carson Baker (Boise State) 7-5, 0-6, 6-1
- Filip Soderqvist (Boise State) vs. Caden Hasler (BYU) 6-7(1), 3-5 unfinished
- Lukas Velik (Boise State) def. Otto Schreiner (BYU) 6-4, 7-6(6)
- Idriss Hadouch (Boise State) def. Brennan Chow (BYU) 6-3, 3-6, 6-4
Order of finish: 6, 5, 2, 3, 1