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Boise State won its second WAC Men's Tennis Title Sunday, defeating Rice, 4-3, at the Hawaii Tennis Complex in Honolulu. The Broncos used all of four and half hours to earn the win, when Eric Roberson won in the third set at No. 5 singles, clinching the match. Boise State won its first WAC title in 2003.
The title match featured the past two champions as second-seeded Rice came into the tournament as the defending champions. The teams battled it out in doubles play. Boise State took the No. 2 court as Ikaika Jobe and Matias Silva defeated Tony Haerle and Filip Zivojinovic, 8-5. The Owls answered back with a win at No. 3 as Gabriel and Jason Mok upended Roberson and Brent Werbeck, 9-7. The match came down to the No. 1 court as BSU's Luke Shields and Thomas Schoeck edged Robert Searle and Ben Harknett, 9-7.
In singles play, Schoeck put Boise State up 2-0 with a 6-0, 6-3 victory over Haerle at No. 2. Moments later Zivojinovic picked up a straight set win over Jobe at No. 4 and Knupfer knocked off Roghaar at No. 6 as Rice evened the match score at 2-2.
With three matches to play, the Owls took the advantage with a come-from-behind 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 by Harknett over Silva at No. 3. The Broncos tied it after Shields's 7-6, 4-6, 6-2 win over Searle at the No. 1 court leaving the deciding match at the No. 5 court.
Gabriel won the opening set with relative ease, 6-1 and had match point in the second set tiebreaker. But Roberson gathered himself and captured the second and third sets igniting a wild celebration from the Boise State players.
The WAC also announced its 2005 Post-Season Honors. Rice junior Robert Searle earned the WAC's Player of the Year Award. Boise State's Luke Shields was named the WAC's Freshman of the Year. Boise State head coach Greg Patton earned WAC Coach of the Year, leading the Broncos to their second WAC title.
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Boise State def. Rice, 4-3
Doubles
1. Schoeck/Shields, Boise St. def. Searle/Harknett, Rice, 9-7
2. Jobe/Silva, Boise St. def. Haerle/Zivojinovic, Rice, 8-5
3. Gabriel/Jason, Rice Mok def. Roberson/Brent Werbeck, Boise St., 9-7
Singles
1. Luke Shields, Boise St. def. Robert Searle, Rice, 7-6 (3), 4-6, 6-2
2. Thomas Schoeck, Boise St. def. Tony Haerle, Rice, 6-0, 6-2
3. Ben Harknett, Rice def. Matias Silva, Boise St., 2-6, 6-3, 6-3
4. Filip Zivojinovic, Rice def. Ikaika Jobe, Boise St., 6-3, 7-5
5. Eric Roberson, Boise St. def. Rodrigo Gabriel, Rice, 1-6, 7-6 (7), 6-4
6. Ralph Knupfer, Rice def. Beck Roghaar, Boise St., 6-4, 6-2
2005 POST-SEASON HONORS
First-Team all-WAC
Singles
Luke Shields, Boise State
Thomas Schoeck, Boise State
Jakub Cech, Fresno State
Robert Searle, Rice
Paul McNaughton, SMU
Ricardo Soriano, Tulsa
Doubles
Luke Shields/Thomas Schoeck, Boise State
Robert Searle/Ben Harknett, Rice
Paul McNaughton/Federico Murgier, Rice
Second-Team all-WAC
Singles
Matias Silva, Boise State
Charles Irie, Fresno State
Adam Jooste, Nevada
Tony Haerle, Rice
Ben Harknett, Rice
Bwunyai Chingoka, SMU
Doubles
Jakub Cech/Sergiu Modoc, Fresno State
Adam Jooste/Milos Popovic, Nevada
Tony Haerle/Filip Zivojinovic, Rice
Andy Connelly/Diego Camacho, Tulsa
Player of the Year:
Robert Searle, Jr., Rice
Freshman of the Year:
Luke Shields, Boise State
Coach of the Year:
Greg Patton, Boise State
BRACKET
Friday, April 22
Quarterfinals
(1) Boise State - BYE
Match 1
(4) Tulsa def. (5) Fresno State, 4-3
Match 2
(3) SMU def. (6) Hawaii, 4-2
Match 3
(2) Rice def. (7) Nevada, 4-0
Saturday, April 23
Semifinals
Match 4
(1) Boise State def. (4) Tulsa, 4-2
Match 5
(2) Rice def. (3) SMU, 4-2
Saturday, April 23
Finals
(1) Boise State def. (2) Rice, 4-3