Bronco tennis rides high in Labor Day tennis
At Warm Springs Tennis Club
Boise State University?s highly-regarded Bronco men?s tennis team coached by Greg Patton galloped into Ketchum last weekend and played scintillating tennis during the four-day Labor Day tournament at Warm Springs Tennis Club.
Ten of the 14 players in men?s Open singles were the BSU team members, who Patton hopes will climb into the top-15 ranking nationwide in NCAA Division 1 tennis. And two newcomers to the Bronco program ended up in Monday?s singles final.
Senior Ikaika Jobe, 21, a transfer who played three years for the Saint Louis Billikens, won four matches including the 6-3, 7-6 (1) championship over Bronco freshman Luke Shields of Grand Junction, Colo.
Jobe, from Honolulu, Hawaii, was a two-time state prep tennis champion in Hawaii. He knocked off the tournament?s top seed, BSU star Thomas Schoeck of Germany, then rolled right over Shields, who was one of the top five-ranked juniors in the U.S. before signing with the Broncos.
Also Monday, Shields teamed with Australian teammate Ehren Vaughan to capture men?s Open doubles 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 over BSU teammates Eric Roberson of California and Nils Klemann of Germany.
There were 76 singles players in six classes and 58 doubles teams in nine classes.
The four-day holiday tournament was sponsored by Chandler?s restaurant and Atkinsons?. The sponsors provided prizes for first and second places and also did the whole Saturday night barbecue for 200 people. Tournament organizers Kathy and Mark Scribner also thanked the three families hosting BSU players.
Here are top results from last weekend?s holiday tournament:
Singles
· Men?s Open final?Ikaika Jobe 6-3, 7-6 (1) over Luke Shields, senior and freshman from BSU. In the semi-finals, Jobe advanced 2-6, 6-2, 6-3 won over BSU player Beck Roghaar of Utah and Shields triumphed 7-6 (1), 6-3 over Matias Silva of BSU and Peru.
Warm Springs pro David Perry made it through the first round, beating BSU freshman Brent Werbeck of Austin, Texas 6-7 (5), 6-4, 7-5. Perry then lost to Beck Roghaar 7-6 (3), 7-5 in the quarterfinals (14 players).
· Men?s 4.5 final: Twin Falls YMCA pro Cory Putnam won by default 2-6, 4-5 over Dick Svedman of California.
Semi-finals: Putnam 6-7, 6-2, 6-2 over Scooter Sabel, and Svedman 6-1, 6-0 over John Perry (8 players).
· Men?s 4.0 final?John Perry of Boise prevailed 6-0, 6-3 over Phil Ellis of Jerome.
Semi-finals: Perry 6-2, 6-1 over Justin Bogdanovitch and Ellis 2-6, 6-3, 7-5 over Dave Taylor (22 players).
· Men?s 3.5 final?Kim Lee of Twin Falls prevailed 6-2, 2-6, 6-3 over Pete Atkinson.
Semi-finals: Lee 6-1, 7-5 over Terry Rich and Atkinson 6-4, 1-6, 6-1 over Ron Smith (12 players).
· Women?s 4.0 final?Jodi Peterson of Boise won by default over Susan Pavek of Pocatello.
Semi-finals: Peterson 5-7, 6-2, 7-5 over Leigh Everitt and Pavek 6-1, 5-7, 6-3 over Hadley DeBree (7 players).
· Women?s 3.0/3.5 final?Whitney DeBree 7-5, 0-6, 7-5 over Rhonda Jaffe of Seattle.
Semi-finals: DeBree 7-5, 6-3 over Kira Gardner and Jaffe 6-0, 6-0 over Erica Eshman.
Doubles
· Men?s Open final: Luke Shields and Ehren Vaughan of BSU 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 over Eric Roberson and Nils Klemann of BSU (7 teams).
· Men?s 4.5 round robin: First place?Jeff Smith of Hailey and Dick Svedman. Second place?Scooter Sabel and Tyler Martin.
· Men?s 4.0 final: Justin Bogdanovitch and Tony Blair won by default over Dave Taylor and L.R. Williams (10 teams).
· Men?s 3.5 round-robin: First place?The father-son team of John Slade and Tyler Slade from Reno. Second place?Mike Jaffe and Kotzurke from Seattle.
· Women?s 4.0/4.5 final: Jodi Peterson of Boise and Karen Heerensperger of Seattle 6-1, 2-6, 6-4 over Chelle Gourlay and Chelsea Cutler.
Semi-finals: Gourlay-Cutler 6-7 (5), 6-2, 7-6 (8) over Leigh Everitt and Kim Hagenbuch, and Peterson-Heerensperger 6-3, 6-3 over Joanna Frohman and Pam Dennis (10 teams).
· Women?s 3.5 final: Sisters Pamela Sue Martin and Marilyn Martin 6-1, 6-0 over Rhonda Jaffe and Kotzurke of Seattle (7 teams).
· Mixed 4.5/5.0 round-robin: First place?Jack Alkire and Karen Heerensperger of Seattle. Second place?Scooter Sabel and Hadley DeBree.
· Mixed 4.0 final: Kim Lee and Jamie Lee of Twin Falls 6-3, 6-2 over Leigh Everitt and Jamie Everitt (8 teams).
· Mixed 3.5 final: Pamela Sue Martin and Ron Smith 6-0, 6-1 over Penny Eagan and William Eagan (7 teams).
