Boise State Men's Tennis: Moortgat and Van Herzeele Lead Broncos at SMU

[Stanley Brewster]

DALLAS, Texas – Boise State men’s tennis wrapped up the 2022 fall campaign this weekend in Dallas at the SMU Ralston/Neufeld Coaches Challenge.

The four Broncos went a combined 8-7 in singles and 4-4 in doubles.

Boise State sophomore James Van Herzeele and junior Caden Moortgat led the way in singles both going 3-1 overall. Moortgat’s combined singles and doubles record was 6-2; he went 3-1 with Simon Arca Costas in doubles.

Van Herzeele won his first three contests before falling in his final match of the tournament on Sunday. He recorded wins over Ethan Muza of Baylor and two over players from SMU.

Moortgat won his three matches in straight sets with the loss going to three sets. Among his victories were a 7-5, 7-6(5) battle over SMU’s Jack Winkler and a 6-3, 7-6(5) win over Baylor’s Chris Frantzen.

In doubles, the tandem of Arca Costas and Moortgat went 3-1 with victories over teams from Wichita State, Baylor and SMU. Their lone loss of the tournament came Saturday in a tiebreaker to Harvard’s duo of Ronan Jachuk and Steven Sun by a 7-6(7) score.


What’s Next

This tournament completed the fall schedule for Boise State. The Broncos will take the rest of the semester off while preparing for the team dual season which starts in mid-January.



Boise State Results

Caden Moortgat

• Caden Moortgat (Boise State) def Jack Winkler (SMU) 7-5,7-6(5)
• Caden Moortgat (Boise State) def Christopher Frantzen (Baylor) 6-3,7-6(5)
• Louis Cloud (SMU) def Caden Moortgat (Boise State) 3-6,6-2,6-2
• Caden Moortgat (Boise State) def Zach Grueber (Wichita State) 6-3,6-2

James Van Herzeele

• James Van Herzeele (Boise State) def Julian Steinhausen (SMU) 6-2,6-7(5),6-3
• James Van Herzeele (Boise State) def Ethan Muza (Baylor) 6-3 retired
• James Van Herzeele (Boise State) def Adam Neff (SMU) 7-6(4) retired
• Steven Sun (Harvard) def James Van Herzeele (Boise State) 7-5,6-2

Simon Arca Costas

• Steven Sun (Harvard) def Simon Arca Costas (Boise State) 7-6(5),6-3
• Tadeas Paroulek (Baylor) def Simon Arca Costas (Boise State) 6-4,6-0
• Simon Arca Costas (Boise State) def Jaydn Richardson (Wichita State) 6-0,6-1

Ryo Minakata

• Ryo Minakata (Boise State) def Luke Bracks (Wichita State) 6-1,6-2
• Ronan Jachuk (Harvard) def Ryo Minakata (Boise State) 5-7,6-3,6-1
• Tadeas Paroulek (Baylor) def Ryo Minakata (Boise State) 6-2,6-1
• Justin Braverman (Baylor) def Ryo Minakata (Boise State) 5-2 retired

Simon Arca Costas/Caden Moortgat

• Simon Arca Costas/Caden Moortgat (Boise State) def Richard King/Zach Grueber (Wichita State) 6-2
• Simon Arca Costas/Caden Moortgat (Boise State) def Julian Steinhausen/Jack Winkler (SMU) 6-2
• Ronan Jachuk/Steven Sun (Harvard) def Simon Arca Costas/Caden Moortgat (Boise State) 7-6(7)
• Simon Arca Costas/Caden Moortgat (Boise State) def Marko Miladinovic/Chris Frantzen (Baylor) 6-1

James Van Herzeele/Ryo Minakata

• Ethan Muza/Justin Braverman (Baylor) def Ryo Minakata/James Van Herzeele (Boise State) 6-2
• Ryo Minakata/James Van Herzeele (Boise State) def Luke Bracks/Jaydn Richardson (Wichita State) 6-0
• Marko Miladinovic/Chris Frantzen (Baylor) def Ryo Minakata/James Van Herzeele (Boise State) 7-5
• Richard King/Zach Grueber (Wichita State) def Ryo Minakata/James Van Herzeele (Boise State) 7-5