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Boise, Idaho - The Boise State men's tennis team defeated the SMU Mustangs, 4-2, in a wild match Sunday afternoon at the Appleton Tennis Center for the program's first WAC title in its second year in the conference. The Broncos

SMU won the doubles point to start the match. Then the teams went into singles, and the Broncos picked up their first point with senior and All-WAC honoree Marcus Berntson defeating Gwinyai Chingoka at number one, 6-3 6-3. Sophomore Matias Silva got the second point for Boise State with a 7-6 6-3 win over Ryan Mauck. (Silva was down 0-3 in the second set to come back and win.) Boise State picked up point three with freshman Thomas Schoeck defeating Henrik Doderberg at four, 7-5 7-6 (7-3 in the tie breaker). SMU then came back, winning its second point at number six when Peter Oredsson defeated Mahmoud Rezk 7-5 6-3. Freshman Nils Klemann clinched the match for the Broncos (he also was the Broncos's fourth point Friday against Tulsa) with a 4-6 6-1 6-2 win over Alexis Rudzinski. At two, BSU's Guillaume Bouvier and Johan Brunstrom did not finish.

While it was Boise State's first WAC Championship in a sport other than football, it was also coach Greg Patton's first WAC Championship in his first year back at Boise State after after leaving to coach for the US National Team in 1998. It was 10 years ago this same weekend that Patton coached the 1993 Broncos in his then first season to a surprise Big Sky title. Counting this season, Patton as won seven conference championships in three different conferences in eight seasons.

With the win the Broncos receive an automatic berth into the First Round of the NCAA Tennis Championship. The tournament will begin the weekend of May 9-11. Host sites for the first rounds will be announced in the next week.
The Broncos most successful trip in the NCAA tournament was 1997 when Boise State and coach Patton finished 5th in the nation.

Men's Results, Championship Match
Sunday, April 27, 2003
#5 Boise State 4, #2 SMU 2
Doubles:
1. Marcus Berntson/Guillaume Bouvier, BSU, def. Eric Cohn/Ryan Mauck, SMU, 8-5
2. Johan Brunstrom/Henrik Doderberg, SMU, def. Nils Klemann/Thomas Schoeck, BSU, 8-4
3. Gwinyai Chingoka/Peter Oredsson, SMU, def. Mahmoud Rezk/Matias Silva, BSU, 9-8 (7-3)

Singles:
1. Marcus Berntson, BSU, def. Gwinyai Chingoka, SMU, 6-3 6-3
2. Guillaume Bouvier, BSU, vs. Johan Brunstom, SMU, DNF
3. Thomas Schoeck, BSU, def. Henrik Doderberg, SMU, 7-5 7-6 (7-3)
4. Nils Klemann, BSU, def. Alexis Rudzinski, SMU, 4-6 6-1 6-2
5. Matias Silva, BSU, def. Ryan Mauck, SMU, 7-6 6-3
6. Pater Oredsson, SMU, def. Mahmoud Rezk, BSU, 7-5 6-3

All-WAC First-team Singles:
Richard Barker, Jr., Rice
William Barker, Jr., Rice
Gwinyai Chingoka, So., SMU
Marcus Berntson, Sr, Boise State
Robert Searle, Fr., Rice
Alejandro Tejerina, Jr., Tulsa

All-WAC Second-team Singles:
Hector Almada, Jr., Fresno State
Johan Brunstrom, Jr., SMU
Guillaume Bouvier, Jr., Boise State
Ryan Livesay, Sr., Tulsa
Dustin Taylor, Jr., Tulsa
Steffan Suta, Jr., Fresno State

All-WAC First-team Doubles:
Hector Almada, Jr./Sergio Modoc, Fr., Fresno State
Richard Barker, Jr./William Barker, Jr., Rice
Johan Brunstrom, Jr./Henrik Soderberg, Fr., SMU

All-WAC Second-team Doubles:
Marcus Berntson, Sr./Guillaume Bouvier, Jr., Boise State
Robert Searle, Fr./Tony Haerle, Fr., Rice
Ryan Livesay, Sr./Dustin Taylor, Jr., Tulsa

WAC Coach of the Year:
Ron Smarr, Rice

WAC Freshman of the Year:
Robert Searle, Fr., Rice

WAC Player of the Year:
Richard Barker, Jr., Rice